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Ed Wood (1994) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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Ed Wood (1994) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Marcus Cato

I am really looking forward to this one. For some reason I haven't revisited it since it first came out.

Paul Cox

Not sure you'd even remember, but you previously saw Martin Landau as the main villain's #1 henchman in North By Northwest.

Ellie Williams

Could be the greatest movie about moviemaking. People talk about directors in terms of technique and style, but we forget about the love of making movies. Passion and enthusiasm! People try to put Ed down, but you can't! He's just too positive a person. One of Johnny Depp's inspiration for his performance was actually the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. Ed Wood's sweetness and earnestness, I mean how can you not root for him.

Keith Brown

Landau won the Oscar for this role. Another movie he did you might check on is "The Majestic" (2001) starring Jim Carrey , directed by Frank Darabont who did "The Shawshank Redemption"

Brandon

"Do you reject Satan and all his evils?" "...sure." "Bela, I have 25 scenes to shoot tonight!" Burton wasn't crazy about Vincent D'Onofrio's impersonation of Orson Welles, so he had it dubbed over by the voice actor Maurice LaMarche. People might recognize him as the voice of The Brain from Pinky and the Brain. When I first saw this as a kid, I noticed it right away.

Tyler Foster (edited)

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2026-09-11 04:00 One of the tough things about Landau is that he deserved his Academy Award...but it is quite tough that the performance he beat was Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. One that people talked about quite a bit back in 1994. It is kind of funny that everyone talked about Plan 9 From Outer Space but nobody seems to have brought up Dracula. Obviously, the movie conveys that he is famous, but in case it wasn't clear, Lugosi is *the* Dracula, in case it's not clear, starring in the original film back in 1931. What's funny about Ed Wood is that he sort of operated in the same sphere as arguably the most famous independent movie producer of all time, Roger Corman. Corman produced over 500 films in his life, many low-budget genre pictures just like Wood's. Filmmakers who were mentored by Corman include Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13, 1963), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto, 1977), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha, 1972), The Silence of the Lambs's Jonathan Demme (Caged Heat, 1974), Peter Bogdanovich* (Targets, 1968 -- which co-stars Boris Karloff!), Gremlins's Joe Dante (Hollywood Boulevard, 1976 -- a movie which makes use of stock footage that Corman owned to beef up the finished film, just like Mr. Wood), Lone Star's John Sayles (who wrote Dante's Jaws spoof, Piranha, 1978), and James Cameron (Piranha II: The Spawning, 1982). Corman also launched the careers of actors like Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, and William Shatner. Almost all of the films listed are Corman productions that marked the filmmaker in question's debut feature (for Scorsese it was the second, and Sayles used the profits from Piranha to make his first film independently). *You have yet to see a Bogdanovich film. My recommendations would be Paper Moon (1973) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). You would know Bogdanovich as an actor, as he appeared in several seasons of "The Sopranos" as Elliot Kupferberg, the therapist to Tony's therapist Dr. Melfi. I would say that Ed Wood is largely considered Burton's masterpiece. It is as good and magical as Edward Scissorhands, but there is an additional level of sincerity and love for the underdog in it because it's based on a true story. However, there are still many great Burton films yet to watch. My pick among the remaining is probably Big Fish (2003) -- bring tissues -- but there's also Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
2026-09-02 00:01 One of the tough things about Landau is that he deserved his Academy Award...but it is quite tough that the performance he beat was Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. A tough choice that people talked about quite a bit back in 1994. It is kind of funny that everyone talked about Plan 9 From Outer Space but nobody seems to have brought up Dracula. Obviously, the movie conveys that he is famous, but in case it wasn't clear, Lugosi is *the* Dracula, starring in the original film back in 1931. What's funny about Ed Wood is that he sort of operated in the same sphere as arguably the most famous independent movie producer of all time, Roger Corman. Corman produced over 500 films in his life, many low-budget genre pictures just like Wood's. Filmmakers who were mentored by Corman include Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13, 1963), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto, 1977), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha, 1972), The Silence of the Lambs's Jonathan Demme (Caged Heat, 1974), Peter Bogdanovich* (Targets, 1968 -- which co-stars Boris Karloff!), Gremlins's Joe Dante (Hollywood Boulevard, 1976 -- a movie which makes use of stock footage that Corman owned to beef up the finished film, just like Mr. Wood), Lone Star's John Sayles (who wrote Dante's Jaws spoof, Piranha, 1978), and James Cameron (Piranha II: The Spawning, 1982). Corman also launched the careers of actors like Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, and William Shatner. Almost all of the films listed are Corman productions that marked the filmmaker in question's debut feature (for Scorsese it was the second, and Sayles used the profits from Piranha to make his first film independently). *You have yet to see a Bogdanovich film. My recommendations would be Paper Moon (1973) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). You would know Bogdanovich as an actor, as he appeared in several seasons of "The Sopranos" as Elliot Kupferberg, the therapist to Tony's therapist Dr. Melfi. I would say that Ed Wood is largely considered Burton's masterpiece. It is as good and magical as Edward Scissorhands, but there is an additional level of sincerity and love for the underdog in it because it's based on a true story. However, there are still many great Burton films yet to watch. My pick among the remaining is probably Big Fish (2003) -- bring tissues -- but there's also Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), and Mars Attacks! (1996).

