Porfle's Trivia Quiz: "PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE" (1959) (video)

Many hail "Plan 9 From Outer Space" as the worst film ever made.

For its fans, the film is "bad" in the most entertaining ways.

And for its iconic director, Edward D. Wood, Jr...

..."Plan 9" stands as his most celebrated achievement.

How much do you remember about it?


Question: What was the film's original title?

A. "Vampires From Outer Space"
B. "Orgy of the Ghouls"
C. "Graverobbers From Outer Space"
D. "Flying Saucers Over Hollywood"
E. "Zombies From Outer Space"

Question: Why doesn't pilot Jeff Trent report seeing a flying saucer?

A. He's muzzled by Army brass
B. He suspects it to be swamp gas
C. He's afraid of being called a "kook"
D. He thinks he may have imagined it
E. His wife begs him not to

Question: Who chases Mrs. Trent through the cemetery?

A. Vampira
B. The Old Man
C. Tor Johnson
D. All of them
E. None of them

Question: Why can't Tanna turn off her electrode gun?

A. It's overheated
B. It's out of power
C. It's out of range
D. It's jammed
E. It's damaged

Question: Eros declares that Earth people are...what?

A. Morons
B. Idiots
C. Imbeciles
D. Buffoons
E. Clods

Question: What happens to Eros and Tanna at the end?

A. They return to outer space
B. Their flying saucer crashes
C. They fly to Washington, D.C.
D. Their flying saucer explodes
E. They unleash a zombie army


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Porfle's Trivia Quiz: "PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE" (1959) (video)

"Sex Madness" (1938) Falling Window Blooper (video)

Dwayne Esper's vintage exploitation films were done on very low budgets...
...much too low for needless retakes.

And so, when a window slams shut in the background...

...watch the two actresses keep right on going.

Watch it again and notice how the startled blonde stumbles her line a bit.

"NO RETAKES!"


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"Sex Madness" (1938) Falling Window Blooper (video)

All The Vampira Scenes In "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

Vampira (aka Maila Nurmi) was a popular TV horror movie hostess in the 50s.

Filmmaker Ed Wood persuaded her to appear in his magnum opus, "Plan 9 From Outer Space."

She plays "Vampire Girl", an undead woman resurrected by space aliens.

Also in the cast are Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson...
...and a stand-in for the late Bela Lugosi.

The film didn't do much for Vampira's career at the time.

But bad movie fans would rediscover it decades later...
...and elevate it to the status of a revered classic.

Maila Nurmi (Vampira) 1922-2008


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All The Vampira Scenes In "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

Which Looks Dumber: "THE GIANT CLAW" or "REPTILICUS"? (video)

Two of the silliest-looking creations in horror movie history...

...are the jerky marionette monsters of "The Giant Claw" (1957) and "Reptilicus" (1961).

But which looks dumber? You decide from the trailers...


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Which Looks Dumber: "THE GIANT CLAW" or "REPTILICUS"? (video)

Elmer Bernstein's Early Sci-Fi/Horror Themes: "Robot Monster" and "Cat Women of the Moon" (1953) (video)

Before scoring such classics as THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE GREAT ESCAPE, and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN...

...Elmer Bernstein supplied the music for the notorious ROBOT MONSTER and CAT-WOMEN OF THE MOON.


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Elmer Bernstein's Early Sci-Fi/Horror Themes: "Robot Monster" and "Cat Women of the Moon" (1953) (video)

All The Swamp Creature Scenes From "Curse of the Swamp Creature" (1966) (video)

 Texas-based producer-director Larry Buchanan made several low-budget 16mm remakes...

... of American-International horror films for television in the 60s.

Although this project from Buchanan's "Azalea Pictures" was an original and not a remake...*

*(some say that it is a remake of 1957's "Voodoo Woman")






...it shares the same rock-bottom production values as his other films.

It definitely wasn't the finest hour for stars John Agar and Francine York.

But despite being consistently sub-par, it is still celebrated by bad-movie fans.


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All The Swamp Creature Scenes From "Curse of the Swamp Creature" (1966) (video)

All The Monster Scenes From "The Beach Girls And The Monster" (1965) (video)

Actor Jon Hall ("The Invisible Man's Revenge", "The Hurricane")…

...directed and starred in this low-budget horror/beach film.

The monster costume is decidedly unconvincing, even when compared to "The Horror of Party Beach" (1964).

The musical score is rather good...
...including a main titles song co-written by Frank Sinatra, Jr.

Sue Casey plays Hall's sexually-unfulfilled wife Vicky.

The film is listed in The Official Razzie Movie Guide...
...as one of "The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made."

(STOP reading now if you don't want the main plot twist spoiled.)

That's right...the film has a "Scooby-Doo" ending.
It turns out director-star Jon Hall was the monster all along.


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All The Monster Scenes From "The Beach Girls And The Monster" (1965) (video)

Shocking Effects Of Marijuana On Users: "REEFER MADNESS" (1936) (video)

More vicious...more deadly...

...even than the soul-destroying drugs opium, morphine, and heroin...

...is the menace of marijuana!

The next tragedy may be that of your daughter...or your son...

...or yours...or yours...OR YOURS!


