Ed Wood: Glen Or Glenda? (1953) Part 2 Of 7

[trc2rockon]

Wait a minute, at 3:30, that's the guy I met today! This must be one of Billy Wilder's jokes or something. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[bwc3821]

I love how you can always tell when Wood went back to the stock footage. lol

[bwc3821]

It's like a fictionalized '50's educational video. Trippy....

[matkovickresimir]

this is the best movie hahah i laugh 3 hours hahaha....

[glottis5]

ed wood is the man

[18MJZ]

very informative and true, this really isnt that bad

[KentuckyRebel11]

This movie is terrible! Ed Wood may have had heart, but he didn't have any talent.

[hakubishin49]

Ed Wood presented transgenderism just as it is and with understanding. He really was ahead of his time.

[SummerInJuly]

It can't be stressed too firmly that Glen is NOT a homosexual!

[tadeuk2k]

no shit, I've seen pleny worse, ed wood's movies at least are funny and have some kind of message

even the big productions like that 2012 film, I find it one of the shitiest I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot

[TheJameslehr]

The narrator is omniscient, omnipotent, and has Xray eyes. That's how he can see underneath people's clothes.

[shawnfella]

Okay, wait a minute. How does the narrator know what color the guy on the ladder`s underwear is?

[Allekto1323]

No matter how bad this is, I really enjoy it after watching Tim Burton's Ed Wood.

[PoisonOnHisLips]

My husband is a crossdresser and we love to watch b-horror films together. Thank you Ed Wood for allowing us to share this movie with one another. <3

[Filipjphry]

Bela Lugosi was in this movie? *facepalm*

[funkystonermonkey]

@Filipjphry Derp

[LukeLovesRose]

How much did Ed leave up to narration? Jesus Christ, Ed. You poor, pathetic, dead fool.

[LukeLovesRose]

Was that plane supposed to be dropping newspapers, spreading the word to the entire world about Glen's "Sex Change"?

LOL. I can't help but laugh. This is so bizarre in nature and execution, but its got a warped logic behind it all.

[LuvPeaceUnitySiberi4]

The examples of people saying, "If God wanted us to fly, He'd have given us wings," while undoubtedly was said by many people back in the day, can't really be applied to everything because, while airplanes are merely inventions and tools, a sex change goes against the nature of things. Just use that argument to try and defend incest (without children of course). But then again, in the near future maybe not even incest will seem perverse in this disgusting world. Who knows!

[LLydarth]

06:41 is scientifically true. The of women that are there purely to be sexually attractive are pubic hair + the fat on their breasts. But men have beards, body hair, deep voices + bigger-than-is-practical genitals all for that purpose.

[spiderlime]

this makes me think that maybe in an alternate-universe version of the 1950's instead of those bomb-scare propaganda peices and sex-scare peices there were educational films about acceptance and tolerance such as this one. and bela lugosi is happy, too.

[BrisVegess]

That is Ed as the transvestite.Unfortunately the film doesn't broach the subject that gender dysphoria & tranvestism aren't the same thing.Ed was wearing girls undies when a soldier making a landing in the pacific.He apparently dressed as the easter bunny as a kid and it was the beginning of his love of angora & girl's clothes.The most accurate info on Ed can be found in the Medved Brother's 'Golden Turkey Award' books.He was apparently a sweetheart who's give u the shirt off his back.

[hornymaneee]

If I'd went to see this at the time id me like "is this some kind of joke? This can't be real."

[conorsmitheire]

the reason people didnt like this in 1953 was because its WAY before its time.....there are MANY movies like this these days and not half as good and real as this film

[vassilli19910666]

@NakedCreep don't try to find meanings and depth in stupidity this movie doesn't carry subtext it'd be nice if it did but ed wood did not right this to explore the dark corners of society nor to ridicule the human flaws...this man was hired to to a sex change flick and put his own ridiculous vision through..this is a not the worst movie ever made but it is a shallow one nonetheless

[lastswordfighter]

I don't get where this movie is going. Was it trying to be a horror film or a film trying to teach tolerance and acceptance for transvestites? A little consistency would be nice for this film.

