Plan 9 from Outer Space
| Plan 9 from Outer Space (Plan 9 from outer space) | |
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| Genre | Skräck, science fiction |
|---|---|
| Regissör | Edward D. Wood Jr. |
| Producent | Edward D. Wood Jr. |
| Manus | Edward D. Wood Jr. |
| Skådespelare | Gregory Walcott Mona McKinnon Bela Lugosi Vampira Criswell Tor Johnson |
| Produktionsbolag | Reynolds Pictures Inc. |
| Premiär |
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| Speltid | 80 minuter |
| Land | USA |
| Språk | Engelska |
| IMDb SFDb Elonet | |
Plan 9 from Outer Space är en amerikansk science fiction-film från 1959 i regi av Ed Wood.[1] Filmen hade biopremiär i USA i juli 1959.[2] Den har blivit en av de mest kända kalkonfilmerna. Den har också blivit utnämnd till 1900-talets sämsta film i Ulf-Ivar Nilssons bok Tusen tabbar.
Handling
Utomjordingar landar på jorden i syfte att hindra mänskligheten från att spränga hela världsrymden i bitar. Som hjälp tar de de döda, som de återuppväcker ur sina gravar. Titeln syftar på att denna taktik är utomjordingarnas nionde plan efter åtta tidigare misslyckanden. Filmen presenteras och berättas av Criswell, som var en populär siare och Ed Woods vän.
Om filmen
Filmen är den sista filmen som Bela Lugosi medverkar i. Filmen gjordes dock efter hans död; de scener Lugosi medverkar i filmades under en dag utan manus och Wood skrev sedan manuset efter Lugosis död. De övriga scenerna med Lugosis karaktär spelades av Tom Mason, Ed Woods flickväns kiropraktor, som håller sin slängkappa framför ansiktet i ett försök att dölja att han inte är Lugosi.
Titeln var från början Grave Robbers From Outer Space, men den baptistförsamling som finansierade filmen motsatte sig titeln. För att få finansiering från församlingen gick Wood, Tor Johnson (svensk tungviktsbrottare) och andra från filmteamet med på att bli döpta.[3]
Rollista i urval
- Gregory Walcott – Jeff Trent
- Mona McKinnon – Paula Trent
- Duke Moore - John Harper
- Tom Keene – Tom Edwards
- Carl Anthony – Patrolman Larry
- Paul Marco – Patrolman Kelton
- Tor Johnson Þ Insp. Dan Clay
- Dudley Manlove - Eros
- Joanna Lee – Tanna
- John Breckinridge – The Ruler
- Lyle Talbot – General Roberts
- David De Mering – Danny
- Norma McCarty – Edith
- Bill Ash – kapten
- Rev. Lynn Lemon – präst på Clays begravning
- Ben Frommer och Gloria Dea – sörjande
- Conrad Brooks – Patrolman Jamie
- Maila Nurmi (Vampira) – Zombiekvinna
- Bela Lugosi – gammal man/Ghoul man
- Criswell – sig själv/berättare
Källor
Fotnoter
- ^ Andreas Degerhammar (20 februari 2008). ”Världens sämsta filmregissör”. Smålandsposten. http://www.smp.se/dvd-och-vod/varldens-samsta-filmregissor/. Läst 30 april 2016.
- ^ ”Plan 9 From Outer Space” (på engelska). Box Office Mojo. juli 1959. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=plan9fromouterspace.htm. Läst 28 augusti 2016.
- ^ Grey, Rudolph (1992). Nightmare of Ecstacy. The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. Portland : Feral House. ISBN
Externa länkar
- Plan 9 from Outer Space på Internet Movie Database (engelska)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space på Box Office Mojo (engelska)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space på Rotten Tomatoes (engelska)
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From IMDb: "Can your heart stand the shocking facts about grave robbers from outer space?" That's the question on the lips of the narrator of this tale about flying saucers, zombies and cardboard tombstones. A pair of aliens, angered by the "stupid minds" of planet Earth, set up shop in a California cemetery. Their plan: to animate an army of the dead to march on the capitals of the world. (The fact that they have only managed to resurrect three zombies to date has not discouraged them.) An intrepid airline pilot living near the cemetery must rescue his wife from this low-budget terror. "Can you prove it *didn't* happen?" Stars: Tor Johnson, Vampira, Tom Keene, and Gregory Walcott COPYRIGHT NOTICE From Video-Cellar: This film is in the public domain. “Grave Robbers From Outer Space” was originally published in the USA in 1959. The film was not immediately registered for copyright. It was registered by its producer “Reynolds Pictures Inc.” in 1981 (PA0000102338). The film's copyright was renewed in 1986 by Wade Williams 3 (RE0000279707). In 1981, Williams lodged a quitclaim from Kathy Wood (Edward D. Wood Jr.'s second wife [1956-his death] and heir. USCO doc. no. V1831P045) and separate quitclaims of interest from Norma McCarty (Edward D. Wood Jr.'s first wife - falsely listed on the filing as “Mrs. Edward D. Wood, Jr., successor of all rights to the Estate of Edward D. Wood, Jr.”, which she was not, as their marriage had been annulled) - and Reynolds Pictures, Inc. This renewal was legally invalid for these reasons: 1) The registration and renewals were lodged providing the incorrect title on screen, date-in-notice and publication date for the original publication. 2) In order for a successor in interest to renew a copyright they have to demonstrate that they own the copyright through a valid transfer of rights from the party owning the copyright at or immediately before the renewal window. None of the parties Mr. Williams sought quitclaims from were valid owners of copyright immediately prior to the renewal window. Valid copyright successors for this film “James Flocker Enterprises Inc.”, “Gold Key Video”, "Vidtronics Inc.”, and “Medallion Pictures”, all companies who are successors in the chain of ownership post registration, are not present in Williams' quitclaims. Williams has, instead, provided the USCO with a series of meaningless assignments from parties which no longer held any copyright interest in the work in order to demonstrate “ownership” of the intellectual property in the film. The screenplay was further registered as an unpublished work in 1989 (Pau001211635). This again is rendered legally invalid by the mere fact that large portions of the screenplay were previously published as part of the registered motion picture for which no valid copyright renewal exists.
Film poster Plan 9 from Outer Space
Film: Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Director: en:Ed Wood, Jr.
Actors Portrayed: en:Tom Mason and Mona McKinnon