Ed Wood (1994)


Ed Wood
Release Date23 September 1994
Budget$18,000,000
US Box Office$6,000,000
TaglineMovies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.
GenreBiography, Comedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAmbassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby SR
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBiopic [feature], Showbiz Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesFilmmaking, All Washed Up, Gender-Bending
TonesAffectionate, Elegiac, Poignant, Witty, Quirky, Gentle
TagsArtist, Dreams Of Success, Drug Addiction, Film Director, Filmmaking, Friendship, Misfit, Transvestite

Ed Wood is a 1994 American comedy-drama biopic directed and produced 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 Smith, and Bill Murray are among the supporting cast.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ed Wood

Bela Lugosi

Dolores Fuller

Kathy O'Hara

Criswell

G.D. Spradlin
Reverend Lemon

Orson Welles

Bunny Breckinridge

Georgie Weiss

Paul Marco

Brent Hinkley
Conrad Brooks

Vampira

George 'The Animal' Steele
Tor Johnson

Loretta King

Clive Rosengren
Ed Reynolds

Norman Alden
Cameraman Bill

Leonard Termo
Makeup Man Harry

Dr. Tom Mason

Soundman

Ross Manarchy
Camera Assistant

Tony McCoy

Aaron Nelms
Teenage Kid

Rude Boss

Security Guard

Carmen Filpi
Old Crusty Man

Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #1

Secretary #2

Conrad Brooks
Bartender

Salesman

Tommy Bertelsen
Tough Boy

Reid Cruickshanks
Stage Guard

Stanley DeSantis
Mr. Feldman

Lionel Decker
Executive #1

Edmund L. Shaff
Executive #2

Gene LeBell
Ring Announcer

Jesse Hernandez
Wrestling Opponent

TV Show Host

TV Host's Assistant

John Rice
Conservative Man

Catherine Butterfield
Conservative Wife

Mary Portser
Backer's Wife

King Cotton
Hick Backer

Don Hood
Southern Backer

Frank Echols
Doorman

Matthew Barry
Valet

Ralph Monaco
Waiter

Anthony Russell
Busboy

Tommy Bush
Stage Manager

Potential Backer

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
Another Backer

Old Man McCoy

Vasek Simek
Professor Strowski

Alan Martin
Vampira's Assistant

Salwa Ali
Vampira's Girlfriend

Rodney Kizziah
Vampira's Friend

Indian Musician

Hannah Eckstein
Greta Johnson

Luc De Schepper
Karl Johnson

Vinny Argiro
TV Horror Show Director

Patti Tippo
Nurse

Doctor

Rental House Manager

Jim Boyce
Theatre Manager

Ben Ryan Ganger
Angry Kid

Ryan Holihan
Frantic Usher

Marc Revivo
High School Punk

Charlie Holliday
Tourist

Adam Drescher
Photographer #1

Ric Mancini
Photographer #2

Daniel Riordan
Pilot, Strapping Young Man

Mickey Cottrell
Hammy Alien

Christopher George Simpson
Organist

Robert Binford
Choir Member

Herbert Boche
Choir Member

Linda Rae Brienza
Choir Member

Marlene Cook
Choir Member

Sylvia Coussa
Choir Member

Audrey Cuyler
Choir Member

Joseph Golightly
Choir Member

Carrie Starner Hummel
Choir Member

Ramona Kemp-Blair
Choir Member

Carolyn Kessinger
Choir Member

Nancy Longyear
Choir Member

Matthew Nelson
Choir Member

Robert Nuffer
Choir Member

William Michael Short
Choir Member

Susan Eileen Simpson
Choir Member

George F. Sterne
Choir Member

Charles Alan Stephenson
Choir Member

Cheri A. Williams
Choir Member

Cynthia Ann Wilson
Choir Member

Bill Anderson
Wrestling Referee

Mike Breyer
Photographer

Ryal Haakenson
Theatre Goer, Wedding Guest

Susan Knego
Girl in Theater Lobby

Orson Welles

Ada Tai
Vampira's Friend

Arlene Tai
Vampira's Friend

Rayder Woods
Car Vandal

Director

Writer

Rudolph Grey

Producer

producer

Denise Di Novi
producer

Michael Flynn
co-producer

Michael Lehmann
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Stefan Czapsky
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Editor

