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One story claims that the producers decided to make the film in black and white because no one could [...]	D
Johnny Depp was already familiar with some of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s films through John Waters, who ha [...]	D
Movie contains a baptism scene. The next collaboration of screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Ka [...]	D
The film was originally developed at Columbia Pictures. However, studio boss Mark Canton objected to [...]	D
When Bela is on the television show playing Dracula, the comic in the skit was probably based on Hun [...]	D
The first costumes Colleen Atwood designed for the Ed Wood character were his drag wardrobe.	D
Bill Murray & Mike Starr both starred in Mad Dog and Glory (1993).	D
Vampira's line "He gives me the willies!" was an in-joke reference to the writers' friend's movie Th [...]	D
None of the scenes where Ed Wood meets various members of his acting troop ever took place in real l [...]	D
In a scene with Wood and Dolores, the camera angle showing the ceiling, is similar to a scene in Qua [...]	D
In order to imitate Bela Lugosi's voice and mannerisms, Martin Landau watched approximately 35 Lugos [...]	D
The sweeping music during the epilogue is based on the music from Glen or Glenda (1953).	D
According to Tim Burton, Johnny Depp was quite depressed during the making of the film due to his re [...]	D
Unhappy with Vincent D'Onofrio's verbal impersonation of Orson Welles, Tim Burton had his voice dubb [...]	D
Joss Whedon was very taken by Juliet Landau's performance and, while casting season 2 of Buffy l'amm [...]	D
George 'The Animal' Steele worked with a dialect coach for three weeks to recreate Tor Johnson's Swe [...]	D
In one scene Bela Lugosi mentions how he always wanted to portray Jekyll and Hyde. In reality, Bela [...]	D
Director Tim Burton's favorite of his films.	D
When Ed Wood talks to film backer Old Man McCoy in the meat packing scene, Mr McCoy says "I got a so [...]	D
In this film, the footage of Bela Lugosi picking a flower is filmed by Ed outside Lugosi's own house [...]	D
This film cost more to produce than all of Edward D. Wood Jr.'s films put together.	D
One day, Kathy Wood, Edward D. Wood Jr.'s wife, visited the set and asked to meet Johnny Depp. That [...]	D
Michael Lehmann was originally set to direct. Tim Burton was approached to produce, and wanted to di [...]	D
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Patricia Arquette and Martin Landau; and two Oscar nominee [...]	D
The first film by Tim Burton not to feature a Danny Elfman music score.	D
Debra Winger turned down the role of Dolores Fuller.	D
The unnamed TV show host - who is clearly supposed to be Red Skelton - ad-libs to Bela and throws hi [...]	D
Korla Pandit, who plays the Indian keyboard player, was a real-life Los Angeles television star in t [...]	D
In the scene where Ed is frantically typing a script, and begging Bunny Breckinridge on the phone to [...]	D
The role of John C. "Bunny" Breckinridge III originally had very little dialogue, but was greatly ex [...]	D
Rick Baker was very concerned about the casting of Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi, seeing how they did [...]	D
Danny Dayton's final film appearance.	D
Conrad Brooks: the bartender in the Orson Welles scene.	D
Jeffrey Jones's monologue at the beginning of the film is a play on Criswell's monologue from Plan 9 [...]	D
Bela Lugosi Jr.'s chief objection to the film's portrayal of his father Bela Lugosi was his speech, [...]	D
Johnny Depp said that his characterization of Edward D. Wood Jr. was a mixture of "the blind optimis [...]	D
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski: the film's screenwriters are the white-tuxedo-clad members of Va [...]	D
At their first meeting, Ed tells Bela that he saw him perform 'Dracula' in Poughkeepsie in 1938: Ed [...]	D
Tim Burton said that he was drawn to the story because of the similarities between Edward D. Wood Jr [...]	D
Whenever Bela Lugosi is experiencing a sad moment, the Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky song Swan Lake plays [...]	D