[SuppressionSquad]

Ask any girl if they'd rather be a boy, they'll say yes. Here's why: menstrual periods, pregnancy. (I'm a girl and it sucks like hell.)

[blah3479]

@SuppressionSquad noo id still rather be a girl, periods are annyoying, but pregnancy i dont mind hehe

[SuppressionSquad]

@blah3479 Hmmm. Yeah, I really shouldn't have said "any." Maybe it's just me.

[Johnny123456789x]

Wood was a better actor than many of the ones he put in his film.

[Vinnieification]

Ed Wood as an actor is really not bad, and for the 50s the message of this film ought to be praised. It's not a classic film but for what it is I think it's worthy of respect.

[PirateLordRogan]

Also 6:23 I just don't know what to say other than "Ed Wood: Sexual Rights Activist and proud racist."

[PirateLordRogan]

Airplanes, heh...

[DeadEndScreamer]

1:26

Newspaper - 25 cents

Stick of glue - 1 dollar

Gluing a fake headline to an irrelevant newspaper article in your movie - priceless

[Cocteau120]

What's really fucked up is that there are a lot of people in current Western society who are attempting to make this sort of insanity mainstream. I'm sure there are lots of faggots who would love this movie.

[eva93ie]

I respect ED in a great way. He never gave up on his dream of producing and directing films. And THIS film touches an important subject: DIFFERENCE. People should respect other peoples opinnion. If someone wants to be gay,they will be gay..if a man wants to wear female clothes he will, if someone dont believe in God they wont. We ALL are different. Rrespect that,

[Hellof7]

This is what is called art film today. Sociological, psychological half-documentary, socially liberal, tolerant, respectful. I prefer it over general US-American cinema of the 50s any day.

[lukekasten]

6:23-6:53 hahahahaha

[bzzkirk]

this is a fucking trip!!!!

[favoritemoviemoments]

This film is such an ungodly mess. No wonder Ed was considered the worst filmmaker of all time.

[favoritemoviemoments]

Sure, the filmmaking is hokey and obvious but you can tell that if Ed had just enough practice before making this heartfelt project he might have been a truly great director. As it is, Ed Wood is unfairly scapegoated as hopelessly inept. Not true. There are things in his movies that work extremely well.

[Johnny123456789x]

@favoritemoviemoments This is true. Many of his dialogues would have been perfectly fine had he had people who could act instead of hiring broke friends.

[Bobzeaux]

I'm suddenly curious as to why Wood's having these character refer to flying, cars, etc. as being against "The Creator's will" instead of "God's will". It's the same idea, I know, but is there some significance to that particular wording?

[murcielago06gt]

@Bobzeaux He wanted to keep it open to religions who don't believe in the commonly accepted "God", or do not call their god(s) "God". "The Creator" is an umbrella term that doesn't offend any particular religion or belief set, nor does it truly suggest religion in the first place ("The Creator" could be anybody or anything). This way, he doesn't directly accuse religion for people not accepting transsexualism and transvestism, rather he accuses people's stubbornness.

[Bobzeaux]

@murcielago06gt For such a notoriously bad writer, that's REALLY smart. *lol* Kudos to you, Mr. Wood! ;)

[murcielago06gt]

@Bobzeaux Yes, you wouldn't believe the amount of symbolism in Glen Or Glenda. There is 50x more of a story than what you actually see.

[luridplanet]

Notice at :14, Lugosi doesn't blink his eyes for over 30 seconds.

[Sidnelsom]

this movie is fucking awesome!!! LOLOLOLOLOL

[JollyJollies22]

6:23 oh no, Ed...why?? And is the guy in the background dancing with a broom??

[micaxification]

GREATTTTTTT Film!! Nothing is bad with this film, just B movie

[sondano]

This is a work of genius! In 1953? Absolutely revolutionary. Screw the snobs who trash this

[KawaiiGeek]

Ed Wood had serious courage for releasing this film and even though it's a bit corny, I believe it's really awesome that it got made at the time that it did.

[SURFUR]

Not nearly as bad as most of the world made it out to be. Gee, when people hype... always a let-down. Never lives up to all that impossible promise.

Ahead of it's time. Jesus, that phony "granny voice" is one thing that's laughable. I've never seen such a pro-tranny film. Not "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything." Not "Adventures of Priscilla."

