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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!
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 | Music Video | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | "The Theremin" Documentary | | "When Carol Met Larry" Cross-Dressing Introspective | | Audio Commentary With Cast And Filmmakers | | Make-Up Featurette "Making Bela" | | Production Design Featurette "Pie Plates Over Hollywood" | | Behind-The-Scenes Featurette | | Widescreen Version | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | | Subtitles: Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista Home Video |
| Release Date: 1/23/2008 |
| Running Time: 127 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | Catalog ID: 24397 | | UPC: 00786936072815 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: B&W |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1994) |  | Martin Landau, Winner, Best Supporting Actor |
| 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 |
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