Ed Wood
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- Synopsis
- Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The film follows Wood (Johnny Depp) in his quest for film greatness as he writes and directs turkey ......
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- Director(s)
- Tim Burton
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min.
Critic Reviews
USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites
Half-factual, half-fanciful and all funny, this labor of love is also unexpectedly touching. [28 September 1994, Life, p.5D]Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
A comedy of the ridiculous in which the ridiculous turns unexpectedly sublime.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What Burton has made is a film which celebrates Wood more than it mocks him, and which celebrates, too, the zany spirit of 1950s exploitation films - in which a great title, a has-been star and a lurid ad campaign were enough to get bookings for some of the oddest films ever made.Read the full review
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