This one.

Long live Edward D. Wood. As long as these works of his are generated... still here. Alive and well.

--Long Love Ed, Dane Youssef

[das81]

the story is begun?

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[musicman2047]

This is actually very interesting, probably is a better movie today then it was back then, cool!

[TwinkleToesAlie3]

LOL at the bad acting

[Ultraman725]

Terrible? This has tons of depth to it, screw the mainstream opinion.

[JohnRambo]

This is seriously as bad as they made it out to be in the Ed Wood movie. Jeezus. lol

[discardedmuffin]

Excellent! SRS is equated here with everyday modern technological advances like airplanes and cars. Really progressive for '53.

[zachlieb1]

Holy crap! i swear someone just said Ed wood was genuis. What are you smoking? Dude he's not a genius. Oh my god! the most idiotic thing iv'e heard!

[loserwoman87]

Y'know, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that transvetite is the medical term given to....

[legorocks3]

is that ed wood at 4:48 ?

[Stauderhorse]

It's funny how Ed incorporates all these clips of stock footage into the movie, and they actually work! (usually)

[SufferInJuly]

Ed Wood knew how to present cross-dressing in its proper light. Millions of men are wearing negligees & lingerie right now as police woman bind themselves in starched black trousers, button-down shirts & calve-high leather boots. What a picnic!

[RandyAKing]

Gosh, this movie is taking forever.

[FLYfatassFLY66]

IMHO, Ed Wood was a genius. I'm not saying that his films were amazing. They were terrible. The dialogue, the acting... Just terrible. The idea behind his films, however, were breakthrough at that time in history. Realism as he called it was almost unheard of back then. No one understood Ed Wood and I think it will be a long time before will.

[murcielago06gt]

Though it's not exactly the best movie out there (by far not the worst), Ed Wood makes a lot of really good points.Very progressive thinking for its day.

[starshipdan]

"Doctorrr.... ACK-ULA!"

[maxpower789z]

ARE WE SURE?!?

[siderespector]

It is *not* a bad film, it is quite hillarious, I'm dying of laugh! Plan 9 was perfectly boring, but this one is a masterpiece!

[spookyelectrik]

these movies inspire emotion, probably mixed or the wrong ones but emotions none the less.

[dannyrose55]

this movie stinks!!

i love it!!!

[recorez]

This is very entertaining, as warped as it is. Misguided sincere (bad) art isn't as bad as pretentious (bad) art, like many of these bloated, slickly made 'epics' coming out of Hollywood.

[tetrulz]

ca u see the newspaper.. a piece of paper has been pasted on top lol

[onsenfoudunom1]

It's almost as bad as "300"

[MrGeorgiepoo]

Bless Ed Woods guileless heart- what a movie! The narration is priceless.

[Dullfang2]

Hahaha, i have no idea what the heck the narrator is talking about. this is awesome.

[Preliator0]

wow, girlfriend acting is terrible

[ErikMartijn]

Haha, look at the so-called native guy dancing with that hat and just picking the girl up and walking away... It's hilarious.

[sk9utube]

this makes me laugh

[comicbookgirl17]

I remember finding a picture of my dad dressing as a woman for a Halloween party (back in the 80s). He had clip-on earrings, a wig, the whole nine yards.

[def911]

That is the real ed wood in drag and also from 3:54 to 5:01 Johnny Depp played him a little over the top lol

[mjn76]

The anti-religious bigotry ("If the creator wanted us to...") is obvious. It's easy to mock the viewpoints of others when you misrepresent or reduce them to ridiculous cliches.

[HoshiKagura]

Wearing hats causes hair loss. Better watch out.

[DarkProphet94]

i have a question: from 1:58 to 2:20, was that stock footage ed used later in plan 9?

[Zennuts1]

This is so funny. I just can't stop laughing at this.

[neddx]

To be a man you must have honor...honor and a penis

[wegreenall]

"Then, one day... it wasn't halloween any longer."

what, the next day?

also, the scene about the "natives" is so goddamn racist/ridiculous it's hilarious

[neddx]

It kind of defeats the purpose of the movie

[backwoodsninja]

Watching Ed Wood's films are more like watching a play than a movie, a brilliant play!

