This is the tragic real-life story of Edward D. In 1978, he died destitute and largely unknown at the age of 54.
Haunted by a lifetime of failure, Wood would turn to adult film in a last-ditch effort to stay in the industry he loved.
In reality, Wood's seemingly happy-go-lucky life as a wannabe Orson Welles was tinged with tragedy, alcoholism, and mental illness. However, Depp's goofy and endearing portrayal of Wood captured only a small part of the notoriously bad filmmaker's life. Starring Johnny Depp and Sarah Jessica Parker, Ed Wood was a funny and sometimes touching look at the life of a Hollywood outsider. By 1994, Wood-mania reached a crescendo with the release of Tim Burton's biopic, Ed Wood. With the 80s TV revival of Wood's 1959 sci-fi horror film, Plan 9 From Outer Space, the long-forgotten director became a household name.īooks, documentaries, and magazine articles followed. Recognized by film critics Michael and Harry Medved as the worst director of all time in their 1980 book, The Golden Turkey Awards, Wood became a beloved cult figure thanks to his giddy enthusiasm for cinema and total lack of self-awareness.
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