Director: Tim Burton

Keywords: Comedy, Biography, Crossdressing, Alien Invasion, Vampire

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Patricia Arquette	Actor	8-Apr-1968		Ed Wood
Ray Baker	Actor	9-Jul-1948		Parent Trap III
Max Casella	Actor	6-Jun-1967		Benny Fazio on The Sopranos
Johnny Depp	Actor	9-Jun-1963		Captain Jack Sparrow
Vincent D'Onofrio	Actor	30-Jun-1959		Star of Law & Order: CI
Joseph R. Gannascoli	Actor	15-Feb-1959		Vito on The Sopranos
Rance Howard	Actor	17-Nov-1928		Father of Ron Howard, Clint Howard
Jeffrey Jones	Actor	28-Sep-1946		Ferris Bueller's principal
Juliet Landau	Actor	30-Mar-1965		Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Martin Landau	Actor	20-Jun-1931		Mission: Impossible, Space 1999
Gene LeBell	Wrestling	9-Oct-1932		Stuntman, wrestler
Bill Murray	Actor	21-Sep-1950		Meatballs, SNL alumnus
Korla Pandit	Musician	16-Sep-1921	2-Oct-1998	Hynoptic exotic
Sarah Jessica Parker	Actor	25-Mar-1965		Carrie on Sex and the City
Anthony Russell	Actor	?		Life with Bonnie
Mike Starr	Actor	29-Jul-1950		Goodfellas
Melora Walters	Actor	21-Oct-1968		Boogie Nights

REVIEWS

Review by Karlos (posted on 25-Feb-2005)

Tim Burton outdid himself with this beautifully crafted nod to "The Worst Director of All Time." Filmed in 1950's black and white, the cinematography, editing and production values only add to a cast and director that treats its subject(s) with an unexpected respect. Johnny Depp plays the title character with an optimism that surrounds and ensnares the oddball circle of friends and collaborators that journeyed along with Ed Wood during his brief and troubled career. Depp has found a personality in Wood that he plays straight laced even in scenes that could be a bit much for other actors. Martin Landau is absolutely uncanny as the aged, down on his luck, morphine addicted Bela Lugosi whom Ed Wood unexpectedly meets on the street and brings into his B movie productions. (Even the death of Bela Lugosi doesn't stop Ed Wood from shooting a whole movie starring Bela, with just a minutes worth of Lugosi on film). Watching Landau inhabit this role is alone worth watching the movie, although the rest of the cast shines brightly as well. Bill Murray is hilarious as Bunny Breckinridge, a would-be transsexual whom Wood gets to be his "Master of the Universe" in the infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space. Sarah Jessica Parker is right on as Ed's "in the dark" girlfriend who can't understand why her angora sweaters are stretched out; and who finally can't take the weirdos who somehow have inhabited her world. In the hands of another director, it would've been easy to mock the characters and times of this material. In the direction of Mr. Burton, you can't help but smile at the affection and warmth he showers over these imperfect people. Ed Wood is a must see for those of us who, back in the day, loved "monster movies", for those of us who collected monster mags in the sixties and for those of us that sat in front of the tv when Ed Wood films came on late at night and we pointed and yelled, "That tombstone just moved!" But most of all, Ed Wood is a must see for those of us who love good movies.

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