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 CRUD CLUB SH*TE NIGHT: Plan 9 from Outer Space
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 10-09-2026 17:04
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What’s the worst film you’ve ever seen? Imagine one that’s even worse than that. In fact, imagine a film that's a bit worse than the worst film ANYONE’s ever seen. Now imagine watching it on Wednesday 7th October, half a half-hour before 8 in the evening. (That's 19.45) To misquote AC/DC, If You Want Crud, You’ve Got It. And to misquote U2, it’ll be Sunday Cruddy Sunday. But on a Wednesday. Because, this time, Crud Club’s going to batter brutally a movie widely touted as the most pitiful ever made. To misquote Bob Dylan, there’ll be Crud on the Tracks. What are we watching? The legendarily inept Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) Why are we watching it? Because I can’t find Night of the Lepus. And Bela Lugosi’s in it, albeit posthumously. Which is ironic, when you think about it. Vampira's in it too. What can I expect? The usual. Aliens. Zombies. Threat to humanity. Key character called Paula. How long is it? Only 78 minutes. But it'll take your self-respect an awful lot longer than that to recover. Is there a link? Not to reality, there isn’t. I mean on YouTube... Oh, that. Yes. https://archive.org/details/plan.-9.-...pace.-1957 (Colourised version, but at least it should be ad-free.) And in the unlikely event it goes well? We'll get OSP to track down Plans 1 to 8. 
Edited by Cygnus Bazza on 03-10-2026 10:36 |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 10-09-2026 17:23
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At last! Now we're talking! Might have to join the Crud Club for this one!  CBeebies, is there an initiation test to join the Crud Club? Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 10-09-2026 17:31
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At last! Now we're talking! Might have to join the Crud Club for this one! CBeebies, is there an initiation test to join the Crud Club? Yes, we permanently offer temporary membership. As for our stringent initiation test...if you can find the internet, you're in. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 10-09-2026 20:48
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I will go with the premise, but actually Plan 9 isn't that bad a film in the scheme of things. The glaring things are scenes starting out in daylight and ending in night time, very loose grave markers and Tor Johnson having endless trouble trying to rise out of the grave. That and the obvious radio announcer alien who spits out his lines like he's advertising washing machine soap. I can probably think of a dozen films worse than Plan 9, but at least with this film you can be entertained and have a good laugh at someone's chiropractor walking around trying to emulate Bela Lugosi and doing so badly at it. I'm really looking forward to this one and I do hope TT joins us. It's fun!
Resist the Host
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| Brad |
Posted on 10-09-2026 20:48
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To quote this movie... Stupid humans, Stupid Stupid Stupid. First saw this with friends at age eleven or so on the Channel 2 afternoon matinee. Even at age eleven, we were laughing hysterically at the continuity errors. IMDB lists 48 errors in a 78 minute movie, and I think that is a monstrously conservative estimate. This Ed Wood gem makes Animals look like Citizen Kane. . .  Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Brad |
Posted on 10-09-2026 20:51
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I will go with the premise, but actually Plan 9 isn't that bad a film in the scheme of things. It is quite staggeringly bad, so incredibly bad it passes clean through the black hole of badness and comes out in a parallell universe as entertaining. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 11-09-2026 16:34
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Is P9FOS the one with the alien that looks like a carpet scurrying through the countryside? Ir's been a while...thank God....
