Martin Landau's winning of the 'Best Supporting Actor' Academy Award for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi marked the first time in Oscar history that a performer in any category won for playing an actual movie star. A decade passed before this happened again; when Cate Blanchett took the 'Best Supporting Actress' trophy for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in
The Aviator.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
The Final Scene of Lugosi, where he is on the Street in front of a Theater making a Sidewalk Performance, there is a window Marque for the current running feature. The Film was the Low Budget John Carridine film Half Human. which was not released in the US until December 1958. Lugosi Died in Aug. of 1956.
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Quotes
Criswell:
[First lines]
Greetings, my friends! You are interested in the unknown. The mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing you the full story of what happened. We are giving you all the evidence based only on the secret testimony of the miserable souls who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, places. My friends, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Can your heart stand the shocking facts of the true story of Edward D. Wood Jr.? See more »
Crazy Credits
In the opening credits, Johnny Depp's name appears in capital letters,
followed by the title - both of them alternating in black and white, as
though being illuminated by lightning - and the rest of the main cast are
credited on tombstones. Supporting cast and crew names appear in white
against dark, rainy sets featuring meant-to-look-low-budget effects such as
a giant tentacle and flying saucers in outer space.
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