Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

Heralded as the "worst director of all time," Ed Wood certainly made the movies to prove it. In one of his best performances, Johnny Depp plays the grinning goof with a sunny disposition who loved to direct epically bad films while dressed in women's undergarments. As aging horror icon Bela Lugosi, Martin Landau's Oscar-winning supporting turn almost steals the film. Sarah Jessica Parker and Bill Murray co-star; Tim Burton directs.

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

Winner of 2 Academy Awards

JBscale
84
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Biography
Length
2 hrs. 7 mins.
US Theatrical Release
September 28, 1994
US Box Office
$5,887,457 (#4967 of 7539)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Some Strong Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Touchstone
Released
September 18, 2012
Acquired Date
May 18, 2015
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
December 14, 2007

Actors

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Martin Landau
Martin Landau
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Bill Murray
Bill Murray
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio
G.D. Spradlin
G.D. Spradlin
Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie
Mike Starr
Mike Starr
Max Casella
Max Casella
Brent Hinkley
Brent Hinkley
George 'The Animal' Steele
George 'The Animal' Steele
Juliet Landau
Juliet Landau
Clive Rosengren
Clive Rosengren
Norman Alden
Norman Alden
Leonard Termo
Leonard Termo
Ned Bellamy
Ned Bellamy
Danny Dayton
Danny Dayton
Ross Manarchy
Ross Manarchy
Bill Cusack
Bill Cusack

Directors

Tim Burton
Tim Burton

Producers

Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Denise Di Novi
Denise Di Novi

Writers

Scott Alexander
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Larry Karaszewski

Awards & Accolades

  • 1994 Oscar : Best Supporting Actor - Martin Landau
  • 1994 Oscar : Makeup
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #195
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #213
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #213
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #240
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #242

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Director Tim Burton, Actor Martin Landau, Co-Writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Director of Photography Stefan Czapsky and Costume Designer Colleen Atwood
Featurettes
  • Let's Shoot This F#*%@r!
  • Making Bela - About the creation of the Bela Lugosi character in the film with Actor Martin Landau and Production Designer Tom Duffield
  • Pie Plates Over Hollywood - About the look of the film with Production Designer Tom Duffield
Other
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 12.14.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
92%
Tomatometer
75 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
5,881 votes
METASCORE
71
19 votes
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
187,055 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media