J. Hoberman of the Village Voice has made a case for Wood as an unconscious avant-gardist; there's no denying that his blunders are unusually creative and oddly expressive.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Unspeakable horrors from outer space paralyze the living and resurrect the dead!
1959 · 1h 19m · Not Rated
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Overview
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. However, the space soldier Eros and his mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both, alongside the strong Inspector Clay, who was murdered by the alien-controlled dead couple. When the populations of Hollywood and Washington DC see flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
Director and cast
- Edward D. Wood Jr. Director
- Gregory Walcott as Jeff Trent
- Mona McKinnon as Paula Trent
- Duke Moore as Lt. John Harper
- Tom Keene as Col. Tom Edwards
- Carl Anthony as Patrolman Larry
- Paul Marco as Patrolman Kelton
- Tor Johnson as Inspector Clay
- Dudley Manlove as Eros
- Joanna Lee as Tanna
- John Breckinridge as Ruler
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It all ends with famous psychic Criswell asking the audience, 'Can you prove it didn't happen? God help us in the future'. Prophetic.
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