Ed Wood (1994) Part 2/13

Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The film follows Wood (Johnny Depp) in his quest for film greatness as he writes and directs turkey after turkey, cross-dresses, and surrounds himself with a motley crew of Hollywood misfits, outcasts, has-beens, and never-weres. The real story, however, is his friendship with aging, morphine-addicted Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), whom he tries to help stage a comeback. Landau's unforgettable Oscar-winning performance must be seen to be believed, as must Rick Baker's Oscar-winning makeup. While it would have been easy to make a film simply ridiculing the bumbling director, Burton instead focuses on his driving passion for filmmaking and his unwavering persistence in the face of ridicule and failure. Possibly the most surprising aspect of the film is the genuine sentiment with which Burton treats the relationship between Wood and Lugosi; his devotion to Lugosi is touching, as is Lugosi's final soliloquy -- an inane bit of dialogue from the hilariously bad Bride of the Monster that grows into a poignant metaphor for the actor's life and ultimate triumph of his spirit. Even the look of the film is right; it manages to preserve the air of one of Wood's own films while retaining a sense of artistry in much of the composition on screen (note the scene at the drug rehab where Lugosi endures a horrifying night of detox). In all, Ed Wood is a unique film -- at times side-splittingly funny; at others, tragic or even frightening -- and a heartfelt tribute to the love of movies, good and bad alike.


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• Tim Burton
• Johnny Depp
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• Martin Landau
• Bela Lugosi
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• SJP

[Melancholy134]

i love this movie thanks for the post =D!

[gurlie1275]

in those clothes johnny depp looks like his character victor van dort he looks rele good in this movie

[ManticoreFire]

@kymmydanger He DID win an Oscar for this role? I had no idea, that's great to hear! I feel kind of embarassed I didn't know.

[kymmydanger]

@ManticoreFire Martin Landau played Bela & he actually did win an Oscar for this performance (or were you being sarcastic? :) ).

[ManticoreFire]

Who play's Lugosi here? That guy should have won an oscar for this performance XD

[gurnumbly]

I looked for this just two weeks ago and couldn't find it... youtube works in strange ways.

[jonnstoffer]

Who ever up-loaded this film I wish I could thank you in person.From the time I saw it in the theatre I knew then and there that this would be my favorite Johnny Depp film.It really captures the era back then and Ed Woods love for film.

[M2Shab]

Man: your a fruit...

Johnny: no no not at all i love women i just love wearing their cloths..

Man: ohh so your not a fruit..

xD Love this movie x

[EleventhDoctor11]

@300maquinadefuego You didn't get his age right either... rofl

[cold197]

@Simon4642 ha ha -_- i didn't see it in the suggestions, but i can see it now

[Simon4642]

@cold197 after part 2