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Probably Wood's most humiliating role, playing a very strange guy who submits to the fetishistic desires of a group of housewives who are having sex at his house, forcing Wood to wear a baby doll nightie and a dog collar and leash affixed to his neck.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he moved towards sexploitation and pornographic films such as The Sinister Urge (1960), Orgy of the Dead (1965) and Necromania (1971), and wrote over 80 lurid pulp crime and sex novels.
- Glen or Glenda. Next to "Plan 9 From Outer Space," eccentric director Ed Wood's most famous film might be "Glen or Glenda," a story with a very clear personal meaning for him.
- Jail Bait. With a name like "Jail Bait" and schlock auteur Ed Wood at the helm as director, you would not be unreasonable to assume this movie is some kind of sleazy adult entertainment, but in fact, it's actually a sleazy crime drama.
- Bride of the Monster. In the 1950s, Ed Wood's friendship with fading Hollywood legend Bela Lugosi helped push him toward horror films. Himself struggling to find work that decade, Lugosi united with Wood for multiple projects, with Wood dreaming up a variety of stories for the former Dracula star.
- Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tuscan Kid. An attempt to develop a Western for a proposed television series, there's actually two versions of this one, each about a half an hour in length.
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In 1952, Ed Wood is struggling to enter the film industry. Upon hearing of an announcement in Variety magazine that producer George Weiss is trying to purchase Christine Jorgensen's life story, Ed meets with Weiss to direct a now fictionalized film titled I Changed My Sex! but isn't hired. Ed then meets his longtime idol, horror film actor Bela Lug...
Johnny Depp as Ed Wood: Burton approached Depp and "within 10 minutes of hearing about the project, I was committed," the actor remembers. At the time, Depp was depressed about films and filmmaking...Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi: An old popular horror film actor whom Ed helps. Rick Baker created Martin's prosthetic makeup. Baker did not use extensive make-up appliances, only enough to resemble...Sarah Jessica Parker as Dolores Fuller: Ed's girlfriend before his relationship with Kathy. Dolores is embarrassed by Ed's transvestism, which leads to their breakup. Dolores later becomes a succes...Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski conceived the idea for a biopic of Ed Wood when they were students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Alexander even proposed making a documentary about Wood, The Man in the Angora Sweater, in his sophomore year at USC. However, Karaszewski figured, "there would be no one on the planet Earth who would...
When describing the film's accuracy, Burton explained, "it's not like a completely hardcore realistic biopic. In doing a biopic you can't help but get inside the person's spirit a little bit, so for me, some of the film is trying to be through Ed a little bit. So it's got an overly optimistic quality to it." Burton acknowledged that he probably por...
Ed Wood had its premiere at the 32nd New York Film Festival at the Lincoln Center. The film was then shown shortly after at the 21st Telluride Film Festival and later at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or.
Box office
Ed Wood had its limited release on September 30, 1994. It went into wide release on October 7, 1994 (just three days before what would have been Wood's 70th birthday) in 623 theaters. The film grossed $1,903,768 in its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $5,887,457 domestically,much less than the production budget of $18 million.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 65 reviews, with an average rating of 7.94/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Tim Burton and Johnny Depp team up to fête the life and work of cult hero Ed Wood, with typically strange and wonderful results." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B+" on an...
Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster by Gary D. Rhodes and Tom Weaver (2015) BearManor Media, ISBN 1593938578Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7(hardcover)Lugosi: His Life on Film, Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers by Gary D. Rhodes (2006) McFarland & Company, ISBN 978-0786427659Ed Wood at IMDbEd Wood at the TCM Movie DatabaseEd Wood at AllMovieEd Wood at Box Office MojoEd Wood: Directed by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette. Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.
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Feb 17, 2024 · Wood's filmography includes countless unfinished projects, movies that survive only in fragments, and lost films. Necromania (aka A Tale of Weird Love) was thought to be one of the latter until...
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Sep 28, 1994 · When it came to making bad movies, Ed Wood was the best. Overview. The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful. Tim Burton. Director. Scott Alexander. Screenplay. Larry Karaszewski. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew.
