Movie 'Ed Wood'

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When it came to making bad movies, Ed Wood was the best.

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.

Germany German (Deutsch)

Der exzentrische Filmemacher Edward D. Wood Jr. möchte als Hollywood-Regisseur Filmgeschichte schreiben. Es gibt da nur ein klitzekleines Problem: Er ist hoffnungslos untalentiert! Doch seine Leidenschaft für den Film ist grenzenlos und somit sieht Ed Wood über dieses kleine Detail großzügig hinweg. In primitiven Pappkulissen und mit einer mehr als skurrilen Schauspielergruppe dreht er unbeirrt Horror- und Science-Fiction-Billigproduktionen, die zu der Zeit bei den Kritikern und beim Publikum auf wenig Verständnis stoßen. Mit Stummfilmstar und Dracula-Legende Bela Lugosi möchte Ed Wood sein Meisterwerk verwirklichen, doch schier unüberwindbare Hindernisse stellen sich ihm in den Weg …

France French (Français)

Évocation de la vie d'Ed Wood, réalisateur considéré de son vivant comme le plus mauvais de tous les temps. Aujourd'hui, il est adulé et vénéré par des milliers d'amateurs de bizarrerie et de fantastique à travers le monde.

Italy Italian (Italiano)

Giunto dalla natia Pennsylvania, negli anni '50, a Los Angeles, il giovane Edward D. Wood Jr. è reduce dall'insuccesso teatrale del suo lavoro "The Casual Company". Determinante è l'incontro col suo idolo Bela Lugosi. Questi, personificazione del mito di Dracula, è disoccupato da 4 anni, vive del sussidio di disoccupazione, è da tempo alcolizzato e morfinomane, ma Ed riversa su di lui tutto l'affetto e l'ammirazione che ha in sé.

Release Date
Runtime
Keywords
1950s
black and white
boxer
celebrity
drug addiction
fortune teller
handgun
individual
los angeles, california
morphine
movie business
oddball
suburb
taxi
theremin
transsexuality
transvestite
trick or treating
Genres
Comedy
Drama
History
Languages
English
Origin Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Countries
flag of United States of America United States of America
Production Companies
United States of America Touchstone Pictures
Release Dates
United States of America Premiere R New York Film Festival
United States of America Theatrical (limited) R
United States of America Theatrical
Canada Theatrical PG
United States of America Theatrical R
United States of America Physical R VHS
France Premiere Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom Theatrical 15
Italy Theatrical T
France Theatrical U
Australia Theatrical M
Germany Theatrical 12
Switzerland Premiere Locarno Film Festival
Ratings
TMDb 75% · 2,281 (more information on website)
IMDb 78% · 185,202 (more information on website)
Rotten Tomatoes® 92% (more information on website)
metacritic 70% (more information on website)

