Ed Wood
Ed Wood is a 1994 American biographical comedy-drama film directed and produced by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, the eponymous cult filmmaker. The film concerns the period in Wood's life when he made his best-known films as well as his relationship with actor Bela Lugosi, played by Martin Landau. Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Lisa Marie, and Bill Murray are among the supporting cast.
Plot
In 1952, aspiring writer and director Ed Wood is struggling to enter the film industry. Upon hearing of an announcement in ''Variety'' magazine that producer George Weiss is trying to purchase Christine Jorgensen's life story, Ed meets with Weiss to direct a now fictionalized film titled I Changed My Sex!, but is not hired. Ed then meets his longtime idol, horror film actor Bela Lugosi, with whom he becomes friends. Ed soon persuades Weiss to let him direct the film by convincing him that having a star in the film would sell tickets, and they could sign Lugosi for a low price. At the same time, Ed shows the film's completed script to his girlfriend, Dolores Fuller, and soon reveals that he is secretly a transvestite, having worn women's clothing for personal comfort since childhood. This discovery causes their relationship to be strained, as Fuller has a difficult time accepting it.
Awards
Cast
- Arlene Tai
- Bill Murray
- Brent Hinkley
- Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
- G. D. Spradlin
- George Steele
- Gregory Walcott
- Jeffrey Jones
- Johnny Depp
- Juliet Landau
- Lisa Marie
- Martin Landau
- Matthew Barry
- Maurice LaMarche
- Max Casella
- Melora Walters
- Mike Starr
- Ned Bellamy
- Norman Alden
- Patricia Arquette
- Rance Howard
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Vincent D'Onofrio