Ed Wood (1985) Part 3/13

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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Category:

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• Ed Wood
• Ed Wood Movie
• Edward D. Wood Jr.
• Tim Burton
• Johnny Depp
• JDepp
• Martin Landau
• Bela Lugosi
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• SJP

[vegnagun925]

im officially convinced that johnny depp is the greatest actor of our day, possibly of all time.

[elitesvsbeanies]

change the date dude you put 1985 it's 1994

[MollyIsTheMinority14]

3:44 wee bit of willy wonka voice there ;)

[phxsns1]

Yeah, crap widduh star.

[setheurovision94]

I love 00:47; "Then I went out with the wolfman. What an evening. I didn't know how to kiss him goodnight." What a hilarious detail!

[Guyzo997]

did anyone else notice the split screen at 9:19?

[FranticFatality]

Sarah looks like a transvestite, use her lol

[perikles37]

That was the most beautiful YouTube description I've ever read! Are you a film reviewer? If only everyone on the internet was that articulate.

[Aidobobobobob]

Sarah Jessica Parker should play a transvestite for him.

[Simon4642]

@WILLSTERROCKSTER my god...i have connections with the dave lettermen show....can you contact me...how about .a major contract....in a ranch...ha ha...good talent is hard to find...i will hook you up....sell your house come to n.y.baby you got the stuff..

[darkphantom269]

Bela Lugosi, a legend to be remembered for ages

[betteronbrunettes]

Depp certainly makes Wood seem so enthusiastic yet so naive.