Edward D. Wood Jr.

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Born: October 10, 1924
Died: December 10, 1978
in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success.

Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following.

Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards.

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Movies for Edward D. Wood Jr....

Astronaut's Uniform
Title: Astronaut's Uniform
Character: dedication of the film
Released: March 11, 2021
Type: Movie
Mockumentary experimental film, which shows one day in the life of a young man. The action takes place on the Day of Soviet Cosmonautics, April 12, one of the last years of the USSR. Outside the window, it is gradually getting warmer, the onset of spring is felt, promising hope for the possibility of changes in the country. The hero of the film is fond of space. The young man, who idolizes Gagarin, is engaged in reconstruction, making the uniform in which the cosmonaut walked in the prime of his glory. Our hero is also a film enthusiast. He makes films with stories of space flights and shows them to his friends. The film is stylized as amateur films of the 1980s and was shot on a 16-mm color film made by the company" Svema", made in the Soviet Union. The quality of this film allows the viewer to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the time of the film, which is dedicated to Soviet cosmonautics and Edward D. Wood Jr.
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Dad Made Dirty Movies
Title: Dad Made Dirty Movies
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: August 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Chronicles Stephen C. Apostolof's rise from Eastern-European fugitive to producer and director of sexploitation films in the 60's and 70's, his turbulent relationship with infamous Ed Wood and his downfall in the late 70's with advent of hardcore pornography.
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Title: The Office
Character: Repair Man
Released: July 9, 2001
Type: TV
Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive.
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Hollywood Rated 'R'
Title: Hollywood Rated 'R'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 19, 1997
Type: Movie
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.
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Crossroads of Laredo
Title: Crossroads of Laredo
Character: Young Cowboy
Released: May 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Tex is a gunslinger who murders a cowboy and steals his money. Lem is an honest man who wants nothing more than to marry Barbara. When Tex marries Barbara and treats her badly, Lem decides to settle the score.
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Title: The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: May 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Often called the worst director in the history of cinema, Ed Wood is nevertheless a beloved figure among cult-film aficionados for his oddball productions. This documentary takes a look back at Wood's unique career at the margins of 1950s Hollywood, speaking to those who loved him and hated him. Bela Lugosi Jr. discusses his father's work in the abysmal "Plan 9 From Outer Space," while a Baptist reverend recalls how he was tricked into financing the film.
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God Save the Queens
Title: God Save the Queens
Released: June 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
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Hellborn
Title: Hellborn
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Conrad Brooks discusses "Hellborn," his unfinished movie with Ed Wood, and other projects
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On the Trail of Ed Wood
Title: On the Trail of Ed Wood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and interviews with the cast and crews of some of his films.
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ed Wood Jr.
Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ed Wood Jr.
Character: Self (archival footage)
Released: October 13, 1989
Type: Movie
Touted as the worst director of all time, legendary Plan 9 from Outer Space creator Ed Wood's strange life and even stranger movies are covered. Featuring interviews with key family and friends, including Maila Nurma ("Vampira"). The Rocky Horror-inspired live musical adaptation of Plan 9 is also touched on.
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Horrible Horror
Title: Horrible Horror
Character: Glen/Glenda in 'Glen or Glenda'
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
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Five Loose Women
Title: Five Loose Women
Character: Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop
Released: July 13, 1974
Type: Movie
Five inmates break out of a remote minimum security prison for women. Four are hardened convicts, the fifth was wrongfully convicted. As the authorities chase them down, the cons terrorize or kill anyone who gets in their way.
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Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Title: Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Released: October 6, 1971
Type: Movie
A couple having marital problems (the husband can't seem to rise to the occasion) visits Madame Heles, a necromancer, in hopes of ameliorating their boudoir blunders. After an elaborate ritual with a skull, Heles' lovely assistant Tanya first takes care of another client, then moves on to the couple, each in their turn. Once she's worked with each of them on a physical level, they are ready to meet the Madame, who will decide how best to help them.
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Nympho Cycler
Title: Nympho Cycler
Character: Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
Released: July 29, 1971
Type: Movie
A hippy girl who loves her bike has sex with a variety of people.
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Lovemaking U.S.A.
Title: Lovemaking U.S.A.
Character: Photographer
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A report made totally for the advancement of understanding and knowledge pertaining to love and its by-products in all forms. Includes behind the scenes footage on the set of pornographic films and loops, and a photography session by Ed Wood.
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Take It Out in Trade
Title: Take It Out in Trade
Character: Alecia
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: Movie
A couple hire a detective to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute."
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Mrs. Stone's Thing
Title: Mrs. Stone's Thing
Character: Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
Released: July 11, 1970
Type: Movie
A housewife wonders why her husband spends so much time at parties, then is all "sexed out" for days afterwards. She discovers that he's been going to swingers' orgies, and in an attempt to salvage her marriage, persuades him to take her to them. At first she doesn't care for it, but little by little she begins to get into it.
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Love Feast
Title: Love Feast
Character: Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
Released: May 9, 1969
Type: Movie
Mr. Murphy, a photographer, lures models to his house on the pretense of legitimate modelling work, and then busies himself bedding them. After a while, his bedroom has gotten pretty crowded and he's exhausted, so he snags a taxi cab driver to help out. Soon, a trio of domineering women show up and force him (willingly) to dress in women's clothes and submit to their whims.
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Operation Redlight
Title: Operation Redlight
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
No synopsis and plot is known
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The Sinister Urge
Title: The Sinister Urge
Character: Man in Fight
Released: December 8, 1960
Type: Movie
A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
Title: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Character: Man Holding Newspaper
Released: July 22, 1959
Type: Movie
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
Title: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Character: Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
Released: July 22, 1959
Type: Movie
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
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Jail Bait
Title: Jail Bait
Character: Radio News Announcer
Released: May 12, 1954
Type: Movie
Don Gregor, the son of famous plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor, begins to hang around with young criminal Vic Brady and carry a gun. The pair attempt an armed holdup, and when things start to go wrong Gregor accidentally kills a night watchman. Fearing that Gregor plans to turn himself in, Brady kills him and blackmails Dr. Gregor into giving him a new face.
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Glen or Glenda
Title: Glen or Glenda
Character: Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
Released: April 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.
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Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Title: Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Character: Pony Express Rider
Released: December 31, 1952
Type: Movie
Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Western that tells of the adventures of the Tucson Kid, who investigates suspicious insurance claims.