"Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness."

1994

2h 7m

7.5(2397 votes)

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History

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.

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

112 members

Acting

Johnny Depp

Ed Wood

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Martin Landau

Bela Lugosi

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Dolores Fuller

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Patricia Arquette

Kathy O'Hara

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Jeffrey Jones

Criswell

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G. D. Spradlin

Reverend Lemon

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Orson Welles

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Bill Murray

Bunny Breckinridge

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Mike Starr

Georgie Weiss

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Max Casella

Paul Marco

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Brent Hinkley

Conrad Brooks

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Lisa Marie

Vampira

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Jim Myers

Tor Johnson

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Juliet Landau

Loretta King

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Clive Rosengren

Ed Reynolds

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Norman Alden

Cameraman Bill

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Leonard Termo

Makeup Man Harry

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Ned Bellamy

Dr. Tom Mason

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Danny Dayton

Soundman

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Ross Manarchy

Camera Assistant

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Bill Cusack

Tony McCoy

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Aaron Nelms

Teenage Kid

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Biff Yeager

Rude Boss

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Joseph R. Gannascoli

Security Guard

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Carmen Filpi

Old Crusty Man

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Lisa Malkiewicz

Secretary #1

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Melora Walters

Secretary #2

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Conrad Brooks

Bartender

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Don Amendolia

Salesman

Directing

Tommy Bertelsen

Tough Boy

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Reid Cruickshanks

Stage Guard

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Stanley DeSantis

Mr. Feldman

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Lionel Decker

Executive #1

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Edmund L. Shaff

Executive #2

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Gene LeBell

Ring Announcer

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Bobby Slayton

TV Show Host

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Gretchen Becker

TV Host's Assistant

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John Rice

Conservative Man

Writing

Catherine Butterfield

Conservative Wife

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Mary Portser

Backer's Wife

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King Cotton

Hick Backer

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Don Hood

Southern Backer

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Frank Echols

Doorman

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Production

Matthew Barry

Valet

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Ralph Monaco

Waiter

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Anthony Russell

Busboy

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Tommy Bush

Stage Manager

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Gregory Walcott

Potential Backer

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Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

Another Backer

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Rance Howard

Old Man McCoy

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Vasek Simek

Professor Strowski

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Alan Martin

Vampira's Assistant

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Salwa Ali

Vampira's Girlfriend

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Rodney Kizziah

Vampira's Friend

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Korla Pandit

Indian Musician

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Hannah Eckstein

Greta Johnson

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Luc De Schepper

Karl Johnson

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Vinny Argiro

TV Horror Show Director

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Patti Tippo

Nurse

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Ray Baker

Doctor

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Louis Lombardi

Rental House Manager

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Jim Boyce

Theatre Manager

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Ben Ryan Ganger

Angry Kid

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Ryan Holihan

Frantic Usher

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Marc Revivo

High School Punk

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Charlie Holliday

Tourist

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Adam Drescher

Photographer #1

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Ric Mancini

Photographer #2

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Daniel Riordan

Pilot / Strapping Young Man

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Mickey Cottrell

Hammy Alien

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Christopher George Simpson

Organist

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Robert Binford

Choir Member

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Herbert Boche

Choir Member

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Linda Rae Brienza

Choir Member

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Marlene Cook

Choir Member

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Sylvia Coussa

Choir Member

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Audrey Cuyler

Choir Member

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Joseph Golightly

Choir Member

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Carrie Starner Hummel

Choir Member

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Ramona Kemp-Blair

Choir Member

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Carolyn Kessinger

Choir Member

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Nancy Longyear

Choir Member

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Matthew Nelson

Choir Member

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Robert Nuffer

Choir Member

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William Michael Short

Choir Member

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Susan Eileen Simpson

Choir Member

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George F. Sterne

Choir Member

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Charles Alan Stephenson

Choir Member

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Cheri A. Williams

Choir Member

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Cynthia Ann Wilson

Choir Member

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Maurice LaMarche

Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)

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Jesse Hernandez

Wrestling Opponent

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Lena Banks

Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Ada Tai

Vampira's Friend (uncredited)

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Arlene Tai

Vampira's Friend (uncredited)

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Rayder Woods

Car Vandal (uncredited)

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Bill Blair

Carny (uncredited)

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Bill Anderson

Wrestling Referee (uncredited)

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Eugenie Bondurant

Dagmar (uncredited)

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Mike Breyer

Photographer (uncredited)

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Patrick Cranshaw

Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)

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Ryal Haakenson

Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)

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Zachary Keats

Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)

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Susan Knego

Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Navya La Shay

Secretary (uncredited)

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Tanya Marten

Secretary (uncredited)

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Gorja Max

Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)

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Johnny Meyer

Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)

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John Michael Quinn

Minister (uncredited)

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Michael Satterfield

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Crew

Jeff Shrewsbury

Theater Patron (uncredited)

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Richard Yett

Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)

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