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ED WOOD 

1994

Edward D. Wood jr.

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Director: Tim Burton

Writers:
  • Rudolph Grey (book "Nightmare of Ecstasy")
  • Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (script & screenplay)






With : Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, G.D. Spradlin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bill Murray, Mike Star, Lisa Marie 


Tagline: "Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness"

Music: Howard Shore

Costumes: Colleen Atwood

Rating:  R 




 





 

 

 


  


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SYNOPSIS

The hilarious, true-life story of the wackiest filmmaker in Hollywood history -- Ed Wood. Johnny Depp stars as the high-spirited movieman who refuses to let unfinished scenes, terrible reviews or hostile studio executives derail his big-screen dreams. With an oddball collection of showbiz misfits, Ed takes the art of bad moviemaking to an all-time low. Hailed by critics everywhere, this touching comedy hit is sure to entertain everyone.



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QUOTES FROM JOHNNY DEPP

"I just took to poisoning myself (with drugs and alcohol), which is really stupid. 'Ed Wood' was the rocket ship that took me away from that horrible, black, bleak time."
Johnny Depp, ABCNews.com

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This film costed more to produce, than all of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s films put together.

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"This guy needed to be the ultimate optimist, dreamer, idealist. It was like being in a completely different suit or skin. It felt very good."
Johnny Depp, ABCNews.com"

I was never one of those guys who ever believed in like, you know, you become the character and you know, and you walk to the coffee machine you are Henry the Eighth. But at the same time, you get to know them so well and you play them for such an extended period of time that by the time you're done … it took me a couple of months to not smile like Ed Wood."
Johnny Depp, ABCNews.com

 

"One day, after the shooting had already begun, she (Kathy Wood, Ed Wood's widow) came unexpectedly on the set. We were shooting next to Hollywood Boulevard and she noticed the written boards mentioning "Ed Wood". Can you believe it, the signs brought her to us on the set. She caught me, on the set, dressed up as a woman, with lipstick on my face and a wig. She didn't feel surprised at all. She came to me to tell me how happy she was to meet me. She told me her husband and I were like two peas in a pod."

Johnny Depp, Ciné Fantastique, 1996

 

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Johnny Depp has said that his characterization of Edward D. Wood Jr. was a mixture of "the blind optimism of Ronald Reagan, the enthusiasm of the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Casey Kasem."

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To portray Ed Wood, I had false teeth which helped me a lot to be in his shoes. As soon as I had these false teeth, Ed Wood was becoming me. The set of false teeth happened to change my bone facial structure and gave me that strange smile that only Ed Wood had."
Johnny Depp, Ciné Fantastique, 1996


"I didn't fear travestying, I considered it as another challenge. That's why today I feel such a deep increasing respect for women and transvestites as well, because of all the trouble it is for a man to wear a bra or nylons, or to put lipstick on … At this stage, travestying is not a choice, it becomes a battle ! Plus, when you wear so expensive sweaters, you no longer breathe oxygen but angora. In fact, I think he liked to dress as women to feel much more closer to them."
Johnny Depp, Ciné Fantastique, 1996

 

 

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QUOTES FROM OTHERS


"I was staying at his house for a while when he was shooting Ed Wood, and sometimes I would pick him up from the set and we'd get dinner. It would take him three hours to stop being Ed Wood. I just wanted to slap him to get that stupid smile off his face. We'd be in this Thai restaurant and Johnny is going, `Hey, this thai pad is fabulous.'"
Jim Jarmusch

"Things aren’t arbitrary in his (Depp's) life at all. There is nothing random in anything he does.”
Sarah Jessica Parker

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One day Kathy Wood, the wife of Edward D. Wood Jr., visited the set and asked to meet Johnny Depp. That day they were filming a scene where Wood would look really messed up, which made Burton nervous for what Kathy would think of the movie. When Depp exited his trailer she said, "That's my Eddie."

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“There is something haunting about him. But it’s not like Johnny is this troubled young actor and he’s poetic and brooding. It’s just that he’s real and complicated. He’s not like a showman. He doesn’t belong in show business. He belongs somewhere better.”
Sarah Jessica Parker

"This is for us, Johnny. No matter what happens tonight, this is for us because, I mean, you know, if you play tennis by yourself it doesn't work. That guy is the best young actor in this town. Not only that, he comes in prepared, he's ready to work, and he's willing to take chances, and I love him."
Martin Landau, Golden Globe acceptance speech 1996

"I knew right from the beginning that Johnny got it. Yes, he looks the way he looks, but as a person he's much more like these other characters, and that's what I love about him. The worse you make him look, the better he feels, which is not what the studios want to hear but it makes him happy."
Tim Burton, The Guardian, July 22 2005

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

1995 ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCAR):

- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Martin Landau (Won)

- Best Makeup: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng (Won)

1995 ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS:

- Saturn Award - Best Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

- Saturn Award - Best Music: Howard Shore (Won)

1995 AMERICAN COMEDY AWARDS:

- Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Martin Landau (Won)

1996 ARGENTINIAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS:

- Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film: Tim Burton (Nominated)

1996 BAFTA AWARDS:

- Best Makeup/Hair: Ve Neill, Rick Baker, Yolanda Toussieng (Nominated)

- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Martin Landau (Nominated)

1994 BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS:

- Best Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky (Won)

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL:

- Golden Palm Award: Tim Burton (Nominated)

1995 CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS:

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 GOLDEN GLOBES:

- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Martin Landau (Won)

- Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Nominated)

- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical: Johnny Depp (Nominated)

1996 LONDON CRITICS CIRCLE FILM AWARDS:

- Actor of the Year: Johnny Depp (Won)

1994 LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS:

- Best Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky (Won)

- Best Music: Howard Shore (Won)

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS:

- Best Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky (Won)

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1994 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS:

- Best Cinematographer: Stefan Czapsky (Won)

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS:

- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 SOUTHEASTERN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS:

- Best Supporting Actor: Martin Landau (Won)

1995 WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS:

- Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski (Nominated)



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