Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959 film directed by Ed Wood
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Summary
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,981 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ed Wood[3]
- Screenwriter: Ed Wood[4]
- Composer: Bruce Campbell[5]
- Genre: action film[6], science fiction film[7], horror film[8], zombie film[9], speculative fiction film[10], Z movie[11]
- Cast member: Tom Keene[12], Tor Johnson[13], Bunny Breckinridge[14], Maila Nurmi[15], Bela Lugosi[16], Tom Mason[17], Ed Wood[18], Gregory Walcott[19], Dudley Manlove[20], Joanna Lee[21], The Amazing Criswell[22], Ben Frommer[23], Lyle Talbot[24], Duke Moore[25]
- Producer: Ed Wood[26]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[27]
- Director of photography: William C. Thompson[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Commons category: Plan 9 from Outer Space[30]
- Distribution format: video on demand[31]
- Review score: 5.8/10[32], 66%[33]
- Color: black-and-white[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: March 15, 1957[36], July 22, 1959[37], June 2, 1995[38]
- Distributed by: Distributors Corporation of America[39], Netflix[40], Fandango at Home[41]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[42]
- Filming location: Los Angeles[43]
- Main subject: alien invasion[44], extraterrestrial life[45], flying saucer[46]
- Film editor: Ed Wood[47]
- Title: Plan 9 from Outer Space[48]
- Different from: Planet Nine[49]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
- Duration: 79 minutes[51]
- Capital cost: 60,000 US dollars[52]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Plan 9 from Outer Space include Gayniggers from Outer Space[53], a short film[54], directed by Morten Lindberg[55] and Plan 9[56], a distributed operating system[57].
Why It Matters
Plan 9 from Outer Space has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Gayniggers from Outer Space[53], a short film[54], directed by Morten Lindberg[55] and Plan 9[56], a distributed operating system[57].