Films — Live-Action
"That's the end of that one. Atmospheric conditions in outer space often interfere with transmitting."
— General Roberts, Plan 9 from Outer Space
Literature
"Like most science-fiction writers, Trout knew almost nothing about science."
Vanderbeam: Stars — proof of a higher power.
Jinx: How so, sir?
Vanderbeam: Each one hangs like a solitaire upon the velveted curtain of night. And around each one a single planet revolves, brimming with life. Just think...those points of golden light provide enough heat to power one city...yet they keep space itself cool to the touch. A miracle.
Jinx: I think the things you said got less true as you went along, sir.
Jinx: How so, sir?
Vanderbeam: Each one hangs like a solitaire upon the velveted curtain of night. And around each one a single planet revolves, brimming with life. Just think...those points of golden light provide enough heat to power one city...yet they keep space itself cool to the touch. A miracle.
Jinx: I think the things you said got less true as you went along, sir.
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"SUPER-CHRIS tosses GENE in PRISON and flies off into SPACE, where his cape flutters majestically into the breeze. In fucking SPACE. The fucking SPACE BREEZE caused by currents in SPACE AIR I guess and
END."
END."
— The Editing Room's abridged script for Superman: The Movie
"Helicopters in space? That's just ridiculous!"
— League of Super Evil (Skullossus finding a helicopter hovering in front of his space station.)
