Personal Info
Birth date
1924-10-10 (100 Years)
Day of death
1978-12-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Writing
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Also known as
Ed Wood
Ед Вуд
Едвард Вуд
Hank Barnum
Daniel Davis
Edward Davis
TV Edwards
Edward Everett
Flint Holloway
Pete La Roche
Pete La Rouche
Pete LaRoche
Don Miller
Akdon Telmig
Akdov Telmig
Dick Trent
Richard Trent
Edw. D. Wood Jr.
Ed Wood Jr.
E.D. Wood
Ed Woods
Shirlee Lane
Shirley Wood
에드 우드
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Biography
Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Revenge of the Virgins
3.5
Overview:
When settlers start to move in on their sacred grounds, a tribe of female Indians vow to do anything they can to stop them.The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
4.621
Overview:
There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...Plan 9 from Outer Space
4.205
Overview:
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.Bride of the Monster
4.4
Overview:
Dr. Eric Vornoff, with the help of his mute assistant Lobo, captures twelve men for a grisly experiment; His goal to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Reporter Janet Lawton, fiancée of the local lieutenant, vows to investigate Vornoff's supposedly haunted house.The Baron of Arizona
6.719
Overview:
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.Revenge of the Dead
4.3
Overview:
Reports of strange activities out by the Old Willow's place signal new adventures for Kelton the Cop & Co. An apparent mystic, Dr. Acula is engaging in rituals designed to raise the dead. But he may get more than he bargained for...The Revenge of Dr. X
2.2
Overview:
A mad scientist creates man eating creatures from carnivorous plants.Jail Bait
3.8
Overview:
Don Gregor, the son of famous plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor, begins to hang around with young criminal Vic Brady and carry a gun. The pair attempt an armed holdup, and when things start to go wrong Gregor accidentally kills a night watchman. Fearing that Gregor plans to turn himself in, Brady kills him and blackmails Dr. Gregor into giving him a new face.Hot Ice
2.5
Overview:
Winford and his wife Charlotte are criminals, who end up at a remote ski resort, where a rock star named "Diamond Jim" is performing. Winford and Charlotte steal his diamonds, which were kept in a safe behind the hotel's main desk.After School Massacre
4.2
Overview:
High school history teacher, Ty Anderson, has a minor online communication with a teasing student which finds him immediately fired and snaps him into a psychotic killing spree, terrorizing his former female students at their slumber party.Hollywood Rated 'R'
5.1
Overview:
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.Wetbacks
5.4
Overview:
Former Coastguardsmen Jim Benson is about to lose his boat when a couple approaches him for a fishing charter. Jim departs just ahead of the Sherrif with drunken Shanks, and his companion Sally (Gates). Shanks takes off into a small Mexican village after a fight with Jim, stranding both Sally and him with no money. Two local men hear of Jim's plight, and offer him money to smuggle a batch of illegal aliens, called Wetbacks, into the U.S. He agrees but is blackmailed into continuing to run the smuggling operation. Afraid, Jim decides to make a run for it, but someone close to him reveals themselves as a US Immigration agent and asks him to assist them in shutting down the smugglers for good.The Violent Years
4.351
Overview:
A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.Orgy of the Dead
2.933
Overview:
Horror novelist John and his girlfriend Shirley are taking a night drive, in search of an eerie graveyard that will hopefully inspire John to come up with his next story, but instead stumble into the wild rituals conducted by The Dark Master and his faithful servants.Glen or Glenda
4.62
Overview:
A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.The Bride and the Beast
3.8
Overview:
When Laura and Dan get married, she's more interested in Dan's gorilla. It's revealed through hypnosis that she was Queen of the Gorillas in a previous incarnation.Anatomy of a Psycho
4.219
Overview:
The crazed brother of a condemned killer sent to the gas chamber swears vengeance on those he holds responsible for his brother's execution.The Snow Bunnies
1
Overview:
Brenda, Madie, and Tammy go on a ski vacation, where they have intimate encounters with men.Five Loose Women
4.7
Overview:
Five inmates break out of a remote minimum security prison for women. Four are hardened convicts, the fifth was wrongfully convicted. As the authorities chase them down, the cons terrorize or kill anyone who gets in their way.Mrs. Stone's Thing
2.667
Overview:
A housewife wonders why her husband spends so much time at parties, then is all "sexed out" for days afterwards. She discovers that he's been going to swingers' orgies, and in an attempt to salvage her marriage, persuades him to take her to them. At first she doesn't care for it, but little by little she begins to get into it.The Astounding She-Monster
3.8
Overview:
A scientist and a gang that has kidnapped a rich heiress come up against a beautiful but lethal alien who has crash-landed her spaceship on Earth.Drop Out Wife
2.889
Overview:
A young housewife gets involved in the "swinging" scene and discovers that it isn't all it's cracked up to be.Take It Out in Trade
4.2
Overview:
A couple hire a detective to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute."The Only House in Town
3.5
Overview:
A gang of psychopaths burst into an old apartment complex. They want to kill the girl who ratted on them.Dad Made Dirty Movies
6.6
Overview:
Chronicles Stephen C. Apostolof's rise from Eastern-European fugitive to producer and director of sexploitation films in the 60's and 70's, his turbulent relationship with infamous Ed Wood and his downfall in the late 70's with advent of hardcore pornography.I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
