Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (Video 1992)

A documentary detailing the making of the infamous "Plan 9 From Outer Space," and interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film and its creator, Edward D. Wood Jr.

Director:

Mark Patrick Carducci

Writers:

Mark Patrick Carducci, Lee Harris

Stars:

Forrest J Ackerman, Carl Anthony, Stephen C. Apostolof

Cast

Credited cast:
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Carl Anthony	...	Himself
Stephen C. Apostolof	...	Himself
Bobbie Bresee	...	Herself
Conrad Brooks	...	Himself
Eric Caidin	...	Himself
Joe Dante	...	Himself
Drew Friedman	...	Himself
Dolores Fuller	...	Herself
Gary Gerani	...	Himself
Rudolph Grey	...	Himself
Valda Hansen	...	Herself
Lee Harris	...	Host / Narrator
Verne Langdon	...	Himself
Stephanie Locke	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary detailing the making of the infamous "Plan 9 From Outer Space," and interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film and its creator, Edward D. Wood Jr.

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Plot Keywords:

Interview | Film Making | Directorial Debut | Ufo | Independent Film | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

The Ed Wood Story: The Plan 9 Companion

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atomic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary is available on DVD as a bonus on Image Entertainment's DVD release of, appropriately enough, "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959).

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Connections

References Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

User Reviews

Well-Done Tribute/Documentary

Plan Nine From Outer Space has been hailed by many as the worst picture ever made. Despite this critical disfavor, it has a huge cult following that led to a revival of interest in the work of Ed Wood, Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Criswell, etc... and perhaps even to the production of Tim Burton's Ed Wood...a homage to the film and its makers. This video chronicles the film's history by looking at the script, the lives of Wood and company in detail, the place the film was made, make-up, and other sundry aspects of its pre-production, production, and post-production. Many of the people in the film are interviewed, and we get first-hand accounts on what is was like to work for Edward D. Wood Jr. I found the video to be very thorough in its purpose, highly entertaining, and most informative. In many ways it is a tribute to Wood himself and his unflinching desire and drive to make movies despite his obvious lack of talent and other shortcomings. If you like movie history and lots of information of the behind-the scenes variety then I strongly recommend The Plan Nine Companion for you.