One of the tough things about Landau is that he deserved his Academy Award...but it is quite tough that the performance he beat was Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. A tough choice that people talked about quite a bit back in 1994. It is kind of funny that everyone talked about Plan 9 From Outer Space but nobody seems to have brought up Dracula. Obviously, the movie conveys that he is famous, but in case it wasn't clear, Lugosi is *the* Dracula, starring in the original film back in 1931. What's funny about Ed Wood is that he sort of operated in the same sphere as arguably the most famous independent movie producer of all time, Roger Corman. Corman produced over 500 films in his life, many low-budget genre pictures just like Wood's. Filmmakers who were mentored by Corman include Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13, 1963), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto, 1977), Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha, 1972), The Silence of the Lambs's Jonathan Demme (Caged Heat, 1974), Peter Bogdanovich* (Targets, 1968 -- which co-stars Boris Karloff!), Gremlins's Joe Dante (Hollywood Boulevard, 1976 -- a movie which makes use of stock footage that Corman owned to beef up the finished film, just like Mr. Wood), Lone Star's John Sayles (who wrote Dante's Jaws spoof, Piranha, 1978), and James Cameron (Piranha II: The Spawning, 1982). Corman also launched the careers of actors like Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, and William Shatner. Almost all of the films listed are Corman productions that marked the filmmaker in question's debut feature (for Scorsese it was the second, and Sayles used the profits from Piranha to make his first film independently). *You have yet to see a Bogdanovich film. My recommendations would be Paper Moon (1973) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). You would know Bogdanovich as an actor, as he appeared in several seasons of "The Sopranos" as Elliot Kupferberg, the therapist to Tony's therapist Dr. Melfi. I would say that Ed Wood is largely considered Burton's masterpiece. It is as good and magical as Edward Scissorhands, but there is an additional level of sincerity and love for the underdog in it because it's based on a true story. However, there are still many great Burton films yet to watch. My pick among the remaining is probably Big Fish (2003) -- bring tissues -- but there's also Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), and Mars Attacks! (1996).

Jen Barnes

I love The Majestic.

