Tim Burton pays homage to a Hollywood visionary in this unusual, fictionalised biography of the world’s worst director, Edward D. Wood Jr. The film follows Wood 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 ageing, morphine-addicted Bela Lugosi, for whom he tries to stage a comeback. Cast includes: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones and Lisa Marie.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312025
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → American Film Festival - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - France - Cannes - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - Biography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Wood, Ed, 1924-1978
Feature films → Feature films - United States
People → Lugosi, Bela 1882-1956
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)