Movie connections for
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Bride of the Monster (1955)

Followed by

Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995)

Remade as

Plan 9 (2009)
Grave Robbers from Outer Space (2010) (V)

Edited into

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (V)
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996) (VG)
 -  the trailer to Plan 9 is shown in the theatre at Horrorland Plaza.

References

Dracula (1931)

Referenced in

Night of the Creeps (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
 -  The opening lines of the finale "Don't feed the plants" are an homage to the final narration given by Chriswell in Plan 9
"Probe: Plan 10 from Outer Space (#1.6)" (1988)
 -  Title referenced.
Midnight Movie Massacre (1988)
 -  Poster in theater
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?: (#1.5)" (1988)
 -  Referenced by name
"Muppet Babies: Plan 8 from Outer Space (#5.10)" (1988)
 -  Title referenced.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Plan Six from Outer Space (#4.1)" (1990/I)
 -  Title referenced.
"Wings: Plane Nine from Nantucket (#2.16)" (1991)
 -  The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
"Seinfeld: The Chinese Restaurant (#2.11)" (1991)
 -  Jerry, Elaine & George are planning on going to see the film. Jerry states how it is the worst film ever made.
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (V)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  Joel: (as Bela Lugosi) I'm going to go make Plan 9. I'll be right back.
Ed Wood (1994)
Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995) (V)
 -  Ozzy makes a reference to the movie in one scene.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Transparent Man (#7.23)" (1995)
 -  Plan 5 From Outer Space!
"Seinfeld: The Postponement (#7.2)" (1995)
 -  mentioned once
"Pinky and the Brain: Plan Brain from Outer Space (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  Title referenced.
Mars Attacks! (1996)
"Showbiz Today: (1997-07-28)" (1997)
 -  Referenced in Sci FI con report
Orgazmo (1997)
 -  Orgazmo's line "That was... too close!"
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Bleeder (1999)
The Crown Jewel of Indonesia (1999) (V)
Laughing Boy (2000)
Bob Came from Outer Space (2000) (V)
 -  Referenced in dialog/visuals
Wild Zero (2000)
 -  UFOs creating zombies
The Simpsons: Night of the Living Tree House of Horror (2001) (VG)
 -  Level title: "Plan 9 from Outer Springfield"
Fanalysis (2002)
 -  Fan is wearing a Plan 9 T-shirt.
Men in Black II (2002)
"Mission Hill: Plan 9 from Mission Hill (or I Married a Gay Man from Outer Space) (#1.13)" (2002)
 -  title reference
Something to Do with Death (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Exhumed (2003) (V)
 -  similar plot
Private Eyes (2004)
 -  'Jonesy' quotes Plan 9 from Outer Space when he gets confused
"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: Once Upon a Beginning (#1.1)" (2004)
 -  The flimsy, wobbling gravestones pay homage to this film.
Night of the Fools (2004) (V)
 -  homage to Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  Para-Medic mentions this film during a conversation after you save.
The Naked Monster (2005)
 -  Paul Marco (Kelton the Cop) in uniform, scratches his head with his gun, and faces off with the Monstersaurus.
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
 -  The very first shot in story mode is a blue planet. When the camera pulls out, the blue planet is on a billboard advertising a drive-in movie theater's showing of "Plan 9 From Outer Space"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 -  The Oompa Loompa's salute Willy Wonka in the same manner as the Plan 9 aliens salute their leader.
Purvos (2006) (V)
 -  Poster on the wall of the detective
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (#18.4)" (2006)
 -  Someone's onscreen Halloween joke credit is "Plan 9 From Dana Ghould" in homage to this film.
"Good Eats: Fruit 10 from Outer Space (#10.18)" (2007)
 -  Title Reference
Down by the Riverside (2007)
 -  Dialogue reference
"How I Met Your Mother: Ten Sessions (#3.13)" (2008)
 -  Stella says this is the worst movie ever made
My First Experimental Film (2009)
 -  The director was trying to remake many of the elements from this film unsucessfully.
"Pasila: Tauno Muikku (#2.12)" (2009)
 -  Pöysti and his date discuss this movie.
Vampire City 2: Rock 'N Roll Zombies from Outer Space (2009)
 -  The movie pays tribute to "Plan 9", one of the lead characters is named Ed E. Wood, the Chief Inspectors name is Daniel Clay, who was originally portrayed by Tor Johnson

Featured in

It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Lugosi: The Forgotten King (1985) (TV)
 -  Footage from this is shown.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
 -  House mother watches Plan 9 from Outer Space on TV.
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?: (#1.5)" (1988)
 -  Footage is used for the "Film Dub" round
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
 -  shows footage from
Arise! The SubGenius Video (1992) (V)
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) (V)
Ed Wood (1994)
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996)
 -  Footage is shown.
"Svengoolie: Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1996)
 -  This film is featured in this episode.
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
 -  On the TV in Jimmy's house
The Stars of 'Star Wars': Interviews from the Cast (1999) (V)
"The X Files: Hollywood A.D. (#7.19)" (2000)
 -  Mulder watches it as Scully comes by.
Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V)
 -  The live action scene on the television is footage from Plan 9 from Outer Space. The audio for this footage has been replaced.
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Hide and Creep (2004)
 -  Playing on the video store TV at the beginning of the movie
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
 -  clip
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
"TCM Underground: Plan 9 from Outer Space/Bride of the Monster (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  This film is featured in this episode.
Halloween (2007)
 -  Clips from this are repeatedly seen on television
"Breaking Bad: Cancer Man (#1.4)" (2008)
 -  Walt Jr. is watching the movie.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Mosters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (#1.5)" (2009)
 -  Footage shown when referenced

Spoofed in

Dead End (1985)
 -  Tor Johnson and Vampira look-alike zombies, terrorizing a deliberately fake-looking graveyard
Plan 69 from Outer Space (1993) (V)
Ed Wood (1994)
Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995)
Predators from Beyond Neptune (1999)
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
Silver Scream (2003) (V)
 -  one musical number
Space Zombies: 13 Months of Brain-Spinning Mayhem! (2004)
 -  the entire film is a spoof of the Ed Wood classic
Paper Mario RPG (2004) (VG)
 -  In "Plan 9", the aliens salute by crossing their arms over their chests in an X. In this game, the X-Nauts salute in a similar fashion.
Plan Live from Outer Space (2006) (V)
 -  A scene-by-scene spoof of Plan 9.
Beethoven's Big Break (2008) (V)
 -  crazy credits: poster "Plan K9 from Outer Space"

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