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Features: DVD, Black & White, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1) Featurettes, Behind the Scenes, Audio Commentary
From Tim Burton, acclaimed director of Planet Of The Apes, Sleepy Hollow and Batman comes the hilarious, true-life story of the wackiest filmmaker in Hollywood history, Ed Wood! Johnny Depp (Blow, Chocolat, Sleepy Hollow) stars as the high-spirited movieman who refuses to let unfinished scenes, terrible reviews, and hostile studio executives derail his big-screen dreams. With an oddball collection of showbiz misfits, Ed takes the art of bad moviemaking to an all-time low! The all-star cast features Sarah Jessica Parker (TV's Sex And The City), Patricia Arquette (Stigmata, Little Nicky), and an Academy Award-winning (Best Supporting Actor) performance by Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi. Hailed by critics everywhere, this laugh-packed comedy hit is sure to entertain everyone!
"...understatedly delirious portrait of the eccentric filmmaker." Desson Howe, Washington Post
"...cast to perfection... a must for any old-time movie buff." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...hilarious and touching tribute to a Hollywood maverick..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the undisputed "worst movie director of all time," Tim Burton's ED WOOD is nevertheless a delightful, zany, and ultimately moving film. Wood was the auteur behind GLEN OR GLENDA? (1953) and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959), and it is during the making of these two no-budget flicks that Wood is profiled. His friendship with the aging, drug-addicted, former film star Bela Lugosi--who he cast in his movies--is one of the most poignant characters ever portrayed on film. Wood had an infectious enthusiasm which inspired his cohorts, including transsexual wannabe Bunny (Bill Murray), the psychic Criswell (Jeffrey Jones), and behemoth wrestler Tor Johnson (George "The Animal" Steele). To a large extent, ED WOOD celebrates bad filmmaking raised to the level of a fine art form. With his fetishistic style of dressing in for pumps, narrow skirts and angora sweaters, Ed Wood was as much of an outsider as his actors. Perhaps the final irony is that ED WOOD may be one of the best films of all time about one of the worst filmmakers of all time.
| Features | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Pie Plates Over Hollywood Featurette -- Production Designer Tom Duffield Shares His Insights On Realizing The Offbeat And Stunning Visual World Of ED WOOD. | | An Abundance Of Deleted Scenes From The Film, Including Bill Murray Singing "Que Sera Sera" With A Mariachi Band In A Meat Locker! | | Original Music Video Co-Directed By Tim Burton And Choreographer Toni Basil, With Music By Composer Howard Shore | | Let's Shoot This F#*%@r! Featurette -- Join Star Johnny Depp And Director Tim Burton As A Fly-On-The-Wall And Go Behind-The-Scenes For The Making Of This Quirky Masterpiece. | | The Theremin Featurette -- Discover How This Odd Instrument Was Used To Create The Film's Distinctive Score. | | When Carol Met Larry Featurette -- Ed Wood Wasn't The World's First Cross-Dresser, And He Certainly Wouldn't Be The Last. In This Featurette, Meet Some Real-Life | | Audio Commentary With Cast And Filmmakers | | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | | Make-Up Featurette Making Bela |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 9/6/2005 |
| Running Time: 127 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | Catalog ID: 2957203 | | UPC: 00786936212501 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1995) |  | Martin Landau, Winner, Best Supporting Actor | | Rick Baker, et al., Winner, Best Makeup | |
Cannes Film Festival (1995) | | | Tim Burton, Nominee, Golden Palm | |
Golden Globe (1995) | | Martin Landau, Winner, Best Supporting Actor In A Motion Picture | | | Johnny Depp, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical |
| Memorable Quotes| "I'm the first celebrity that ever checked into rehab." Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
"...An A movie about a B-movie geek..." - Recommended 04/01/1995 p.146Rolling Stone
"...Sympathetic and endearing....For the length of Burton's affectionate and slyly affecting movie, Ed Wood finally belongs..." 10/20/1994 p.153-155 Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" - "...[Burton's] finest film....Sublime and touching..." 04/01/2000 p.160 New York Times
"...Burton's very good film about a very bad film maker....[Depp] gives a witty and captivating performance, bringing wonderful buoyancy to this crazy role..." 09/23/1994 p.C34 Film Comment
"...Deft enough to satisfy high-culture and low-culture aficionados alike..." 11/01/1994 p.71-3 Sight and Sound
"...ED WOOD is Burton's most successful piece of proper storytelling....The cast is perfect down to the walk-ons..." 05/01/1995 p.44 Los Angeles Times
"...Lugosi gives Landau the opportunity for a wonderfully rousing yet poignant performance..." 09/28/1994 p.F1 Total Film
"Burton's sweet, sad, warmly funny paean to Hollywood's old ghosts." 07/01/2006 p.128 Rolling Stone 9 of 10
...Wood is an easy target that this sympathetic and endearing movie bravely resists. Burton's freewh - Peter Travers
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