Man With A Plan

Hey, it's Ed Wood's birthday. He's mocked as the worst film director ever, but he created memorable--nay, deathless--images and dialogue. How many people can claim that?

This collection of lines from Plan 9 From Outer Space might give you the impression they've selected highlights, when in fact any five minutes from the film would have the same effect:



Plan 9 is his most famous effort, but Glen Or Glenda might be his true masterpiece:



Wood is also unusual in that he not only made films, he inspired one--a fine one:



PS By all accounts, Lugosi was nothing like this. But Martin Landau is great, and deserved his Oscar.