Ed Wood Page #4

Synopsis: Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast and crew of show-business misfits who believe in Ed's off-kilter vision, the filmmaker is able to bring his oversize dreams to cinematic life. Despite a lack of critical or commercial success, Ed and his friends manage to create an oddly endearing series of extremely low-budget films.
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 28 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1994
127 min
488 Views


OLD CRUSTY MAN:

Eh, probably file it away and never

see it again.

ED:

It's such a waste. If I had half a

chance, I could make an entire movie

out of this stock footage!

(getting inspired)

See, the story opens with these

mysterious explosions. Nobody knows

what's causing them, but it's

upsetting all the buffalo. So the

military is called in to solve the

mystery.

OLD CRUSTY MAN:

Ya forgot the octopus.

ED:

No, I'm saving that for the big

underwater climax!

The old guy cackles.

EXT. MOVIE STUDIO - DAY

Ed finally carries the tree into the Laemmle Building.

INT. STUDIO OFFICES - SAME TIME

Young SECRETARIES in June Cleaver hairdos are giggling.

SECRETARY #1

They say he was a girl trapped in a

man's body.

SECRETARY #2

I'll bet it hurt when they snipped

his thing off.

EEWWW! All the girls shriek in horror. Ed walks in and puts

down his plant.

ED:

What are you ladies gabbin' about?

SECRETARY #1

You know that Christine Jorgensen

freak? He/she/it's in "Variety."

Some producer is making a biopic.

ED:

(startled)

R-really? I didn't see the story.

SECRETARY #1

Ah, it was buried in the back. The

guy's a real smallótime operator.

She holds up her "Variety." Ed hurriedly takes it.

CUT TO:

INSERT - VARIETY

The story headline says "BOYóTOóCHICK FLICK TO CLICK." We PULL

OUT, revealing we're now in

INT. ED'S APARTMENT - DAY

Ed holds the newspaper while he paces around his apartment.

The place has threadbare carpet, faded wallpaper, and an

electric burner for a kitchen. A handful of mangy DOGS run

around. Tacked-up are movie posters for "DRACULA," "FREAKS,"

and "THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS."

Dolores talks on the phone, while Ed silently coaches her.

DOLORES (on phone)

Yes, I've got Mr. Edward Wood on the

line. Could you please hold?

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Larry Karaszewski

Larry Karaszewski was born on November 20, 1961 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for 1408 (2007), Ed Wood (1994) and Man on the Moon (1999). more…

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