In order to recreate the voice of Orson Welles director Tim Burton combined the voices of actor Vinc [...]	D
In the early scene in which Ed Wood and his friends look at the review of his play (the scene in whi [...]	D
Gregory Walcott: the potential backer who introduces Wood to Vampira. Walcott played Jeff Trent, one [...]	D
The producers asked George 'The Animal' Steele to submit an audition on video for his role as Tor Jo [...]	D
When Tim Burton approached Johnny Depp to star in the film, Depp agreed within ten minutes.	D
The first of four films where Lisa Marie and Tim Burton would collaborate together. The other three [...]	D
Wood's line "They're driving me CRAZY! These Baptists are stupid. Stupid. STUPID!" is modeled on a l [...]	D
George 'The Animal' Steele was given heavy shoes with extra weight to help recreate Tor Johnson's lu [...]	D
Edward D. Wood Jr.'s ex-wife Norma McCarty criticized the film because it did not portray him as an [...]	D
Daniel Riordan portrays Gregory Walcott, but his character in credits appears as 'Pilot / Strapping [...]	D
Johnny Depp's Hollywood house overlooking his nightclub "The Viper Room" was previously owned by Bel [...]	D
The movie omits any mention of Jail Bait (1954), which Edward D. Wood Jr. directed (and Dolores Full [...]	D
Lugosi continually puts down Boris Karloff and the Frankenstein (1931) monster, then later laments t [...]	D
Martin Landau's face had to be painted unnaturally white in order for the black-and-white film stock [...]	D
Johnny Depp developed a love-hate relationship with angora sweaters. He jokingly told MTV that he le [...]	D
Bela's TV guest shot is based on his appearance on Texaco Star Theatre Starring Milton Berle: Bela L [...]	D
Although she praised the film as a whole, Dolores Fuller disputed her depiction in the movie. She cl [...]	D
The film had its premiere on September 30, 1994 - just 10 days before what would have been Edward D. [...]	D
A fact which the movie omits is that Bela Lugosi's funeral was attended by Vincent Price, whose his [...]	D
In the closing scenes, in which Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) is screened, the actual opening credi [...]	D
Johnny Depp and Bill Murray have both portrayed Hunter S. Thompson and/or his alter ego Raoul Duke. [...]	D
Bela dismisses Boris Karloff's role of Frankenstein (1931)'s monster as "all makeup and grunting." I [...]	D
Early in the film, Bela tells Ed "If you want to make out with a young lady, take her to see Dracula [...]	D
In the bar scene, Orson Welles complains that the finances keeps falling through for Don Quijote de [...]	D
Tor Johnson's son Karl, while portrayed as a youngster, was in fact 33 years when "Plan 9 From Outer [...]	D
Tim Burton's first R-rated film.	D
The real Delores Fuller said in a 1996 interview that she was upset no one contacted her before or d [...]	D
In the final shot of the epilogue with Criswell in the haunted house, before he retreats into the co [...]	D
The musical cue when Ed goes to help the suicidal Lugosi (when Lugosi falls in the chair), and when [...]	D
At the end of the film, when Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) is being shown in the theater, the voice [...]	D
Martin Landau's Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi [...]	D
It has been estimated that the opening-title and credit sequence cost more (in unadjusted dollars) t [...]	D
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski wrote the screenplay in six weeks.	D
Originally Vincent D'Onofrio was going to have prosthetic ears to better resemble Orson Welles. Rick [...]	D
According to the documentary Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994), the budget of ''Ed Wood'' was "mor [...]	D
Martin Landau did not want to deliver an over-the-top performance. "Bela Lugosi was theatrical, but [...]	D
One of two Tim Burton movies where Rance Howard plays an investor, the second being Mars Attacks! (1 [...]	D
Johnny Depp and Patricia Arquette's first movies were from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. [...]	D
At the time, Johnny Depp was depressed about films and filmmaking. By accepting this part, it gave h [...]	D

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