Ed Wood [Blu-ray]

Ed Wood [Blu-ray]

Director: Tim Burton Cast: Howard Shore
Howard Shore
, Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
, Martin Landau
Martin Landau
, Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Tim Burton
Ed Wood [Blu-ray]

Ed Wood [Blu-ray]

Director: Tim Burton Cast: Howard Shore
Howard Shore
, Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
, Martin Landau
Martin Landau
, Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Tim Burton

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/18/2012
UPC: 0786936826661
Original Release: 1994
Rating: R
Source: Touchstone / Disney
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:07:00
Sales rank: 9,926

Special Features

Deleted scenes; "Making Bela" makeup featurette; Production design feature - "Pie Plates Over Hollywood"; Behind the scenes: "Let's Shoot the F#*%@r!"; "The Theremin" documentary; Audio commentary with cast and filmmakers; Music video composed by Howard Shore

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Johnny Depp Ed Wood
Martin Landau Bela Lugosi,Loretta King
Sarah Jessica Parker Dolores Fuller
Patricia Arquette Kathy O'Hara
Jeffrey Jones Criswell
G.D. Spradlin Rev. Lemon
Vincent D'Onofrio Orson Welles
Lisa Marie Vampira
Bill Murray Bunny Breckinridge
Mike Starr George Weiss
Max Casella Paul Marco
Brent Hinkley Conrad Brooks
George "The Animal" Steele Tor Johnson
Clive Rosengren Ed Reynolds
Jim Myers Actor
Norman Alden Cameraman Bill
Victoria Thomas Actor
Leonard Termo Makeup Man Harry
Ned Bellamy Dr. Tom Mason
Danny Dayton Soundman
Ross Manarchy Camera Assistant
Bill Cusack Tony McCoy
Aaron Nelms Teenage Kid
Biff Yeager Rude Boss
Jonathan Ross Camera Assistant
Louis Lombardi Rental House Manager
Mickey Cottrell Hammy Alien
Joseph R. Gannascoli Security Guard
Carmen Filpi Old Crusty Man
Melora Walters 2nd Secretary
Conrad Brooks Bartender
Don Amendolia Salesman
Tommy Bertelsen Tough Boy
Reid Cruickshanks Stage Guard
Stanley DeSantis Mr. Feldman
Lionel Decker 1st Executive
Edmund L. Shaff 2nd Executive
Gene LeBell Ring Announcer
Jesse Hernandez Wrestling Opponent
Bobby Slayton TV Show Host
Gretchen Becker TV Host's Assistant
John Rice Conservative Man
Catherine Butterfield Conservative Wife
Mary Portser Backer's Wife
King Cotton Hick Backer
Vasek Simek Professor Strowski,Professor Strowski
Don Hood Southern Backer
Frank Echols Doorman
Matthew Barry Valet
Ralph Monaco Waiter
Anthony Russell Busboy
Tommy Bush Stage Manager
Gregory Walcott Potential Backer
Charles C. Stevenson Jr. Another Backer
Rance Howard Old Man McCoy
Maurice LaMarche Orson Welles [uncredited]
Alan Martin Vampira's Assistant
Salwa Ali Vampira's Girlfriend
Rodney Kizziah Vampira's Friend
Korla Pandit Indian Musician
Hannah Eckstein Greta Johnson
Luc DeSchepper Karl Johnson
Vinny Argiro TV Horror Show Director
Patti Tippo Nurse
Ray Baker Doctor
James Reid Boyce Theatre Manager
Ben Ryan Ganger Angry Kid
Ryan Holihan Frantic Usher
Marc Revivo High School Punk
Charlie Holliday Tourist
Adam Drescher 1st Photographer
Ric Mancini 2nd Photographer
Daniel Riordan Pilot/Strapping Young Man
Lisa Malkiewicz Actor
Sarah Jessica Actor

Technical Credits
Tim Burton Director,Producer
Larry Karaszewski Screenwriter
Paul Boyington Special Effects
John Branagan Stunts
Howard Jensen Special Effects
Michael Lehmann Executive Producer
Kevin J. Pike Special Effects
Victoria Thomas Casting
Scott Alexander Screenwriter
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