Edward D. Wood Jr.
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
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.
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 10, 1924
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 10, 1978
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
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.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-22
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Hollywood Rated 'R'
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.
Genres: Documentary Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-19
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Jail Bait
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.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-12
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Lovemaking U.S.A.
Overview: A report made totally for the advancement of understanding and knowledge pertaining to love and its by-products in all forms. Includes behind the scenes footage on the set of pornographic films and loops, and a photography session by Ed Wood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
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.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-22
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On the Trail of Ed Wood
Overview: A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and interviews with the cast and crews of some of his films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Dad Made Dirty Movies
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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-02
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God Save the Queens
Overview: Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-06-23
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The Sinister Urge
Overview: A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-08
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Nympho Cycler
Overview: A hippy girl who loves her bike has sex with a variety of people.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-29
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Take It Out in Trade
Overview: A couple hire a detective to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute."
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-15
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
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...
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-13
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Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Overview: Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Western that tells of the adventures of the Tucson Kid, who investigates suspicious insurance claims.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-31
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Love Feast
Overview: Mr. Murphy, a photographer, lures models to his house on the pretense of legitimate modelling work, and then busies himself bedding them. After a while, his bedroom has gotten pretty crowded and he's exhausted, so he snags a taxi cab driver to help out. Soon, a trio of domineering women show up and force him (willingly) to dress in women's clothes and submit to their whims.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-09
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Crossroads of Laredo
Overview: Tex is a gunslinger who murders a cowboy and steals his money. Lem is an honest man who wants nothing more than to marry Barbara. When Tex marries Barbara and treats her badly, Lem decides to settle the score.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-01
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-01
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Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Overview: A couple having marital problems (the husband can't seem to rise to the occasion) visits Madame Heles, a necromancer, in hopes of ameliorating their boudoir blunders. After an elaborate ritual with a skull, Heles' lovely assistant Tanya first takes care of another client, then moves on to the couple, each in their turn. Once she's worked with each of them on a physical level, they are ready to meet the Madame, who will decide how best to help them.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-06
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Glen or Glenda
Overview: A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-01
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Mrs. Stone's Thing
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.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-11
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Operation Redlight
Overview: No synopsis and plot is known
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Five Loose Women
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.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-13
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Hellborn
Overview: Conrad Brooks discusses "Hellborn," his unfinished movie with Ed Wood, and other projects
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Astronaut's Uniform
Overview: Mockumentary experimental film, which shows one day in the life of a young man. The action takes place on the Day of Soviet Cosmonautics, April 12, one of the last years of the USSR. Outside the window, it is gradually getting warmer, the onset of spring is felt, promising hope for the possibility of changes in the country. The hero of the film is fond of space. The young man, who idolizes Gagarin, is engaged in reconstruction, making the uniform in which the cosmonaut walked in the prime of his glory. Our hero is also a film enthusiast. He makes films with stories of space flights and shows them to his friends. The film is stylized as amateur films of the 1980s and was shot on a 16-mm color film made by the company" Svema", made in the Soviet Union. The quality of this film allows the viewer to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the time of the film, which is dedicated to Soviet cosmonautics and Edward D. Wood Jr.
Genres: Drama Comedy History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2021-03-11
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