Ed Wood
“Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.”
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
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Cast
111 people
Johnny Depp
Ed Wood
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Martin Landau
Bela Lugosi
Known for
9
Frankenweenie
Sarah Jessica Parker
Dolores Fuller
Known for
Sex and the City
Hocus Pocus 2
Patricia Arquette
Kathy O'Hara
Known for
The Act
Severance
Jeffrey Jones
Criswell
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Beetlejuice
G.D. Spradlin
Reverend Lemon
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Apocalypse Now
Vincent D'Onofrio
Orson Welles
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Jurassic World
Bill Murray
Bunny Breckinridge
Known for
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
Mike Starr
Georgie Weiss
Known for
GoodFellas
Dumb and Dumber
Max Casella
Paul Marco
Known for
Tulsa King
The Sopranos
Brent Hinkley
Conrad Brooks
Known for
Jacob's Ladder
Universal Soldier: The Return
Lisa Marie
Vampira
Known for
Sleepy Hollow
Mars Attacks!
Tim Burton Director · Scott Alexander Writer Larry Karaszewski Writer
Worldwide gross $5.9M · Budget $18M · United States release September 28, 1994
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Tim Burton Productions
Production
Di Novi Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 24, 1994
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · September 28, 1994
Limited theatrical
United States · February 28, 1995
Physical · VHS
United States
September 30, 1994 · Theatrical
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 6, 1995 · Theatrical
Australia
June 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 7, 1995 · Theatrical
Canada
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
September 7, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 11, 1995 · Theatrical
Finland
November 24, 1995 · Theatrical
France
May 26, 1995 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 21, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
July 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 8, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Israel
May 15, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
May 27, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
September 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 19, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
June 1, 1995 · Theatrical
January 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Poland
June 9, 1995 · Theatrical
October 8, 2001 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
June 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Romania
September 27, 1994 · Premiere
Spain
June 2, 1995 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
June 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 16, 1997 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Türkiye
June 9, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 24, 1995 · Theatrical
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