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Paula |
Posted on 11-09-2026 19:27
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Is P9FOS the one with the alien that looks like a carpet scurrying through the countryside? Ir's been a while...thank God.... That was 'The Creping Terror' we did last year if memory serves. This one is the best Ed Wood film every made, and that ain't saying a lot. Bela Lugosi, posthumously, someone's chiropractor subbing for the late Mr. Lugosi, hub cap UFO's, really bad scenery, bad actors, especially Swedish wrestler made actor, Tor Johnson and scary Vampira, the LA horror film host with a very scary waistline... oh, it's a classic piece of dreck. Resist the Host
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 07-10-2026 09:49
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Gutted I'm missing this classic, since I'm going down the Poole v Scunthorpe play-off final tonight and hopefully see Scunny (my adopted team while Oxford were shut, and one I'm still involved with) win a league title
Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 12:10
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Gutted I'm missing this classic, since I'm going down the Poole v Scunthorpe play-off final tonight and hopefully see Scunny (my adopted team while Oxford were shut, and one I'm still involved with) win a league title Reported for dropping a disguised C-bomb. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:00
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As the days get shorter, perfect autumnal viewing. This one’s guaranteed to make any evening feel a hell of a lot longer. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:33
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OK, I'm ready. Not sure why, or what to expect, but I believe all your (collective) hype. This is going to be BAD.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:35
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OK, I'm ready. Not sure why, or what to expect, but I believe all your (collective) hype. This is going to be BAD. It is the Woodest of all the Ed Wood films. And that is saying something. It needs a narrator It has stock footage unrelated to the story It has a radio announcer as the main villain It features a local chiropractor standing in for Bela Lugosi Continuity? Never heard of it. And.... just when you thought it couldn't get worse, this version is colorized. Edited by Brad on 07-10-2026 18:38 . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:37
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Hello, USA. How's Chicago?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:37
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This’ll be a trial. I mean a thrill. Ed Wood identified the very best actors available – then used completely different ones. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:38
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Gutted I'm missing this classic, since I'm going down the Poole v Scunthorpe play-off final tonight and hopefully see Scunny (my adopted team while Oxford were shut, and one I'm still involved with) win a league title Reported for dropping a disguised C-bomb. Reported for dodging the bullet. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:39
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This’ll be a trial. I mean a thrill. Ed Wood identified the very best actors available – then used completely different ones. This is a rare example of something so bad it's enjoyable. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:39
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Gutted I'm missing this classic, since I'm going down the Poole v Scunthorpe play-off final tonight and hopefully see Scunny (my adopted team while Oxford were shut, and one I'm still involved with) win a league title Reported for dropping a disguised C-bomb. Reported for dodging the bullet. Reported for unnecessarily drawing attention to the bullet that was dodged. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:40
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This’ll be a trial. I mean a thrill. Ed Wood identified the very best actors available – then used completely different ones. This is a rare example of something so bad it's enjoyable. That's quite close to a mission statement for Crud Club. |
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:40
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Hello, USA. How's Chicago? Still there. We can see it across Lake Michigan (note to Dave Lister, it's Michigan, not MITCHigan. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:42
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The opening credits offer sundry gems. ‘Co-starring Dudley Manlove’ must be where TT got his porn star name. And we’re just a full-stop away from Jedward getting credited as Executive Producer. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:42
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Hello, USA. How's Chicago? Still there. We can see it across Lake Michigan (note to Dave Lister, it's Michigan, not MITCHigan. Go on then, wave at (well, towards) my brother. He's in Rockford, Mi. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:43
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This’ll be a trial. I mean a thrill. Ed Wood identified the very best actors available – then used completely different ones. This is a rare example of something so bad it's enjoyable. That's quite close to a mission statement for Crud Club. Did we need one? "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:44
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Where's OSP, then???
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:44
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Prompt start at 7.45. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:44
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Hello all. And here we go!
Resist the Host
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:44
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CB is that the Colossus of Rhodes? Yr pic that is.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:44
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Prompt start at 7.45. Or the equivalent. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:45
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Let’s get into it, shall we... Pray silence for Creepy Criswell, speaking from a high-security correctional facility appropriate to the level of threat he poses to the public… |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:45
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There’s really no future for future events that have already happened |
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:46
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Hello, USA. How's Chicago? Still there. We can see it across Lake Michigan (note to Dave Lister, it's Michigan, not MITCHigan. Go on then, wave at (well, towards) my brother. He's in Rockford, Mi. Even though it's the neighboring state, Rockford, MI is 140 miles. (America is Big) . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Paula |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:46
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I've got to look up Criswell. I think he was a minor celebrity in the 50's.
Resist the Host
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:46
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Where's OSP, then??? Here. Look harder or put yr glasses on. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:46
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That bowtie’s about to spin round. Let’s hope it doesn’t sever an artery. No, really. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:46
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Let’s get into it, shall we... Pray silence for Creepy Criswell, speaking from a high-security correctional facility appropriate to the level of threat he poses to the public… Great hairstyle. Him, not you, CB. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:47
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Who told dudley manlove that was a good idea?
Edited by OneSparePart on 07-10-2026 18:47 Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:47
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I've got to look up Criswell. I think he was a minor celebrity in the 50's. I think he was an alleged psychic . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Paula |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:47
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Let’s get into it, shall we... Pray silence for Creepy Criswell, speaking from a high-security correctional facility appropriate to the level of threat he poses to the public… Great hairstyle. Him, not you, CB. CB should try that style out. Resist the Host
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:47
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If Edward Wood would, would Edward Woodward? |
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2026 18:48
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Grave Robbers from Outer Space.... the working title, in true Ed Wood form, they didn't reshoot the prologue when they changed the name of the film.
Edited by Brad on 07-10-2026 18:48 . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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