Plan 9 from Outer Space

Summary

Plan 9 from Outer Space is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Plan 9 from Outer Space's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space was directed by Ed Wood^[4].
• Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for Plan 9 from Outer Space^[5].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's composer is recorded as Bruce Campbell^[6].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is action film^[7].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is science fiction film^[8].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is horror film^[9].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is zombie film^[10].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is speculative fiction film^[11].
• Plan 9 from Outer Space's genre is Z movie^[12].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Tom Keene^[13].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Tor Johnson^[14].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Bunny Breckinridge^[15].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Maila Nurmi^[16].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Bela Lugosi^[17].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Tom Mason^[18].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Ed Wood^[19].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Gregory Walcott^[20].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Dudley Manlove^[21].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Joanna Lee^[22].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was The Amazing Criswell^[23].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Ben Frommer^[24].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Lyle Talbot^[25].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Duke Moore^[26].
• A cast member of Plan 9 from Outer Space was Paul Marco^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Plan 9 from Outer Space was produced by Ed Wood^[28]. It was directed by Ed Wood^[4]. Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Tom Keene^[13], Tor Johnson^[14], Bunny Breckinridge^[15], Maila Nurmi^[16], Bela Lugosi^[17], and Tom Mason^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include March 15, 1957^[29], July 22, 1959^[30], and June 2, 1995^[31]. The original language of Plan 9 from Outer Space was English^[32]. Genres include action film^[7], science fiction film^[8], horror film^[9], zombie film^[10], speculative fiction film^[11], and Z movie^[12]. It was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include alien invasion^[34], extraterrestrial life^[35], and flying saucer^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10^[37] and 66%^[38].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Plan 9 from Outer Space include Plan 9^[39], a distributed operating system^[40] and Gayniggers from Outer Space^[41], a short film^[42], directed by Morten Lindberg^[43].

Why It Matters

Plan 9 from Outer Space ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Plan 9^[39], a distributed operating system^[40] and Gayniggers from Outer Space^[41], a short film^[42], directed by Morten Lindberg^[43].