Movie 'Ed Wood'

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Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.

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% · 2,365 (more information on website)
IMDb 78% · 187,062 (more information on website)
Rotten Tomatoes® 92% (more information on website)
metacritic 71% (more information on website)

Cast

CharacterPerson
Ed WoodJohnny Depp
Bela LugosiMartin Landau
Dolores FullerSarah Jessica Parker
Kathy O'HaraPatricia Arquette
CriswellJeffrey Jones
Reverend LemonG. D. Spradlin
Orson WellesVincent D'Onofrio
Bunny BreckinridgeBill Murray
Georgie WeissMike Starr
Paul MarcoMax Casella
Conrad BrooksBrent Hinkley
VampiraLisa Marie
Tor JohnsonJim Myers
Loretta KingJuliet Landau
Ed ReynoldsClive Rosengren
Cameraman BillNorman Alden
Makeup Man HarryLeonard Termo
Dr. Tom MasonNed Bellamy
SoundmanDanny Dayton
Camera AssistantRoss Manarchy
Tony McCoyBill Cusack
Teenage KidAaron Nelms
Rude BossBiff Yeager
Security GuardJoseph R. Gannascoli
Old Crusty ManCarmen Filpi
Secretary #1Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #2Melora Walters
BartenderConrad Brooks
SalesmanDon Amendolia
Tough BoyTommy Bertelsen
Stage GuardReid Cruickshanks
Mr. FeldmanStanley DeSantis
Executive #1Lionel Decker
Executive #2Edmund L. Shaff
Ring AnnouncerGene LeBell
TV Show HostBobby Slayton
TV Host's AssistantGretchen Becker
Conservative ManJohn Rice
Conservative WifeCatherine Butterfield
Backer's WifeMary Portser
Hick BackerKing Cotton
Southern BackerDon Hood
DoormanFrank Echols
ValetMatthew Barry
WaiterRalph Monaco
BusboyAnthony Russell
Stage ManagerTommy Bush
Potential BackerGregory Walcott
Another BackerCharles C. Stevenson Jr.
Old Man McCoyRance Howard
Professor StrowskiVasek Simek
Vampira's AssistantAlan Martin
Vampira's GirlfriendSalwa Ali
Vampira's FriendRodney Kizziah
Indian MusicianKorla Pandit
Greta JohnsonHannah Eckstein
Karl JohnsonLuc De Schepper
TV Horror Show DirectorVinny Argiro
NursePatti Tippo
DoctorRay Baker
Rental House ManagerLouis Lombardi
Theatre ManagerJim Boyce
Angry KidBen Ryan Ganger
Frantic UsherRyan Holihan
High School PunkMarc Revivo
TouristCharlie Holliday
Photographer #1Adam Drescher
Photographer #2Ric Mancini
Pilot / Strapping Young ManDaniel Riordan
Hammy AlienMickey Cottrell
OrganistChristopher George Simpson
Choir MemberRobert Binford
Choir MemberHerbert Boche
Choir MemberLinda Rae Brienza
Choir MemberMarlene Cook
Choir MemberSylvia Coussa
Choir MemberAudrey Cuyler
Choir MemberJoseph Golightly
Choir MemberCarrie Starner Hummel
Choir MemberRamona Kemp-Blair
Choir MemberCarolyn Kessinger
Choir MemberNancy Longyear
Choir MemberMatthew Nelson
Choir MemberRobert Nuffer
Choir MemberWilliam Michael Short
Choir MemberSusan Eileen Simpson
Choir MemberGeorge F. Sterne
Choir MemberCharles Alan Stephenson
Choir MemberCheri A. Williams
Choir MemberCynthia Ann Wilson
Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)Maurice LaMarche
Wrestling Opponent (uncredited)Jesse Hernandez
Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)Lena Banks
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

Crew

DepartmentJobPerson
ArtArt DirectionOkowita
Assistant Art DirectorKeith Neely
Production DesignTom Duffield
Property MasterEmily Ferry
Set DecorationCricket Rowland
Camera"B" Camera OperatorMark Streapy
Camera 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 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