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Ed Wood
Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.
Genres
ComedyDramaHistory
Overview
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Details
Budget
$18000000
Revenue
$5900000
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
1994-09-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2383
Vote Average
7.488
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Johnny Depp
Ed Wood
Martin Landau
Bela Lugosi
Sarah Jessica Parker
Dolores Fuller
Patricia Arquette
Kathy O'Hara
Jeffrey Jones
Criswell
G. D. Spradlin
Reverend Lemon
Vincent D'Onofrio
Orson Welles
Bill Murray
Bunny Breckinridge
Mike Starr
Georgie Weiss
Max Casella
Paul Marco
Brent Hinkley
Conrad Brooks
Lisa Marie
Vampira
Jim Myers
Tor Johnson
Juliet Landau
Loretta King
Clive Rosengren
Ed Reynolds
Norman Alden
Cameraman Bill
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
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Security Guard
Carmen Filpi
Old Crusty Man
Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #1
Melora Walters
Secretary #2
Conrad Brooks
Bartender
Don Amendolia
Salesman
Tommy Bertelsen
Tough Boy
Reid Cruickshanks
Stage Guard
Stanley DeSantis
Mr. Feldman
Lionel Decker
Executive #1
Edmund L. Shaff
Executive #2
Gene LeBell
Ring Announcer
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
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
Vasek Simek
Professor Strowski
Alan Martin
Vampira's Assistant
Salwa Ali
Vampira's Girlfriend
Rodney Kizziah
Vampira's Friend
Korla Pandit
Indian Musician
Hannah Eckstein
Greta Johnson
Luc De Schepper
Karl Johnson
Vinny Argiro
TV Horror Show Director
Patti Tippo
Nurse
Ray Baker
Doctor
Louis Lombardi
Rental House Manager
Jim Boyce
Theatre Manager
Ben Ryan Ganger
Angry Kid
Ryan Holihan
Frantic Usher
Marc Revivo
High School Punk
Charlie Holliday
Tourist
Adam Drescher
Photographer #1
Ric Mancini
Photographer #2
Daniel Riordan
Pilot / Strapping Young Man
Mickey Cottrell
Hammy Alien
Christopher George Simpson
Organist
Robert Binford
Choir Member
Herbert Boche
Choir Member
Linda Rae Brienza
Choir Member
Marlene Cook
Choir Member
Sylvia Coussa
Choir Member
Audrey Cuyler
Choir Member
Joseph Golightly
Choir Member
Carrie Starner Hummel
Choir Member
Ramona Kemp-Blair
Choir Member
Carolyn Kessinger
Choir Member
Nancy Longyear
Choir Member
Matthew Nelson
Choir Member
Robert Nuffer
Choir Member
William Michael Short
Choir Member
Susan Eileen Simpson
Choir Member
George F. Sterne
Choir Member
Charles Alan Stephenson
Choir Member
Cheri A. Williams
Choir Member
Cynthia Ann Wilson
Choir Member
Maurice LaMarche
Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)
Jesse Hernandez
Wrestling Opponent
Lena Banks
Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ada Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Arlene Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Rayder Woods
Car Vandal (uncredited)
Bill Blair
Carny (uncredited)
Bill Anderson
Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Eugenie Bondurant
Dagmar (uncredited)
Mike Breyer
Photographer (uncredited)
Patrick Cranshaw
Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Zachary Keats
Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)
Susan Knego
Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
Navya La Shay
Secretary (uncredited)
Tanya Marten
Secretary (uncredited)
Gorja Max
Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)
Johnny Meyer
Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Minister (uncredited)
Michael Satterfield
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jeff Shrewsbury
Theater Patron (uncredited)
Richard Yett
Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)
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