''Plan 10 from Outer Space'' is a 1994 low budget

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film starring

Karen Black Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portr ...

as Nehor and written and directed by Trent Harris. The film is a surreal satire of Mormon theology. The film has no connection to '' Plan 9 from Outer Space'' (1957) other than its title and the fact that both films feature aliens. This film premiered at the

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in 1994 in the midnight madness category. It also received the jury prize at the

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in London in 1994. Parts of the film were shot in

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and the

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Plot synopsis

In 1853, Norman Talmage (Curtis James), a mad and disreputable early Mormon prophet, buried a bronze plaque near the shore of the Great Salt Lake. A century later, a young non-practicing Mormon Lucinda Hall (Stefene Russell) is attempting to write a novel about things in her daily life (like her panty-obsessed brother), but is constantly distracted by her bearded oddball neighbour (Curtis James) who likes to dance semi-naked with his curtains open. She accidentally discovers the artifact, called Plaque of Kolob, and becomes obsessed with uncovering its meaning. Eventually, upon deciphering it, she is sucked into a strange world, learning that aliens in beehive-shaped spaceships led by Nehor (Karen Black), the operatic queen from Planet

Kolob Kolob ( ) is a star described in the Book of Abraham, a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, where it is described as the heavenly body nearest to the throne of God. Several List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, La ...

, are on their way to carry out a grudge against

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...

, with the ultimate goal of world domination. Fortunately, she has help from other people who work together to save Earth.

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* * 1990s satirical films 1994 films American satirical films Films about Mormonism Films shot in Salt Lake City Mormonism in fiction 1990s English-language films 1990s American films Films scored by Fred Myrow 1994 science fiction films English-language science fiction films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub