It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I actually used to work with Stefene Russell, who told me (or someone did) that the film was named Plan 10 after being called the worse movie ever, even worse than Plan 9. Anyhow, here in Utah, we do enjoy our Trent Harris. The Mormons, on the other hand...well, this place fascinates me.There's a lot here that only a Utahn might understand, though on second viewing I realized that Trent did try to give just the right amount of background information to explain all the Mormon references. If you can find this, I'd suggest renting it. I also recommend Trent's Rubin and Ed, for that matter. And read the Wild Goose Chronicles.

Often funny (though sometimes seemingly unintentionally) take on alternate Mormon history has Karen Black as Brigham Young's 28th wife, who turns out to be an alien. She sings and dances in some truly bizarre musical sequences that are somehow likeable. There's also a very elaborate dance spectacle. Weird plot of repressed Mormon woman (Russell, presumably) obsessed with her beefy neighbor who she dreams of riding on his motorcycle onthe sky to outer space. A very cheap movie, done with lots of love for film and a sharp eye for the ridiculous aspects of Mormonism.I've heard a lot of people criticize this movie because they rented it either thinking it was Ed Wood's movie ("Plan 9 from Outer Space") or that it was a sequel to it, not bothering to notice that it was made 30 or so years later. It's a pretty funny movie that may not be quite as unique as its "prequel", but stands on its own. Trent Harris deserves more notice from fans of interesting movies: his film "Reuben and Ed", which has been out of circulation for years (a friend of mine had to pay a ridiculous sum on Ebay for it) is a true classic. My friend tells me that Harris works at a news station (presumably as an editor) in Salt Lake City to earn his living and save money to make his unique films. I think somebody with a few bucks to scrape together (and believe me, this guy doesn't need more than a few) should take notice and get this guy more involved in the business before he gives up out of sheer desperation in the hot Utah sun.

This campy surreal dreamworld presents metaphysical paranoia at its best. Talmage, Lucinda, Larsen, Nehor: who's in charge of this fluid Mormon ooze? No need to be a Mormon to appreciate this subtle satire, but by god it helps. Have interdimensional aliens slipped one past Smith? Collecting wives, should Brigham have overlooked that titillating alien? Karen Black's breathtaking performance as... Nehor? is superb. No better sendup of Mormonism on this or any other planet. Unrated; full bacchal nudity; Brigham fu; mind-boggling interstellar vehicle; Danite mayhem; ancestor fu; electroconvulsive flashbacks; gold plate ground hog fu; Warhol relics; recurring Smith sphinx; straight-arrow sex-mad angels; revelating aliens; weird damn fu. Dave Bob sez check it out.

Plan 10 is a fun story mixing mormon mysteries and hostile aliens from outer space. It delves into the Utah mormon realm with outstanding performances from local heroes Alex Caldiero and Gyll Huff. Don't miss the stunning visual effects (all created with an optical printer instead of digital FX) and of course the references to Rubin and Ed. Very mondo!