Review: Plan 9
By William Pattison, aka Eric Morse
Well, after three failed attempts I have finally got to see
the film I’ve waited to see for four years, that being John Johnson’s Plan 9.
This film
is the epically expanded remake of Ed Wood’s cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space,
the film dubbed the worst film ever made.
In this
film Brian Krause (Charmed) stars as plane pilot Jeff Trent who is thrust into
a plan to destroy humanity by aliens who are reanimating the dead as an
unstoppable army. Who does Trent
get to help him? Well, one of the town’s deputies, played wonderfully by
director John Johnson, and fake psychic and irritating actor Criswell, played by
former San Francisco Bay Area Horror Host Mr. Lobo. Can Trent and his band of heroes save the world
from the alien and zombie threat? Well, you are going to have to get a copy of
this new cult classic and find out for yourself.
John
Johnson takes Ed Wood’s tacky and whacked out B movie and turns it into an epic
cult film that I can honestly say rivals Dawn of the Dead when it comes to
zombie films. Zombie film lovers will love what Johnson delivers. He even has shots
the homage George Romero’s cult classic, Night of the Living Dead. This film is
full of cameos by cult horror icons. Carmille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave)
plays the part Vampira played in the original. Also, the original Plan 9 From
Outer Space alumni Conrad Brooks makes an appearance along with Hari Krishna
zombie from Dawn of the Dead, Mike Christopher.
This film,
which took John Johnson seven long years to finish, is a love letter to the
horror genre. Truly it is a piece of art that was carefully crafted with the
love of a true filmmaker. It shows in every shot and edit. Something you rarely
see in the horror community these days with all the lack luster and slapped
together crap that seems to be considered genius these days. This is true
genius and I can’t strong enough recommend this film.
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