5.1
Overview:
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!The Sinister Urge
2.7
Overview:
A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.Married Too Young
5.3
Overview:
Two high-school sweethearts get married, then find that married life isn't what they thought it would be. In their desperation, they get mixed up with a gang of car thieves.The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
7.6
Overview:
Often called the worst director in the history of cinema, Ed Wood is nevertheless a beloved figure among cult-film aficionados for his oddball productions. This documentary takes a look back at Wood's unique career at the margins of 1950s Hollywood, speaking to those who loved him and hated him. Bela Lugosi Jr. discusses his father's work in the abysmal "Plan 9 From Outer Space," while a Baptist reverend recalls how he was tricked into financing the film.Acting
TBAHomo Promo as (Archival)
2011Dad Made Dirty Movies as Self (archive footage)
2004The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Glen / Glenda (archive footage)
1997Hollywood Rated 'R' as Self (archive footage)
1996Crossroads of Laredo as Young Cowboy
1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. as Himself (archive footage)
1995God Save the Queens as Unknown
1993Hellborn as Himself (Archive Footage)
1993Homo Promo as (Archival)
1990On the Trail of Ed Wood as Self (archive footage)
1974Five Loose Women as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop
1971Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! as Unknown
1971Nympho Cycler as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
1971Lovemaking U.S.A. as Photographer
1970Take It Out in Trade as Alecia
1970Mrs. Stone's Thing as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
1969Love Feast as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
1969Operation Redlight as Unknown
1960The Sinister Urge as Man in Fight
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space as Man Holding Newspaper, Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
1954Jail Bait as Radio News Announcer
1953Glen or Glenda as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
1952Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid as Pony Express Rider
Crew
2023The Nightgown ... In Memory Of
2021Astronaut's Uniform ... Thanks
2014After School Massacre ... In Memory Of
1950The Baron of Arizona ... Stunts
Writing
2022Howl of the Werewolf ... Original Story
2015Plan 9 ... Original Story
1999Devil Girls ... Writer
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Died ... Screenplay
1996Crossroads of Laredo ... Writer
1978Hot Ice ... Screenplay
1976The Beach Bunnies ... Writer
1974Five Loose Women ... Screenplay
1973The Cocktail Hostesses ... Screenplay
1972The Snow Bunnies ... Screenplay
1972Class Reunion ... Screenplay
1972Drop Out Wife ... Screenplay
1972The Young Marrieds ... Screenplay
1971Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! ... Screenplay, Novel
1971Nympho Cycler ... Writer
1971The Undergraduate ... Writer
1971The Only House in Town ... Novel, Screenplay
1970Take It Out in Trade ... Writer
1970Excited ... Writer
1969One Million AC/DC ... Writer
1969Love Feast ... Writer
1967For Love and Money ... Writer
1967The Revenge of Dr. X ... Writer
1965Orgy of the Dead ... Screenplay
1963Shotgun Wedding ... Screenplay
1962Married Too Young ... Writer
1961Anatomy of a Psycho ... Story
1960The Sinister Urge ... Writer
1959Revenge of the Virgins ... Story, Screenplay
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space ... Screenplay
1959Revenge of the Dead ... Writer
1958The Bride and the Beast ... Screenplay
1957Outlaw Queen ... Screenplay
1957The Astounding She-Monster ... Writer
1957The Night the Banshee Cried ... Writer
1957Final Curtain ... Writer
1956Wetbacks ... Writer
1956The Violent Years ... Writer
1955Bride of the Monster ... Writer
1954The Lawless Rider ... Writer
1954Jail Bait ... Screenplay
1953Cleopatra Follies ... Writer
1953Glen or Glenda ... Story, Screenplay
1953Son Of The Renegade ... Writer
1952Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid ... Writer
1951The Sun Was Setting ... Writer
Directing
1996Crossroads of Laredo ... Director
1995Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes ... Director
1993Hellborn ... Director
1978Hot Ice ... Assistant Director
1977Meatcleaver Massacre ... Director
1975The Two Faces of Kim ... Director
1974Five Loose Women ... Assistant Director
1972The Young Marrieds ... Director
1972Panty Girls ... Director
1971Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! ... Director
1971Nympho Cycler ... Director
1971The Only House in Town ... Director
1970Take It Out in Trade ... Director
1960The Sinister Urge ... Director
1960Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan ... Director
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space ... Director
1959Revenge of the Dead ... Director
1957Final Curtain ... Director
1957The Night the Banshee Cried ... Director
1955Bride of the Monster ... Director
1954Jail Bait ... Director
1953Cleopatra Follies ... Director
1953Glen or Glenda ... Director
1952Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid ... Director
1951The Sun Was Setting ... Director
Production
1971Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! ... Production Manager, Producer
1971The Only House in Town ... Producer
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space ... Producer
1959Revenge of the Dead ... Producer
1957The Night the Banshee Cried ... Producer
1957Final Curtain ... Producer
1955Bride of the Monster ... Producer
1954Jail Bait ... Producer
Editing
1971Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! ... Editor
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space ... Editor
1957Final Curtain ... Supervising Editor