Samolina Pilchard

One of mt favs. I like that the movie celebrates Ed Wood rather than makes fun of him (although it certainly takes gentle jabs at him). You can really tell Burton is an admirer of his. If you haven't already, you should watch Burton's Mars Attacks!, which I think is an homage to the kind of movie Wood made, but with a bigger budget. Not sure what else is out there with Landua that hasn't already been mentioned. He was in a lot of early TV- the original Mission: Impossible TV series (with his wife Barbara Bain, mother of Juliet Landau, who played Loretta King here). He was also in a British Sci-Fi series Space:1999 (also with his wife Barbara Bain). I watched it and liked it as a kid- watching it recently on YouTube; not so sure how well it holds up (no fault of Landau's, just a cheesy low budget sci-fi show, maybe a little to pretentious).

Bob McFadden

If Ed Wood isn’t my favorite film from the 90s, it’s pretty close. I watched 50s sci-fi from the time I was a kid, the good ones and the bad. This is a real love letter to that era. Trivia note: The choir director in Ed Wood who played the lead in Plan 9 from Outer Space was based on Gregory Walcott who had a notable acting career, including some Clint Eastwood movies like The Eiger Sanction and Every Which Way But Loose. Walcott made a cameo in Ed Wood as the tall older potential investor who pointed out Vampira to Ed at the Brown Derby. I have no qualms about watching movies multiple times with two exceptions, one because it’s so good and, conversely, the other because it’s so bad. The good one is My Dinner With Andre, a reunion of two old friends after a number of years apart over a meal at a high scale restaurant. That’s it, dinner discussing the arts, philosophy and the yearning for deeper meanings. No car chases or explosions, just intellectual conversation. Sounds dry as burnt toast but you won’t find anything like it and it’s worth seeing, but I can only sit through it about once a decade. Plan 9 from Outer Space, of course, is the bad one. Much as I enjoy old sci-fi that can be campy, derivative or just plain silly with regrettable special effects, Plan 9 is in a dimension of wretchedly stupid I can only tolerate seeing it every seven or eight years. As I think about it, I believe I’m about due for another watch. 😄

Dan Holmes

You gotta check out Crimes & Misdemeanors for more Martin Landau!

MacGuffinStuff

I knew I'd love this movie. I remember watching parts of it when I was younger, I knew it was interesting but I didn't get it at the time. Team Burton really is amazing. Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, now I get it, his performance was what made this movie, he was the heart, I think if you asked Tim Burton he'd probably say this one feels close to his heart as a filmmaker. I know I've seen Martin Landau in other movies but all I can think of at the moment is ROUNDERS, and that's a small role. But what an interesting movie, I think Burton was way ahead of the times again on this.

MacGuffinStuff

If you guys watch "Plan 9 From Outer Space" I'll clear a day for that, if I can. Definitely watching it stoned 😄

Dave Carmichael

Is it both you guys who love every movie. If so you have VERY broad tastes. For the record not everyone does. And you still haven't watched Limitless or The Island yet.

Mark Pitta

Same screen writers wrote “Dolemite Is My Name”with Eddie Murphy. Similar theme about a low budget filmmaker. True story. Very funny!

Donna Castellano

I remember them not liking Rosemary's Baby a lot. They appreciated the acting and the filmmaking but the actual story they were not fans of.

Donna Castellano

This is definitely my favorite Tim Burton movie and I'm not a fan of a lot of his films. Sleepy Hollow would be my next favorite on the list. You didn't remark on it and someone else brought up the dubbing of Vincent D'Onofrio's dialogue for Orson Welles. Honestly, outside of the actual reasons for it, it kind of gives it that Ed Wood charm. The kind of thing he'd do for his own movies, not caring if it looked bad/off. As also mentioned, Landau - pronounced Lan-DOW - won best Supporting Actor in 95 for this. As much as i loved Sam Jackson in Pulp Fiction, I think he was the right choice. For all the reasons you gave for why you found him to be a highlight of the movie. At least Jackson got a lifetime achievement award from the Academy in 2022. Who knows, he may get another nomination. Should've been nominated for Django Unchained.

Michael Nemo

This film. The epitome of underrated.

Dave Carmichael

Well there's no chance of that going in my Movies Classic folder! Unwatchable!