Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959 · 79 MIN · IMDB 3.9 · 41,439 VOTES · DIR. Edward D. Wood Jr.
Overview
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
Dialogue Timeline — 662 lines
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00:00:13 Criswell Predicts...
00:04:21 Yup, right on schedule. There's the ol' San Fernando Valley
00:07:22 The sky to which she had once looked, was now only a covering for her dead body.
00:11:21 d'you get that funny odour ? -How could I miss it ?
00:15:59 -Is he dead ? -Yeah.
00:20:18 Then as swiftly as they had come, they were gone.
00:22:38 Plan 9. It's been absolutely impossible to work through these Earth creatures.
00:25:34 flying saucers, will you tell them to pick another house to buzz?
00:28:20 those incidents in the graveyard the past few days. It's just got me worried.
00:30:50 Okay Mac. Thanks for calling. Goodnight.
00:39:09 -Come on man out with it, we haven't got all day to waste.
00:41:41 You believe there are such things as flying saucers, Colonel ?
00:43:27 Mind ? Huh, I'm anxious !
00:46:04 You're the best man for the job of attempting to contact them.
00:48:36 Something must be done about that.
00:52:12 -Questions ? What about, Colonel ? -May I, uh, sit down ?
00:56:08 So did I. I don't know what it was or what happened, but unless that bag of bones
00:59:05 They must be halted before they can inform others about us.
01:03:37 and you two look like you've got a lot of both.
01:06:17 -Why there's no such thing. -Perhaps to you.
01:08:41 Then we put a flame to the ball. The flame will speedily travel around the Earth
01:11:10 Mrs. Trent is gone! I was left here to guard her. Then Clay showed up and put me out of the running.
01:14:04 He'll walk again when I turn it on.
01:17:42 God help us... in the future.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed662
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:17:42
Production Record
DirectorEdward D. Wood Jr.
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60,000
IMDb votes41,439