Aliens, Zombies, and Vampires, Oh my!

Widely considered the worst movie ever made and in one of those so bad it's almost good categories is Ed Wood's masterpiece and perhaps the most famous B-Movie of all time is the classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. This film has everything a horror movie could want: aliens, zombies, vampires, flying saucers, grave robbery, a creepy cemetery and human heros. The problem?

Well, where do we begin?

The film was grossly underfunded and most of the funding it did have came from a Baptist Church in exchange for baptisms of the cast members. Bela Lugosi, one of the stars of the film, died during filming and was replaced by Wood's chiropractor, who was thinner, taller, and had a different accent. The film has a list of goofs longer than the script itself. Most of these goofs are because the budget was so small, the film only took one take to film each scene with no retakes or do-overs. The script, acting, and special effects of the movie really don't seem particularly talented, however. Wood actually earned a posthmous Golden Turkey Award for Worst Director because of this film.

Of course, the awfulness of the film has lead to a strange and unique cult following of its own, leading many people to appreciate the film for its heightened terribleness. In fact, the film currently as 67% in its review on Rotten Tomatoes. The site, badmovies.org does a review of the film, highlighting exactly what is so terrible about it. This article, by Gary Morris, talks about the warped genius of Ed Wood, particularly this film but also about his others. Despite the badness of this film, it still retains a large cult following, especially after the release of Tim Burton's film Ed Wood, and continues to have a significant cultural impact.

For those of you who are particularly brave or just want a good laugh at a horrible film, you can watch Plan 9 here and feel free to tell me what you think.