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Ed Wood (1994)
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Only one of cinema's finest directors could have so lovingly crafted this homage to one of its worst. Tim Burton's wonderful celebration of awful art, and the fascination it continues to exert, traces the weird career of director Edward D Wood Jr, from his autobiographical exploitation quickie Glen or Glenda — in which he cast himself as an anguished cross-dresser — to his “masterpiece”, the truly terrible Plan 9 from Outer Space. Johnny Depp gives an amazing performance as Wood in a brilliant black-and-white evocation of 1950s life in Grade Z-land, and Martin Landau deservedly won an Oscar for his uncanny impersonation of Wood's low-rent inspiration, Bela Lugosi. The re-creation of Wood's blatantly anti-aesthetic productions is astonishing. AJ
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Running time
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121mins
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Biographical Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, from the book Nightmare of Ecstasy by Rudolph Grey
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Theatrical distributor
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Buena Vista International UK
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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| Academy 1994 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Martin Landau |
Winner |
| BAFTA 1995 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Martin Landau |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 1994 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Motion Picture |
Martin Landau |
Winner |
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