WLRN Radio Theater: Plan 9 From Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space tells the story of extraterrestrials who are seeking to stop humanity from creating a doomsday weapon that could destroy the universe. The aliens implement “Plan 9″, a scheme to resurrect the Earths dead referred to as ” ghouls”. By causing chaos, the aliens hope the crisis will force humanity to listen to them. If not, the aliens will then destroy mankind with armies of the undead.

Plan 9 from Outer Space played on television in relative obscurity in relative obscurity until 1980, when authors Harry and Miachael Medved dubbed the film the “worst movie ever made”. Both Wood and his film were posthumously awarded two of Medveds’ Golden Turkey Awards, as the Worst Director Ever and Worst Film, respectively.

WLRN Radio Theatre has concocted the first ever radio theatre adaptation of the cult classicPlan 9 from Outer Space and you can see it live!