[JAGUART]

Despite being so bad, the sheer effort to make something dramatic produced something watchable.

[3investigators]

Pull the string! hehehehehehehehe

[adjusttint]

absolutely brilliant

[captindude]

wow this is weird but i do think it seems like thier talking to the camera at times and none of it feels like normal conversation

[greedymuppet]

This is weirder than I thought it would be. It's hard to describe it, but the way the actors talk is like reading someone's blog, It doesn't fit into conversation form, and is like Ed Wood lecturing society. And because he doesn't completely know what these characters would really do or say or how some things in society work, he just kind of guesses based on vague understandings of their parts. I feel bad that something he threw his emotional self into was so poorly put together. Funny, though.

[LolEYEHasFun]

bela lugosi's parts were not necessary at all.

[greedymuppet]

Ha! Yeah, there are two narrators in this story! And I love how Ed Wood just wanted SOME element of horror in the film--lightning crash, "PULL THE STRINGS!"

[peterd127]

how could yu say that?!XD

[animationeer]

Glen or Glenda? > The Stepford Wives

[tegustajazz]

it may be a contrived festival of general poor film making, but I'll take 'Glen or Glenda' over any 'American Pie Presents' movie or video game adaption.

[das81]

@tegustajazz and it more funny than all the american pie movies(fuck you Stifler!)

[jamMatther]

this is magnificently progressive for a film made in 1953

[bahdahdoop]

@jamMatther lol....gender confusion is a sign of "progress".......haha liberalism is a mental disorder

[Johnny123456789x]

@bahdahdoop It's not gender confusion. In fact, Glen's problem, and Wood's, and many pother people's, is that they know exactly what they are and how they are, but when they want to be able to show themselves as that, social standards do not let them.

Is it less wrong to force people to be and act as what they aren't? I'd say that is and creates more confusion.

[bahdahdoop]

@Johnny123456789x You mean society looks awkwardly upon people who believe they're something they're demonstrably not? Ya don't say....

[Johnny123456789x]

@bahdahdoop How the hell are they, and how do you know that they aren't "demonstrably not" a woman or a man in their brain?

You don't seem to have researched this ever, since I suppose that message means that you don't know what it is that makes someone feel like they belong to a gender.

[Cocteau120]

@jamMatther

There's nothing progressive about perverted faggot BS.

[jamMatther]

@Cocteau120 lol

[repelghosts]

awesome love it!!!

Thank-you very much for this classic...Jon Depp loved it as well!

[smelshi]

i love how the tribal guy just picks up the girl and walks off hahaha

[patrickbad]

Dont do it Glen, you will go to hell. You must resist this insanity.

[ath1931]

definitely on the peculiar side, but I'm following the message of this film, so far at least.

[CeruleanFilms]

To say that hats, which go ON the head, stop blood from getting TO the head, is like saying that blood flows up one leg and down the other.

[brandonman2109]

Many of Mr. Ed Wood's films are peppered with inaccuracies and outlandish ideas. I personally believe these movies were Mr. Wood's way to tell the world about who he really was, hoping for acceptance, and not intended to be studies on reality. Those were simpler times and many people did not accept Wood's tendencies, so he had to live out his desires under the pretext of "acting" in his fictional movies (which were more like biographies).

[mrright911]

I can say this for sure ,almost everyone driving on that highway is DEAD.

[rainbowsandwar]

"Then there is your friend, the milkman, who... who knows how to find 'comfort' at home..."

[siriuslybloo]

Geez... everyone knows you don't tuck in a fluffy angora sweater!

[MissMael]

So far I like this movie XD

For someone who wore fluffy angora sweaters Ed certainly had lot of balls for making this film.

[EdWoodFilms]

to tell you the truth i liked it for what it is. I thought it had a very interesting story.

[siriuslybloo]

Women's clothes comfy? In the days of the Iron Bra and the panty girdle????? Oh, puhleeze!

Hats cause baldness? If that were true, it seems to me those pre-Lycra non-stretch bras would cause one's "girls" to fall off!

[mrright911]

he also makes some nice points with mostly men designing womans apparel.