To the delight of many, Insomniac Cinema screened - "Plan 9 from Outer Space" - recently at the Regency Theatre in the Fairfax district.
"Plan 9 from Outer Space" was written, produced, and directed by eccentric Hollywood filmmaker - Ed Wood - in 1958 (released in 1959).
The film stars Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, Gregory Walcott, and Tom Mason.
In an odd-ball scenario, Wood claimed that "Plane 9" also posthumously starred horror film star - Bela Lugosi - through use of archive footage and a brief scene of the actor shot by Wood just before Lugosi's death in 1956.
However, it is important to note that Lugosi's character was primarily portrayed by chiropractor, Tom Mason.
In a nutshell, the hilarious cult piece is about a race of extraterrestrials who seek to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that may destroy the universe.
In the course of doing so, the aliens implement a surefire - "Plan 9" - scheme to resurrect Earth's dead as zombies to get the planet's attention, which ends up causing chaos.
Johnny Depp fans may recall that the popular screen actor portrayed the eccentric director in a Hollywood-style film version of his life, "Ed Wood".
In conjunction with the "new" "improved" "colorized version" of "Plan 9", the Regency screened an offbeat collection of home videos which took a rare hilarious glimpse into Wood's real-life character and upside-down personal life.
Clips showed jaw-dropping scenes of Wood waltzing about the house in drag, feeding his dog birthday cake, you name it!
Of course, "Plan 9" was the piece de resistance.
Ed Wood was in top "worst" directing form at the helm here.
The god-awful writing, cheesy special effects, and numerous glaring production errors, herald the myriad reasons why "Plan 9 from Outer Space" is often regarded as a leading candidate for the title of "worst movie ever made".
In fact, the revival-house classic earned Edward D. Wood, Jr. a posthumous "Golden Turkey Award" for worst director ever.
Catch a future screening if you can.
It's a hoot!
