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Ed Wood

Ed Wood

Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.

19947.52h 7m

Overview

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Rudolph Grey, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
Produced by Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $5.9M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

individualtaxifortune tellertranssexualitytransvestitemovie businessdrug addictionboxeroddballcelebritymorphinelos angeles, californiablack and whitesuburbthereminhandguntrick or treating1950s

About Ed Wood

Ed Wood is a comedy, drama, history film released in 1994 exploring themes of individual, taxi, fortune teller, transsexuality, transvestite, movie business. Directed by Tim Burton, it stars Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker. The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

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