Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
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Critic Consensus: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp team up to fete the life and work of cult hero Ed Wood, with typically strange and wonderful results.
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Cast
as Edward D. Wood Jr.
as Bela Lugosi
as Dolores Fuller
as Kathy O'Hara
as Criswell
as Rev. Lemon
as Orson Welles
as Vampira
as Bunny Breckinridge
as George Weiss
as Paul Marco
as Conrad Brooks
as Loretta King
as Tor Johnson
as Ed Reynolds
as Cameraman Bill
as Makeup Man Harry
as Dr. Tom Mason
as Soundman
as Camera Assistant
as Tony McCoy
as Teenage Kid
as Rude Boss
as Camera Assistant
as Rental House Manager
as Hammy Alien
as Security Guard
as Old Crusty Man
as 2nd Secretary
as Bartender
as Salesman
as Tough Boy
as Stage Guard
as Mr. Feldman
as 1st Executive
as 2nd Executive
as Ring Announcer
as Wrestling Opponent
as TV show host
as TV Host's Assistant
as Conservative Man
as Conservative Wife
as Backer's Wife
as Hick Backer
as Professor Strowski
as Southern Backer
as Doorman
as Valet
as Waiter
as Busboy
as Stage Manager
as Potential Backer
as Another Backer
as Old Man McCoy
as Professor Strowski
as Orson Welles [uncredited]
as Vampira's Assistant
as Vampira's Girlfriend
as Vampira's Friend
as Indian Musician
as Greta Johnson
as Karl Johnson
as TV Horror Show Director
as Nurse
as Doctor
as Theatre Manager
as Angry Kid
as Frantic Usher
as High School Punk
as Tourist
as 1st Photographer
as 2nd Photographer
as Pilot/Strapping Young Man
as Secretary #1
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Critic Reviews for Ed Wood
All Critics (60) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (5) | DVD (23)
Beguiling rather than thrilling, oddly charming instead of transporting, meaning that Disney will have its work cut out for it with what is at heart a cult movie and a film buff's dream.
It certainly succeeds as a funny, touching tribute to tenacity, energy, ambition and friendship.
Mr. Depp isn't best known as a comic actor, but he gives a witty and captivating performance, bringing wonderful buoyancy to this crazy role.
Outrageously disjointed and just as outrageously entertaining, the picture stands as a successful outsider's tribute to a failed kindred spirit.
Burton has evoked the surface of Ed Wood's life, but in a story about a man who loves angora and frilly panties, he has barely unbuttoned Wood's uniform.
Given the finished film, one also has to wonder if Ed Wood was interesting enough to base a two- hour movie on.
Audience Reviews for Ed Wood
"Ed Wood" takes the clumsy filmmaking backstory of Edward D. Wood, and makes it a fantastic film about terrible movies. Tim Burton directs the hell out of this film, and even though it screams his style, he keeps it a little on the down low here, letting the more of the substance out than the style, which is what true stories need. Johnny Depp gives one of his finest performances as the leading man living a dream of making films, while every one of them turn into disasters, because he just does not fully understand the industry. I loved "Ed Wood" from start to finish! The camerawork is unique, the post-production choice of Black and White is perfect, and the direction, along with the script, is just very very good all around. There is nothing wrong with this film whatsoever. It's an amazing little piece of film!
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Burton treats his idiosyncratic character with great affection and respect, in a delightful (and very funny) biography that emulates with perfection the visuals of classic horror movies - making us even want to check out Ed Wood's turkeys. Besides, Depp and Landau are magnificent.
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Ed Wood Quotes
| Vampira: | You're watching our Halloween movie, "White Zombie", starring Bela Lugosi, John Harron, Madge Bellamy, and a bunch of other people I've never heard of. |
| Vampira: | You're watching our Halloween movie, 'White Zombie', starring Bela Lugosi, John Harron, Madge Bellamy, and a bunch of other people I've never heard of. |
| Bela Lugosi: | I refuse to drive in this country. Too many madmen. |
| Bela Lugosi: | GODDAMN, it's cold! |
| Ed Wood: | It'll warm up once you're in it. |
| Bela Lugosi: | FUCK YOU! You come out here! |
| Criswell: | Eddie, we're in show biz. It's all about razzle-dazzle. Appearances. If you look good, and you talk well, people will swallow anything. |
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