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Shocking Effects Of Marijuana On Users: "REEFER MADNESS" (1936) (video)

Goofiest-Looking Alien Monster Ever? "Robot Monster" (1953) (video)

Indy filmmaker Phil Tucker didn't have much money to spend on special effects.

So he put a space helmet on a gorilla suit and called it "Robot Monster."

It was a valiant effort.

Ro-Man was played by ape-suit actor George Barrows.

The music was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

The film was shot in four days, in 3D, for approx. $16,000.

It grossed a million dollars in its initial release.

It has since become one of the most popular "bad movies" of all time.


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Goofiest-Looking Alien Monster Ever? "Robot Monster" (1953) (video)

All The Giant Turkey-Buzzard Puppet Scenes From "The Giant Claw" (1957) (video)

"The Giant Claw" is a passable 50s monster/sci-fi flick.

But it features one of the worst monsters of all time...

...the infamous giant turkey-buzzard puppet.


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All The Giant Turkey-Buzzard Puppet Scenes From "The Giant Claw" (1957) (video)

Visible Clapper Blooper in "Manos: The Hands Of Fate" (1966) (video)

Many would consider this entire movie to be a blooper.

But even in a film of this dubious quality...

...a visible clapper is a bit much.


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Visible Clapper Blooper in "Manos: The Hands Of Fate" (1966) (video)

All The Narration: "Beast Of Yucca Flats" (1961) (video)

"Flag on the moon.  How did it get there?"

Easily the most noteworthy thing about this eccentric low-budget film...

...is its bizarre narration.

Monotone, redundant, and at times downright disorienting.

Read our review of the movie

Porfle Presents: Coleman Francis' 2001: A Space Odyssey

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All The Narration: "Beast Of Yucca Flats" (1961) (video)

Bela Lugosi Meets Killer Octopus in "Bride of the Monster" (1955) (video)

In Ed Wood's classic horror thriller "Bride of the Monster"...

...Bela (with stuntman Eddie Parker) runs afoul of Bela's own killer octopus.

(spoilers)


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Bela Lugosi Meets Killer Octopus in "Bride of the Monster" (1955) (video)

The "Bobby" Scene From "The Creeping Terror" (1964) (video)

Well...it's the "Bobby" scene from "The Creeping Terror"!

Nuff said!


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The "Bobby" Scene From "The Creeping Terror" (1964) (video)

Cheapest Movie Set Ever? Cockpit Scene From "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

In Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" (1994), the actor hired to play an airline pilot is dismayed by the sparse cockpit set.

In the actual film "Plan 9 From Outer Space", we find this to be no exaggeration.

Gregory Walcott (right) and co-pilot are sitting on chairs in front of a blank wall.

There appears to be a shower curtain hanging over the doorway.

Not sure what that is they're "steering" with.

Listen to those chairs creak.

It's an impressionistic set, to say the least.

Walcott, bless his heart, went on to have a fairly successful acting career.


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Cheapest Movie Set Ever? Cockpit Scene From "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

Bunny Breckinridge in "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

John Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge (1903-1996)…

...was an independently wealthy Shakespearean actor and drag queen with a highly unorthodox lifestyle.

In 1959, he was cast by his friend Edward D. Wood, Jr...

...as alien leader "The Ruler" in Wood's film "Plan 9 From Outer Space."

(He would later be portrayed by Bill Murray in the Tim Burton film "Ed Wood.")


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Bunny Breckinridge in "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) (video)

Arch Hall, Jr.'s Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Movie Hits! (video)

Arch Hall, Jr.'s Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Movie Hits!

"Konga Joe" (The Choppers, 1961)
"Monkey In My Hatband" (The Choppers, 1961)
"Valerie" (Eegah, 1961)
"Brownsville Road" (Eegah, (1961)
"Yes I Will" (Wild Guitar, 1962)
"I'm Growin' Taller" (Wild Guitar, 1962)
"Vickie" (Wild Guitar, 1962)
"Jackie" (The Nasty Rabbit, aka Spies A Go-Go, 1963)
"Twist Fever" (Wild Guitar, 1962)

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Arch Hall, Jr.'s Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Movie Hits! (video)

Beverly Garland Replaced Mid-Scene in "THE NEANDERTHAL MAN" (1953) (video)

Popular genre actress Beverly Garland goes behind some bushes to change into her bathing suit...

...and changes into a different person!


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Beverly Garland Replaced Mid-Scene in "THE NEANDERTHAL MAN" (1953) (video)

Worst Special Effect Ever? "THE NEANDERTHAL MAN" (1953) (video)

Mad scientist Robert Shayne invents a reverse-evolution formula...which he first tries out on his kitty cat.

And then...

Tell me I didn't just see a giant plush toy with fangs.

It is!  It's a giant plush toy with fangs!


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Worst Special Effect Ever? "THE NEANDERTHAL MAN" (1953) (video)

Ed Wood In Drag (video)

Filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr. "came out" as a transvestite in his autobiographical 1953 film GLEN OR GLENDA?

Here are some scenes of him in drag from that movie as well as clips from "Take It Out In Trade" (Something Weird Video) and home movie footage (Legend Films), both from the 70s.


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Ed Wood In Drag (video)