Guamsst
05-07-2013, 11:41
A film about one of my favorite directors. It isn't that Ed Wood made great movies or that he even made entertaining movies. But, he believed in the crap that he made.
The movie Ed Wood is a psuedo biography of his film making career. It is Black and White and stars Johnny Depp and a few notables. While not 100% accurate, it is mostly realistic and does a good job capturing his personality and enthusiasm. I found it extremely entertaining though.
I watched the documentary The Haunted World of Edward D Wood Jr right after the movie. The thing I thought was crazy and just a myth was when he talked about being a crossdresser in the movie and when asked if he was a "Fruit" He said he was a Marine and fought in WW2 but he wore a red bra an panties under his uniform. The Documentary backed this up and true or not, it appears to be an accepted part of Ed Wood mythology. It's really hard to imagine though that being one of about 300 uninjured survivors from the 4,000 Marines on Tarawa that he had his teeth knocked out in a bayonet charge and then bayoneted the Japanese soldier so many times they had to pull him off of the dead Jap......all while wearing a Red bra and panty set....LOL
His movies, their budgets, scripts and actors are worthy of note on their own but when you add in his enthusiasm, funding methods and personal life it really is "interesting" as most who knew him described him.
Oddly enough, despite being awarded "Worst Director of All Time" I have seen movies worse than PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE.
If you enjoy awful movies I suggest Ed Wood which is a great movie about awful movies and The Haunted World of Edward D Wood Jr. which attempts to set the record straight.
The movie Ed Wood is a psuedo biography of his film making career. It is Black and White and stars Johnny Depp and a few notables. While not 100% accurate, it is mostly realistic and does a good job capturing his personality and enthusiasm. I found it extremely entertaining though.
I watched the documentary The Haunted World of Edward D Wood Jr right after the movie. The thing I thought was crazy and just a myth was when he talked about being a crossdresser in the movie and when asked if he was a "Fruit" He said he was a Marine and fought in WW2 but he wore a red bra an panties under his uniform. The Documentary backed this up and true or not, it appears to be an accepted part of Ed Wood mythology. It's really hard to imagine though that being one of about 300 uninjured survivors from the 4,000 Marines on Tarawa that he had his teeth knocked out in a bayonet charge and then bayoneted the Japanese soldier so many times they had to pull him off of the dead Jap......all while wearing a Red bra and panty set....LOL
His movies, their budgets, scripts and actors are worthy of note on their own but when you add in his enthusiasm, funding methods and personal life it really is "interesting" as most who knew him described him.
Oddly enough, despite being awarded "Worst Director of All Time" I have seen movies worse than PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE.
If you enjoy awful movies I suggest Ed Wood which is a great movie about awful movies and The Haunted World of Edward D Wood Jr. which attempts to set the record straight.