- Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mike Starr
- Director: Tim Burton
- Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- Rating: R
- Running Time: 2 hrs. 7 mins
- Release Date: October 19, 2004
SYNOPSIS:
A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the undisputed "worst movie director of all time," Tim Burton's ED WOOD is nevertheless a delightful, zany, and ultimately moving film. Wood was the auteur behind GLEN OR GLENDA? (1953) and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959), and it is during the making of these two no-budget flicks that Wood is profiled. His friendship with the aging, drug-addicted, former film star Bela Lugosi--who he cast in his movies--is one of the most poignant characters ever portrayed on film. Wood had an infectious enthusiasm which inspired his cohorts, including transsexual wannabe Bunny (Bill Murray), the psychic Criswell (Jeffrey Jones), and behemoth wrestler Tor Johnson (George "The Animal" Steele). To a large extent, ED WOOD celebrates bad filmmaking raised to the level of a fine art form. With his fetishistic style of dressing in for pumps, narrow skirts and angora sweaters, Ed Wood was as much of an outsider as his actors. Perhaps the final irony is that ED WOOD may be one of the best films of all time about one of the worst filmmakers of all time.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Bonus Features:
Deleted Scenes
• "Breakin’ In"
• "Escape"
• "Dinner At The Johnsons"
• "Sleep Over"
• "Que Sera Sera" – includes Bill Murray singing this classic song with a mariachi band in a meat locker!
"Let's Shoot this F#%@r!"
Johnny Depp introduces this fascinating program. You are there, on the set at director Tim Burton’s shoulder, as the filmmakers shoot scenes from the film. See the actors between takes, see the film crew set up and shoot, see a major film star in drag! You can’t get closer to the actual filming of ED WOOD than this!
• Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton, actor Martin Landau, co-writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, costume designer Colleen Atwood, and cinematographer Stefan Czapsky.
• Original music video co-directed by Tim Burton and choreographer Toni Basil, with music by composer Howard Shore
• "Making Bela"
• "Pie Plates Over Hollywood"
• The Theremin
• "When Carol Met Larry"
• Original Theatrical Trailer
Deleted Scenes
• "Breakin’ In"
• "Escape"
• "Dinner At The Johnsons"
• "Sleep Over"
• "Que Sera Sera" – includes Bill Murray singing this classic song with a mariachi band in a meat locker!
"Let's Shoot this F#%@r!"
Johnny Depp introduces this fascinating program. You are there, on the set at director Tim Burton’s shoulder, as the filmmakers shoot scenes from the film. See the actors between takes, see the film crew set up and shoot, see a major film star in drag! You can’t get closer to the actual filming of ED WOOD than this!
• Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton, actor Martin Landau, co-writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, costume designer Colleen Atwood, and cinematographer Stefan Czapsky.
• Original music video co-directed by Tim Burton and choreographer Toni Basil, with music by composer Howard Shore
• "Making Bela"
• "Pie Plates Over Hollywood"
• The Theremin
• "When Carol Met Larry"
• Original Theatrical Trailer
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