{"id":31622,"date":"2019-07-19T18:29:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=31622"},"modified":"2019-07-19T18:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:29:57","slug":"five-fun-ways-to-celebrate-the-60th-anniversary-of-plan-9-from-outer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/19\/five-fun-ways-to-celebrate-the-60th-anniversary-of-plan-9-from-outer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Fun Ways to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of \u201cPlan 9 From Outer Space\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On July 22nd<\/sup>, the 60th<\/sup> anniversary of \u201cPlan 9 from Outer Space\u201d will be celebrated by horror fans and movie buffs alike, and it\u2019s a celebration I hope you partake in. Ed Wood\u2019s science fiction horror film is notorious for being branded \u201cthe worst film ever made,\u201d but through and through it\u2019s proven to be a film that\u2019s so bad it\u2019s quite great. With the Ed Wood classic hitting its 60th<\/sup>, I recommend five ways you can celebrate the anniversary and honor the auteur we once knew we Edward Wood Jr.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>5. Play a Drinking Game For Extra Enjoyment
\n<\/strong>Take one shot for every continuity error, one shot for every bad line delivery, one shot for every confusing plot point, one shot for every bit of awkward narration, one shot every time you can tell the difference between Bela Lugosi and Dr. Tom Mason, one shot for every time the movie shifts from day to night to day to night, one shot for time an actor is obviously looking off screen or at a script, two shots every time you have a good laugh at any point, and take three shots for the opening and closing monologue by Criswell. While you\u2019re piss drunk, go watch \u201cBride of the Monster.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. <\/strong>Watch Tim Burton\u2019s \u201cEd Wood\u201d
\n<\/strong>\u201cEd Wood\u201d is Tim Burton\u2019s incredible masterpiece that takes a darkly comic look at the life of Ed Wood. Played masterfully by Johnny Depp, Ed Wood is portrayed as a somewhat eccentric and easy to please man with big ambitions who also want to film the ultimate science fiction movie. Along the way he meets an elderly Bela Lugosi, deals with a ton of problems trying to finish what he is convinced will be his masterpiece \u201cPlan 9,\u201d all while never losing his enthusiasm for the art of filmmaking and storytelling. \u201cEd Wood\u201d is my favorite film from Burton, and it\u2019s a gem I\u2019ve seen at least two hundred times by now. It\u2019s genius.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3. <\/strong>Watch Other Ed Wood Films
\n<\/strong>I\u2019m personally a fan of \u201cBride of the Monster,\u201d a movie that is insanely awful and kind of fun as well. Like \u201cPlan 9\u201d it\u2019s inept, badly acted, incredibly silly, and has the worst rubber monster of any genre film ever produced. Of course there\u2019s also \u201cGlen or Glenda,\u201d and or the downright terrible \u201cNight of the Ghouls.\u201d It\u2019s hard to go wrong with Ed Wood.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2. <\/strong>Make Your Own Movie
\n<\/strong>With the accessibility of programs and editing equipment, filmmakers are coming out of the woodwork today more than ever before. We\u2019ve been introduced to some amazing works of creative genius thanks to the ability to spend a few thousand dollars and go out there to film one\u2019s own vision. Ed Wood had to confront a plethora of obstacles like with acquiring expensive equipment, he had to find financial backers, and get his work seen by whomever he could. In the end it didn\u2019t amount to a work of cinematic genius, but it was his vision, and now filmmakers have such an easier time committing to their own visions.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. Watch \u201cPlan 9 From Outer Space\u201d
\n<\/strong>It was often described as the worst movie ever made, and I fully disagree with that statement. \u201cPlan 9\u201d is a fantastic film that\u2019s so bad it\u2019s actually quite good. It has something of a unique premise, and makes early use of zombies before Romero came along in 1968 to define them for a new generation. There\u2019s also Vampira, Bela Lugosi, and Tor Johnson to boot. \u201cPlan 9\u201d is a hysterical botched science fiction horror film with some of the most amateur mistakes of all time. Ed Wood is a man who had to settle for everything and appreciate what he intended to put on film. What we get is endlessly funny moments, from bad matte backgrounds, obvious stock footage, bad acting, horrible line delivery, an awkward opening and closing monologue from Criswell, et al. You just have to love what\u2019s available to movie fans of all walks of life.<\/p>\n