"Plan 9 From Outer Space has topped the lists of Worst Movies Ever Made for years. It has been called by some the Citizen Kane of bad movies. Why then do we love it so? And what do we really mean by 'bad'? What is it about this and other 'bad' movies that makes them so enjoyable, so endlessly fascinating, so inspiring, so important? Join Katharine Coldiron as she delves deep into the uses and pleasures of bad movies to reveal not only why they are a fundamental requirement of any healthy cinematic diet, but also why the things that make a film so bad can be so very good for us, by examining in forensic detail the film most commonly considered the very worst. Part autopsy, part love letter, it's what the Midnight Movie Monograph series was made for, shining a light on the misbegotten movies of our times to find out why they matter.."--Jacket.
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