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Cast

Johnny Depp
as Edward D. Wood Jr.

Martin Landau
as Bela Lugosi

Sarah Jessica Parker
as Dolores Fuller

Patricia Arquette
as Kathy O'Hara

Jeffrey Jones
as Criswell

G.D. Spradlin
as Rev. Lemon

Vincent D'Onofrio
as Orson Welles

Lisa Marie
as Vampira

Bill Murray
as Bunny Breckinridge

Mike Starr
as George Weiss

Max Casella
as Paul Marco

Brent Hinkley
as Conrad Brooks

Juliet Landau
as Loretta King

George 'The Animal' Steele
as Tor Johnson

Jim Myers

Clive Rosengren
as Ed Reynolds

Norman Alden
as Cameraman Bill

Victoria Thomas

Leonard Termo
as Makeup Man Harry

Ned Bellamy
as Dr. Tom Mason

Danny Dayton
as Soundman

Ross Manarchy
as Camera Assistant

Bill Cusack
as Tony McCoy

Aaron Nelms
as Teenage Kid

Biff Yeager
as Rude Boss

Jonathan Ross
as Camera Assistant

Louis Lombardi
as Rental House Manager

Mickey Cottrell
as Hammy Alien

Joseph R. Gannascoli
as Security Guard

Carmen Filpi
as Old Crusty Man

Melora Walters
as 2nd Secretary

Conrad Brooks
as Bartender

Don Amendolia
as Salesman

Tommy Bertelsen
as Tough Boy

Reid Cruickshanks
as Stage Guard

Stanley DeSantis
as Mr. Feldman

Lionel Decker
as 1st Executive

Edmund L. Shaff
as 2nd Executive

Gene Lebell
as Ring Announcer

Jesse Hernandez
as Wrestling Opponent

Bobby Slayton
as TV show host

Gretchen Becker
as TV Host's Assistant

John Rice
as Conservative Man

Catherine Butterfield
as Conservative Wife

Mary Portser
as Backer's Wife

King Cotton
as Hick Backer

Vasek Simek
as Professor Strowski

Don Hood
as Southern Backer

Frank Echols
as Doorman

Matthew Barry
as Valet

Ralph Monaco
as Waiter

Anthony Russell
as Busboy

Tommy Bush
as Stage Manager

Gregory Walcott
as Potential Backer

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
as Another Backer

Rance Howard
as Old Man McCoy

Vasek C. Simek
as Professor Strowski

Maurice LaMarche
as Orson Welles [uncredited]

Alan Martin
as Vampira's Assistant

Salwa Mohamed Ali
as Vampira's Girlfriend

Rodney Kizziah
as Vampira's Friend

Korla Pandit
as Indian Musician

Hannah Eckstein
as Greta Johnson

Luc DeSchepper
as Karl Johnson

Vinny Argiro
as TV Horror Show Director

Patti Tippo
as Nurse

Ray Baker
as Doctor

James Reid Boyce
as Theatre Manager

Ben Ryan Ganger
as Angry Kid

Ryan Holihan
as Frantic Usher

Marc Revivo
as High School Punk

Charlie Holliday
as Tourist

Adam Drescher
as 1st Photographer

Ric Mancini
as 2nd Photographer

Daniel Riordan
as Pilot/Strapping Young Man

Lisa Malkiewicz
as Secretary #1

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Audience Reviews for Ed Wood

• Sep 08, 2016

  Leave it to Tim Burton to direct a film about the "wackiest" filmmaker of all time. But in all seriousness, Ed Wood may very well be the best directing job of Burton's career. It's funny, strange, and rapidly paced. Burton deserves credit. I really love when movies take place within the world of filmmaking, especially during the 1950's. It was just an interesting time to be involved in the film business. Perhaps nobody more interesting than Edward D. Wood Jr. Although apparently much of the film's details were made up for the movie itself, it's hard not to get a kick out of Wood's story. A man stumbles himself into Hollywood with little to no experience, and manages to garner decent budgets to make multiple films, that's Hollywood 101. One of Burton's greatest qualities is the ability to develop a great journey for the characters. Ed Wood has a clear beginning, middle, and end, but it's the stuff along the way that makes for the most entertainment. The sheer absurdity of Wood's story is really where Burton tends to bring out his best work. Watching a man without any real talent as a filmmaker plow his way through studio executives and convince actors to join him in his quest makes it all the more amazing. I mean come on, this guy compares himself to Citizen Kane on multiple occasions. As for the performances, there's almost too many good ones to mention. Johnny Depp, in his second Burton feature, begins to show exactly why he's one of this generation's greatest talents. He easily could have been nominated for an Oscar here. It's also the first real time he played such a uniquely strange character, something he's got himself stuck into doing these days. Martin Landau, who did win an Oscar for his turn as Bela Lugosi, is what makes this film work so well. It can get tiresome watching Wood's undeserved success, but Landau works so impeccably well as a drugged up Lugosi. I couldn't have imagined someone better in that role. The rest of the cast and crew also deserve credit, mostly for succeeding in making such a strangely delicious film. After a while, you begin to go along with the joke of Wood's career. And to look up and see that there's still plenty that isn't falsified makes it all the better. +Unique characters and story +Movie about movies +Burton's tight directing 8.0/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Dec 22, 2015

  An essential film for aspiring filmmakers. This film shows you how you should never make movies for profit and you should make movies because your passionate about the craft. The acting by Johnny Depp was just spell bounding and gives the best performance of his career. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi was just spectacular and deserved his Best supporting actor Oscar. The film was shot in Black and white which gives the film an old feeling and makes you feel like your going back in time to watch a classic film.
  

  Sonny H Super Reviewer
• Sep 30, 2015

  Johnny Depp gives a great characterization of Ed Wood as this cheerful, upbeat, persevering guy that you root for more than you laugh (or cringe) at. The filmmaking and storytelling are well-done, but make no particular impression. Watch Ed Wood mainly for the acting of Johnny Depp and Martin Landau.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Jul 25, 2013

  From visionary director Tim Burton comes the fantastical tale of Ed Wood, the best worst director of all time. The film follows Ed Wood's early career making low-budget pictures, and his friendship with horror movie icon Bela Lugosi. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, and Bill Murray, the performances are all really good. And, the cinematography is beautiful; giving the film a rich and surrealist look. Still, the storytelling's a little uneven and doesn't delve too deeply into Wood's passion as a filmmaker. Though there are some weaknesses, Ed Wood is a fond love letter to classic Hollywood and the struggles of B-movie filmmaking.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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