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Ed Wood

  • 1994
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
180K
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Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)
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Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.

  • Director
    • Tim Burton
  • Writers
    • Rudolph Grey
    • Scott Alexander
    • Larry Karaszewski
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp
    • Martin Landau
    • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    180K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,140
    173
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Rudolph Grey
      • Scott Alexander
      • Larry Karaszewski
    • Stars
      • Johnny Depp
      • Martin Landau
      • Sarah Jessica Parker
    • 493User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 27 wins & 34 nominations total

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    Patricia Arquette and Johnny Depp in Ed Wood (1994)
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    Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Ed Wood (1994)
    Johnny Depp and Martin Landau in Ed Wood (1994)
    Johnny Depp and Martin Landau in Ed Wood (1994)
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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Ed Wood
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Bela Lugosi
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Dolores Fuller
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Kathy O'Hara
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Criswell
    G.D. Spradlin
    G.D. Spradlin
    • Reverend Lemon
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Orson Welles
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Bunny Breckinridge
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Georgie Weiss
    Max Casella
    Max Casella
    • Paul Marco
    Brent Hinkley
    Brent Hinkley
    • Conrad Brooks
    Lisa Marie
    Lisa Marie
    • Vampira
    George 'The Animal' Steele
    George 'The Animal' Steele
    • Tor Johnson
    Juliet Landau
    Juliet Landau
    • Loretta King
    Clive Rosengren
    Clive Rosengren
    • Ed Reynolds
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Cameraman Bill
    Leonard Termo
    Leonard Termo
    • Makeup Man Harry
    Ned Bellamy
    Ned Bellamy
    • Dr. Tom Mason
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Rudolph Grey
      • Scott Alexander
      • Larry Karaszewski
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Unhappy with Vincent D'Onofrio's verbal impersonation of Orson Welles, Tim Burton had his voice dubbed by Maurice LaMarche.
    • Goofs
      According to those who knew him, Bela Lugosi never used profanity.
    • Quotes

      Orson Welles: Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?

    • Crazy credits
      Immediately preceding the final credits, the film features a "What Ever Happened To" and/or "Where They Are Now" sequence about Edward D. Wood Jr., Kathy Wood, Bela Lugosi, John Breckinridge, Dolores Fuller, Tor Johnson, Maila Nurmi, Paul Marco', Conrad Brooks, Tom Mason, and Criswell. The commentaries include such statements as: "Bela Lugosi never rose from the grave, but after appearing in 103 films, he is more famous than ever. Today, his movie memorabilia outsells Boris Karloff's by a substantial margin" and "Dolores Fuller, after leaving Ed, went on to a successful songwriting career. Her compositions include the Elvis Presley hits 'Rock-a-Hula Baby' and 'Do the Clam.'"
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The River Wild/Jason's Lyric/Ed Wood/The Scout/Rapa Nui (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Bunny Hop
      Written by Ray Anthony and Leonard Auletti

      Performed by John Keating

      Courtesy of Gateway Records

    User reviews493

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    An Unlikely Masterpiece
    I hear that ED WOOD took just $6,000,000 on its initial cinematic release in the USA. I'm not surprised. The extraordinary thing is that the film was financed and released at all. Had it not been for the prestige that Tim Burton had already earned from his previous projects, ED WOOD would no doubt have foundered long before the cameras began to roll. The result could have been another 1941 – but it wasn't. What came out of Tim Burton's fascination with the `Worst Director of All Time' was something very rich and strange – perhaps the most un-Hollywood Hollywood picture of the 90s.

    I see two main themes in ED WOOD. The first is the dreadful fear that hovers over everyone who enters the creative arts – `Am I any good?' `Is my work any good?' `How do I know if it's any good?' `What if I think it's good, but everybody else thinks it's rubbish?' Artists use all kinds of strategies to deal with these fears – some become eccentric, others arrogant, others diffident. Without the right to fail, no artist is likely to take the sort of risk that sometimes, just sometimes, leads to great work. Tim Burton knew this.

    Edward D Wood Jnr believed himself to be a creative artist. Oh, how he believed. But he still failed to create anything worthwhile. And this leads to what I believe to be the second theme of the movie, and the reason why I think it failed commercially.

    Look at all the things Ed did right. He believed in himself. He followed his dream. He worked hard. He was an entrepreneur – he did his best to make others believe in his dream and help him to turn it into reality. In short, he did all the things that the self-help books, the daytime TV shows, the junk ballads and the feel-good movies tell us will give you success. Just wish upon a star, work all the hours there are to turn your vision into reality and you will succeed. Ed did all of these things. And still he failed. He died short of his 60th birthday, living in a crime-riddled apartment building, drunk, broke, supporting himself and his loyal wife Kathy by writing formula pornography and making sex instruction flicks on 8mm.

    America doesn't want to hear this. Hollywood doesn't want to tell America this – that you can try and try and try and still get nothing but heartbreak. This is why ED WOOD is such an un-Hollywood film – and why it's one of the best Hollywood films of the 90s.
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    • pkendell
    • Apr 26, 1999

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    FAQ4

    • Why did Ed Wood *really* change the name of Grave Robbers From Outer Space?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Bất Tài
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood United Methodist Church - North Campus - 4301 Cahuenga Blvd, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,887,457
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $71,566
      • Oct 2, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,887,725
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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