Ed Wood [DVD video]

A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the once voted worst movie director of all time. Wood was the auteur behind Glen or Glenda? and Plan 9 from outer space, and it is during the making of these two no-budget flicks that Wood is profiled.

General Note:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.

Based upon the book Nightmare of ecstasy by Rudolph Grey.

Special features: deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes featurette: "Let's shoot this F♯*%@r!," hosted by Johnny Depp; "Making Bela": featurette about the creation of the Bela Lugosi character in the film with actor Martin Landau and makeup artist Rick Baker; "Pie plates over Hollywood": featurette on the look of the film with production designer Tom Duffield; featurette on the use of the theremin to create music for the film; audio commentary with director Tim Burton, actor Martin Landau, writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, director of photography, Stefan Czapsky and costume designer, Colleen Atwood; music video; theatrical trailer, and more.

Performers:

Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray.

Technical Details:

DVD video; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; widescreen (1.85:1), enhanced for 16x9 televisions.

Personal Subject:

Wood, Edward D., Jr. (Edward Davis), 1924-1978-Drama.

Subject Term:

Motion picture producers and directors -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Biographical films.