Cast

CharacterPerson
Ed WoodJohnny Depp
Bela LugosiMartin Landau
Dolores FullerSarah Jessica Parker
Kathy O'HaraPatricia Arquette
CriswellJeffrey Jones
Bunny BreckinridgeBill Murray
VampiraLisa Marie
Tor JohnsonJim Myers
Reverend LemonG. D. Spradlin
Orson WellesVincent D'Onofrio
Georgie WeissMike Starr
Paul MarcoMax Casella
Conrad BrooksBrent Hinkley
Loretta KingJuliet Landau
Ed ReynoldsClive Rosengren
Cameraman Bill (uncredited)Norman Alden
Makeup Man Harry (uncredited)Leonard Termo
Dr. Tom Mason (uncredited)Ned Bellamy
Soundman (uncredited)Danny Dayton
Camera Assistant (uncredited)Ross Manarchy
Tony McCoyBill Cusack
Mr. Feldman (uncredited)Stanley DeSantis
Rude Boss (uncredited)Biff Yeager
Security Guard (uncredited)Joseph R. Gannascoli
Old Crusty Man (uncredited)Carmen Filpi
Secretary #1 (uncredited)Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #2 (uncredited)Melora Walters
Bartender (uncredited)Conrad Brooks
Salesman (uncredited)Don Amendolia
Stage Guard (uncredited)Reid Cruickshanks
Executive #1 (uncredited)Lionel Decker
Executive #2 (uncredited)Edmund L. Shaff
Ring Announcer (uncredited)Gene LeBell
TV Show Host (uncredited)Bobby Slayton
TV Host's Assistant (uncredited)Gretchen Becker
Conservative Man (uncredited)John Rice
Conservative Wife (uncredited)Catherine Butterfield
Backer's Wife (uncredited)Mary Portser
Hick Backer (uncredited)King Cotton
Southern Backer (uncredited)Don Hood
Valet (uncredited)Matthew Barry
Waiter (uncredited)Ralph Monaco
Busboy (uncredited)Anthony Russell
Potential Backer (uncredited)Gregory Walcott
Another Backer (uncredited)Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
Old Man McCoy (uncredited)Rance Howard
Professor Strowski (uncredited)Vasek Simek
TV Horror Show Director (uncredited)Vinny Argiro
Indian Musician (uncredited)Korla Pandit
Nurse (uncredited)Patti Tippo
Doctor (uncredited)Ray Baker
Rental House Manager (uncredited)Louis Lombardi
Wrestling Opponent (uncredited)Jesse Hernandez
Theatre Manager (uncredited)Jim Boyce
Angry Kid (uncredited)Ben Ryan Ganger
Tourist (uncredited)Charlie Holliday
Tough Boy (uncredited)Tommy Bertelsen
Photographer #1 (uncredited)Adam Drescher
Photographer #2 (uncredited)Ric Mancini
Pilot / Strapping Young Man (uncredited)Daniel Riordan
Hammy Alien (uncredited)Mickey Cottrell
Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)Lena Banks
Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)Maurice LaMarche
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)Ada Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)Arlene Tai
Car Vandal (uncredited)Rayder Woods
Extra (uncredited)Ralph Moratz
Carny (uncredited)Bill Blair
Frantic UsherRyan Holihan

Crew

DepartmentJobPerson
ArtArt DirectionOkowita
Production DesignTom Duffield
Property MasterEmily Ferry
Set DecorationCricket Rowland
CameraCamera OperatorPhilippe Carr-Forster
Director of PhotographyStefan Czapsky
Costume & Make-UpAssistant Costume DesignerMichelle Skoby
Costume DesignColleen Atwood
Costume SupervisorKenn Smiley
Nancy McArdle
HairstylistBridget Cook
Lucia Mace
Key Hair StylistYolanda Toussieng
Makeup ArtistCarrie Angland
James Leonard
Matt Rose
Ve Neill
Makeup DesignerRick Baker
Set CostumerPhilip Maldonado
CrewPost Production SupervisorDavid Gaines
Special EffectsKevin Pike
Special Effects CoordinatorHoward Jensen
Stunt CoordinatorJohn Branagan
StuntsAnthony G. Schmidt
Bobby Burns
Joni Avery
ThanksKathy Wood
Paul Marco
Transportation CaptainHal Lary
Transportation Co-CaptainTim Abbatoye
DirectingDirectorTim Burton
First Assistant DirectorMike Topoozian
Script SupervisorJanna Stern
Second Assistant DirectorGregory Kent Simmons
EditingEditorChris Lebenzon
ProductionCastingVictoria Thomas
Executive ProducerMichael Lehmann
Extras CastingBill Dance
Location ManagerLiz Matthews
ProducerDenise Di Novi
Michael Flynn
Tim Burton
Unit Production ManagerMichael Polaire
SoundADR MixerBrian Ruberg
Jeff Courtie
Paul J. Zydel
Assistant Sound EditorDavid Franklin Bergad
Lisa Chino
Mildred Iatrou
Richard Quinn
Dialogue EditorJoan E. Chapman
Patrick Dodd
Scott Levitin
Foley ArtistJennifer Myers
Margie O'Malley
Foley Recording EngineerLinda Lew
Richard Duarte
Music EditorEllen Segal
Original Music ComposerHoward Shore
Production Sound MixerEdward Tise
Sound Effects EditorErnie Fosselius
Samuel H. Hinckley
Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid Parker
Michael Semanick
Rich Schirmer
Supervising Sound EditorJohn Nutt
Visual EffectsAnimationKent Burton
Visual Effects SupervisorPaul Boyington