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Ed Wood (1994)

Tim Burton's 1994 biographical movie Ed Wood recounts the real-life story of the infamous B-movie director behind disastrous films such as Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda. Johnny Depp stars as the titular filmmaker, with Martin Landau as famous horror actor Bela Lugosi, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette as Ed's girlfriends.

Ed Wood
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Comedy
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Drama
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Director
Tim Burton
Release Date
October 7, 1994
Cast
Johhny Depp , Sarah Jessica Parker , George "The Animal" Steele , Patricia Arquette , Martin Landau , Bill Murray
Writers
Scott Alexander , Larry Karaszewski
Runtime
127 minutes
Budget
$18 million

Summary

Tim Burton's 1994 biographical movie Ed Wood recounts the real-life story of the infamous B-movie director behind disastrous films such as Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda. Johnny Depp stars as the titular filmmaker, with Martin Landau as famous horror actor Bela Lugosi, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette as Ed's girlfriends.

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