I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

Director:

Aris Iliopulos

Writer:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

10 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam! |

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Funeral | Circus | Neo Noir | Syringe

Awards:

7 wins

Cast

Billy Zane	...	The Thief
Tippi Hedren	...	Maylinda Austed
Ron Perlman	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Michael Greene	...	Tom Harris
Christina Ricci	...	Teenage Hooker
Roberta Hanley	...	Housewife
Andrew McCarthy	...	Cemetery Cop
Ann Magnuson	...	Loan Secretary
Robert Musselman	...	Eartha Kitt's Escort
Marvin Lorence	...	Eartha Kitt's Piano Player (as Marvin Lorence)
Bud Cort	...	Shopkeeper (as Lord Hienrich 'Binky' Alcoa III)
Taylor Negron	...	Loan Office Cop
Megan Odebash	...	Wardrobe Mistress (as Megan Odabash)
Carel Struycken	...	Undertaker
Max Perlich	...	Assistant Undertaker

Also Known As:

Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Muse Productions

Trivia:

The movie has sound and some off-screen narration, but no dialogue.

Soundtrack:

Plastic Bag

Ed Wood is back!

I saw this film at the International Film Festival Of Brussels. I also met the director of the film. I heard that Ed Wood wrote the story in 10 years! I'm sure he thought his would be his masterpiece - his triumph.

Well, if you take the film seriously (like mr. Wood did) it is really one of the worst films you will ever see. And this is cool. The big joke of I Woke Up Early The Day I Died is that it doesn't even try to be a decent film.

This makes the film very, very good. The script is filled with nihilism and anarchism - a lot of black humour. Billy Zane's role is absolutely excellent. You see, this is either high art...or low rubbish.

****/*****