Plan 9 from Outer Space - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Plan 9 from Outer Space or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Plan 9 from Outer Space

[russell]

Funded by a Baptist church. Several members of the cast let themselves be baptized.

[mathew]

Joanna Lee, who played the female alien, disowned any involvement in the film in later years.

[kristen]

When Gregory Walcott read the script, he told Edward D. Wood Jr. that it was the worst script he had ever read. He reluctantly signed on.

[morris]

The film was colorized in 2006.

[jessica]

Ranked #12 in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time."

[claude]

The film played for years in relative obscurity on late-night television until 1980, when critic Michael Medved dubbed it the worst film ever made. Almost instantly, a cult classic was created.

[addison]

Due to its mixed use of stock footage, there is no technically correct aspect ratio in which this film can be shown. While the material shot for this film is framed for matted widescreen - and presenting the film at around 1.75:1 removes many of its visible errors - this in turn over-crops the stock footage, which was produced years earlier in 1.33:1.

[dustin]

Much of the filming took place at an independent soundstage called Quality Studios. Though it hasn't been used as a soundstage for many years, the building still exists. It is located on Santa Monica Blvd. near Western Ave. The entranceway is located next to the Harvey Hotel.

[violet]

The flying saucers were Lindberg 1/48 scale "Flying Saucer" plastic model kits. One was modified with a wooden block to represent the square flying saucer (which lands in the graveyard).

[terry]

The colorization and restoration processes of later prints was conducted by Legend Films. The later added 3D process was conducted by Clint Hickman Productions.

[ken]

The "tombstones" in the cemetery were styrofoam and cardboard props. A couple of times during the film they can be seen bouncing or falling over when brushed by the passing actors.

[cassandra]

The film contains a cautionary message from the aliens. The earliest use of this concept in film was probably in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), and it had since seen frequent use in science- fiction films. The idea was that the self-destructive behavior of humanity was the real threat, not any external source of danger.

[ava]

This film was shot in late 1956 and copyrighted in 1957. It took almost three years to find a distributor who would handle it.

[morris]

After an argument with Edward D. Wood Jr., veteran makeup man Harry Thomas insisted that his name not be used in the film's credits. His assistant, Tom Bartholomew, received sole credit.

[phyllis]

Bela Lugosi's role in the film is listed in the credits as "The Ghoul Man". In Edward D. Wood Jr.'s screenplay it is called "the Dracula character".