Plan 9 From Outer Space Remake on the Way
Looks like we’ve got yet another remake on the horizon, and it’s certainly not one that makes a whole lot of sense… but hey, that’s never stopped anyone before! Ed Wood’s beloved Plan 9 From Outer Space has the dubious distinction of being recognized as the worst movie of all-time, thanks to the wooden acting, terrible special effects and diligent disregard for continuity. But a guy named John Johnson wants to change all that. He is prepping a remake of the movie (titled simple Plan 9) that will be “a serious-minded retelling of the original story, paying homage to the spirit of Wood’s film without resorting to camp or parody”. To which I would ask… what’s the point?
Can a worthwhile sci-fi/horror film really be salvaged from the original? Would anyone care to watch it? Apparently Conrad Brooks, the only surviving cast member from the original, has given this new version his blessing. Johnson says he admires Ed Wood’s passion, and feels the need to pay tribute to him by finally making the movie that he originally intended. It all seems a little presumptuous and opportunistic to me, and while I’m sure there will be a few people curious enough to check it out, I can’t see it drawing all that much public interest. Johnson is hoping to release Plan 9 on September 9th, 2009 (9/9/09). Would you give a Plan 9 remake the time of day?
Note: The original Plan 9 From Outer Space is now in the public domain and can be watched in its entirety on Google Video.
Comments (6)
I’ve certainly seen some older films before that I thought could benefit from being remade, but with something so horribly horrible as Plan 9, what’s the point? After all, the only reason that anyone likes this movie is that it’s so bad. Even if a better quality version is made, it would be losing everything that made the original worth watching. I just don’t know why someone would want to do this.
Posted by Rian on May 27th, 2008This is something I always wanted to try. To make the version Wood envisioned, tons of space ship, an actual army of the undead and stuff like that. I’m all for it.
Posted by swarez on May 28th, 2008The original had a horendous plot, how can you make a serious version when you only have that to work with?
Posted by Drew on May 28th, 2008“a serious-minded retelling of the original story, paying homage to the spirit of Wood’s film without resorting to camp or parody”.
Huh!? Why not just make an original invasion film? If you wanna do it with quality you have to rewrite from the ground up anyway. If someone said they were going to do this in the intentionally cheesy spirit of Planet Terror that would make a lot more sense.
Posted by Ryan on June 4th, 2008Leave a Reply