Casting Director

Victoria Thomas
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Production Designer

Tom Duffield
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Art Director

Okowita
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Set Decorator

Cricket Rowland
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Costume Designer

Colleen Atwood
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Makeup Department

Carrie Angland
makeup artist

makeup designer: Bela Lugosi, makeup creator: Bela Lugosi

Bridget Cook
hair stylist

Jim Leonard
makeup artist: Bela Lugosi

Lucia Mace
hair stylist

Jim McLoughlin
makeup artist: Bela Lugosi

Ve Neill
key makeup artist

Matt Rose
makeup artist: Bela Lugosi

Yolanda Toussieng
key hair stylist

Rob Hinderstein
makeup artist

Rick Stratton
makeup artist: Martin Landau

Production Manager

Michael Polaire
unit production manager

David Gaines
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael McCue
second second assistant director

Gregory Kent Simmons
second assistant director

Mike Topoozian
first assistant director

Rosemarie Unite
dga trainee

Art Department

Beth Bernstein
art department coordinator

James Carson
illustrator

Allison M. Davies
art department researcher

Emily Ferry
property master

Otniel Gonzalez
assistant props

Bruce Robert Hill
set designer

Chuck McSorley
lead man

Roger Meryett
construction foreman

Keith Neely
assistant art director

Christopher S. Nushawg
set designer

Jeryd Pojawa
model production designer

Erik Polczwartek
on-set dresser

Lee Runnels
greensman

John H. Samson
construction coordinator

Stephanie Schwartzman
assistant to production designer

Jane Ann Stewart
art department associate

Joy Taylor
assistant property master

Sharon E. Alshams
set designer

Thomas Betts
set designer

Don Elliott
set dresser

Roy Knyrim
property maker: Octopus

Carol Lavoie
set designer

Karl J. Martin
set designer

Kris Nagle
welder foreman

David Ronan
set dresser

Stella Vaccaro
set designer

Ron Yates
set designer

Sound Department

David Franklin Bergad
assistant sound editor

Joan E. Chapman
dialogue editor

Lisa Chino
assistant sound editor

Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
assistant sound editor

Jeff Courtie
adr mixer

Patrick Dodd
dialogue editor

Richard Duarte
foley recording engineer

Ernie Fosselius
sound effects editor

Samuel H. Hinckley
sound effects editor

Mildred Iatrou
assistant sound editor

Scott Levitin
dialogue editor

Linda Lew
foley recording engineer

Dave Luke
additional sound recordist

Kenneth C. Mantlo
boom operator

Jennifer Myers
foley artist

John Nutt
supervising sound editor

Margie O'Malley
foley artist

David Parker
sound re-recording mixer

Richard Quinn
assistant sound editor

Brian Ruberg
adr mixer

Todd Russell
cable person

Rich Schirmer
sound re-recording mixer

Michael Semanick
sound re-recording mixer

Edward Tise
production sound

Mary Works
assistant sound editor

Paul J. Zydel
adr mixer

Philip Rogers
sound recordist

Special Effects

Howard Jensen
special effects coordinator

Kevin Pike
special effects

Carol Koch
cosmetic finisher

Jerry Macaluso
additional effects: octopus

Paul Salamoff
puppet fabricator

Dan Statler
special effects crew

Mark Villalobos
stop motion animator

Visual Effects

Allen Blaisdell
visual effects photography

Paul Boyington
visual effects supervisor

Joshua Culp
key model builder

Richard Hoover
visual consultant

key model builder

John Graves
motion control camera

Michael Karp
motion control operator

Jim Livolsi
visual effects executive producer

Eric Swenson
miniature unit director of photography

Stunts

John Branagan
stunt coordinator

Bobby Burns
stunts

Tony Cecere
stunts

Michael Haynes
stunts

Denney Pierce
stunts

Lynn Salvatori
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Philippe Carr-Forster
camera operator

