Ed Wood is a 1994 comedy-drama biopic directed by Tim Burton, and starring Johnny Depp as cult filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr.
The film concerns the period in Wood’s life when he made his best-known films as well as his relationship with actor Béla Lugosi, played by Martin Landau. Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Lisa Marie and Bill Murray are among the supporting cast.
Plot: The film opens showing Edward D. Wood, Jr. struggling to join the film industry. Upon hearing of an announcement in Variety that producer George Weiss is trying to purchase Christine Jorgensen’s life story, Ed is inspired to meet Weiss in person. Weiss explains that Variety’s announcement was a news leak, and it is impossible to purchase Jorgensen’s rights. The producer decides to ‘fictionalize’ the film (titled I Changed My Sex!), and “do it without the shemale”. Meanwhile, Ed becomes a friend of his longtime idol Béla Lugosi, after spotting him trying out a coffin in an undertakers. With Béla set to ‘star’, Ed convinces Weiss that he is perfect to direct the film because he is a transvestite.
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