John F. Cassidy
key grip

Kenny Davis
dolly grip

Steve Givens
best boy electric

Tom Keefer
best boy grip

Dennis J. Lootens
rigging gaffer

Barry T. Lopez
rigging grip

Lydia Smith
camera loader

Mark Streapy
camera operator: "b" camera

Eric Tramp
first assistant camera

John Vecchio
gaffer

Michael Alexonis
grip

Richard Kelley
assistant camera

Pat O'Mara
grip

Larissa Supplitt
additional film loader

Animation Department

Kent Burton
animator

Casting Department

Matthew Barry
casting assistant

Bill Dance
extras casting

Jeanne McCarthy
casting assistant

Tammy L. Smith
extras casting

Kate Kennedy
casting associate

Bruce Winant
adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Stephanie Colin
costumer

Nancy McArdle
costume department supervisor

Michelle Skoby
assistant to costume designer

Kenn Smiley
costume supervisor: men

Philip Maldonado
costumer

Editorial Department

Clark Campbell
apprentice editor

Andrea Canovas
apprentice editor

Pam Di Fede
assistant editor

Victoria Jensen
apprentice editor

Sandra Kaufman
assistant editor

Tom Seid
additional editor

Music Department

Keith Grant
score mixer

musician: theremin solos

John Kurlander
music scoring mixer

musician: Latin keyboard

Ellen Segal
music editor

orchestrator

John Moses
musician: clarinet

Angie Rubin
assistant music editor

Transportation Department

Pat Carman
transportation coordinator

Hal Lary
transportation captain

Tim Abbatoye
transportation co-captain

Other Crew

Josephine Matthew Adair
location assistant

Kerry Bailey
production assistant

Lisa M. Bock
production assistant

Angie Bonner
production assistant

Paul Boyington
title designer: main titles

Irene Brafstein
studio teacher

Francie Brown
dialect coach

Bruce Corkham
assistant: Johnny Depp

title designer: main titles

Don Donigi
laboratory consultant

Jessica Drake
dialect coach

Shari B. Ellis
production assistant

Dina Farnell
production assistant

Vic Fraser
supervising copyist

Gary Gillingham
production accountant

Lawrence Grassedonio
production assistant

Jane Harrison
first assistant accountant

John J. Hermansen
production assistant

Al Hobbs
production assistant

Amy Hobby
assistant to producers

Julie Laprath
second assistant accountant

Ed Lippman
location assistant

Liz Matthews
location manager

Susan P. McCarthy
production coordinator

Rob Meisenholder
payroll accountant

Cynthia Millar
ondes martenot solos performer

Scott Mislan
key production assistant

Diana Leigh Myers
location manager

Peter Tully Owen
production assistant

P.J. Pettiette
production assistant

Cosmo Segurson
production assistant

Susan Steinlauf-Pascal
unit publicist

Janna Stern
script supervisor

Wesley Terry
production assistant

Tammy Wood
assistant production coordinator

Hilary Adahms
stand-in

Stephen Bracken
stand-in

Kay Lyn Byrne
production assistant

Christian Clarke
set production assistant

Tim Fassino
car expert

Jack E. Herman
extras set coordinator

Erica Kissack
contact lens technician

David H. Kramer
adr loop group

Thanks

Paul Marco
special thanks

Walter P. Scharfe
special thanks: Brown Derby Restaurant

Kathy Wood
special thanks

Production Company

Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

Falcon

Touchstone Home Video

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Video

Buena Vista International (Sweden)

Buena Vista International

Columbia TriStar Buena Vista Filmes. do Brasil

Gativideo

Laurenfilm

Touchstone Home Video

Special Effects

Boyington Film Productions

Miscellaneous

Air Studios
score recording

Bill Dance Casting
extras casting

Boyington Film Productions
motion control photography

Cinema Research
main title composites

Deluxe Catering
catering

Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production

Hollywood Records
soundtrack released by

J.G. Films
negative cutting

London Philharmonic Orchestra
score performed by

Reel Effects
opticals

Saul Zaentz Film Center
post-production sound facilities, post-production sound re-recording

Sota Effects
octopus






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