Ed Wood

"Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness."

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

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Johnny Depp

Ed Wood

Martin Landau

Bela Lugosi

Sarah Jessica Parker

Dolores Fuller

Patricia Arquette

Kathy O'Hara

Jeffrey Jones

Criswell

G. D. Spradlin

Reverend Lemon

Vincent D'Onofrio

Orson Welles

Bill Murray

Bunny Breckinridge

Mike Starr

Georgie Weiss

Max Casella

Paul Marco

Brent Hinkley

Conrad Brooks

Lisa Marie

Vampira

Jim Myers

Tor Johnson

Juliet Landau

Loretta King

Clive Rosengren

Ed Reynolds

Norman Alden

Cameraman Bill

Leonard Termo

Makeup Man Harry

Ned Bellamy

Dr. Tom Mason

Danny Dayton

Soundman

Ross Manarchy

Camera Assistant

Bill Cusack

Tony McCoy

Aaron Nelms

Teenage Kid

Biff Yeager

Rude Boss

Joseph R. Gannascoli

Security Guard

Carmen Filpi

Old Crusty Man

Lisa Malkiewicz

Secretary #1

Melora Walters

Secretary #2

Conrad Brooks

Bartender

Don Amendolia

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

Bobby Slayton

TV Show Host

Gretchen Becker

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

Gregory Walcott

Potential Backer

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

Another Backer

Rance Howard

Old Man McCoy

Vasek Simek

Professor Strowski

Alan Martin

Vampira's Assistant

Salwa Ali

Vampira's Girlfriend

Rodney Kizziah

Vampira's Friend

Korla Pandit

Indian Musician

Hannah Eckstein

Greta Johnson

Luc De Schepper

Karl Johnson

Vinny Argiro

TV Horror Show Director

Patti Tippo

Nurse

Ray Baker

Doctor

Louis Lombardi

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

Maurice LaMarche

Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)

Jesse Hernandez

Wrestling Opponent

Lena Banks

Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)

Ada Tai

Vampira's Friend (uncredited)

Arlene Tai

Vampira's Friend (uncredited)

Rayder Woods

Car Vandal (uncredited)

Bill Blair

Carny (uncredited)

Bill Anderson

Wrestling Referee (uncredited)

Eugenie Bondurant

Dagmar (uncredited)

Mike Breyer

Photographer (uncredited)

Patrick Cranshaw

Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)

Ryal Haakenson

Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)

Zachary Keats

Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)

Susan Knego

Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)

Navya La Shay

Secretary (uncredited)

Tanya Marten

Secretary (uncredited)

Gorja Max

Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)

Johnny Meyer

Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)

John Michael Quinn

Minister (uncredited)

Michael Satterfield

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jeff Shrewsbury

Theater Patron (uncredited)

Richard Yett

Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Denise Di Novi

Producer

Chris Lebenzon

Editor

Tim Burton

Director

Cricket Rowland

Set Decoration

Michael Lehmann

Executive Producer

Larry Karaszewski

Screenplay

Howard Shore

Original Music Composer

Victoria Thomas

Casting

Okowita

Art Direction

Scott Alexander

Screenplay

Tim Burton

Producer

Tom Duffield

Production Design

Colleen Atwood

Costume Design

Stefan Czapsky

Director of Photography

Rudolph Grey

Book

Bobby Burns

Stunts

John Branagan

Stunt Coordinator

Kathy Wood

Thanks

Michael Polaire

Unit Production Manager

Kevin Pike

Special Effects

Paul Marco

Thanks

Howard Jensen

Special Effects Coordinator

Ellen Segal

Music Editor

Paul Boyington

Visual Effects Supervisor

Carrie Angland

Makeup Artist

Rick Baker

Makeup Designer

John Nutt

Supervising Sound Editor

Philippe Carr-Forster

Camera Operator

Matt Rose

Makeup Artist

Lucia Mace

Hairstylist

Bridget Cook

Hairstylist

Janna Stern

Script Supervisor

Yolanda Toussieng

Key Hair Stylist

Kenn Smiley

Costume Supervisor

David Gaines

Post Production Supervisor

Hal Lary

Transportation Captain

Liz Matthews

Location Manager

Nancy McArdle

Costume Supervisor

Michelle Skoby

Assistant Costume Designer

Anthony G. Schmidt

Stunts

Tim Abbatoye

Transportation Co-Captain

Kent Burton

Animation

Joni Avery

Stunts

James Leonard

Makeup Artist

Mike Topoozian

First Assistant Director

Paul Zydel

ADR Mixer

Patrick Dodd

Dialogue Editor

Scott Levitin

Dialogue Editor

Emily Ferry

Property Master

Samuel H. Hinckley

Sound Effects Editor

Margie O'Malley

Foley Artist

Brian Ruberg

ADR Mixer

Rich Schirmer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Linda Lew

Foley Recording Engineer

David Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregory Kent Simmons

Second Assistant Director

Joan E. Chapman

Dialogue Editor

Bill Dance

Extras Casting

Jennifer Myers

Foley Artist

Richard Duarte

Foley Recording Engineer

Edward Tise

Production Sound Mixer

Michael Semanick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lisa Chino

Assistant Sound Editor

David Franklin Bergad

Assistant Sound Editor

Jeff Courtie

ADR Mixer

Mildred Iatrou

Assistant Sound Editor

Ernie Fosselius

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Quinn

Assistant Sound Editor

Keith Neely

Assistant Art Director

Mark Streapy

"B" Camera Operator

Michael Flynn

Co-Producer

Ve Neill

Key Makeup Artist

Rick Stratton

Makeup Artist

Alicia M. Tripi

Hairstylist

Donald De Line

Executive In Charge Of Production

Beth Bernstein

Art Department Coordinator

James Carson

Production Illustrator

Albert Cuellar

Props

Bruce Robert Hill

Set Designer

Chuck McSorley

Leadman

Roger Meryett

Construction Foreman

Christopher S. Nushawg

Set Designer

Erik Polczwartek

On Set Dresser

Lee Runnels

Greensman

John H. Samson

Construction Coordinator

Jane Ann Stewart

Art Department Assistant

Joy Taylor

Assistant Property Master

Mindy R. Toback

Set Designer

Sharon E. Alshams

Set Designer

Thomas Betts

Set Designer

Daniel W. Blaha

Propmaker

David Brennan

On Set Dresser

Don Elliott

Set Dresser

Roy Knyrim

Propmaker

Carol Lavoie

Set Designer

Karl J. Martin

Set Designer

Bart Mixon

Props

David Ronan

Set Dresser

Kenneth Sayers

Set Dresser

Stella Vaccaro

Set Designer

Ron Yates

Set Designer

Kenneth C. Mantlo

Boom Operator

Kyrsten Mate

Assistant Sound Editor

Todd O. Russell

Cableman

Mary Works

Assistant Sound Editor

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Dan Statler

Special Effects Technician

Mark Villalobos

Animation

Allen Blaisdell

Visual Effects Camera

Chris Casady

Animation

Jeanna Crawford

VFX Artist

Robin L. D'Arcy

Visual Effects Producer

Jim Livolsi

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Mickey Cassidy

Stunts

Anthony Cecere

Stunts

Michael Haynes

Stunts

Kanin Howell

Stunts

David LeBell

Stunts

Denney Pierce

Stunts

Lynn Salvatori

Stunts

Huston Beaumont

Best Boy Grip

John F. Cassidy

Key Grip

Kenny Davis

Dolly Grip

Steven Givens

Best Boy Electric

Dennis J. Lootens

Rigging Gaffer

Barry Lopez

Rigging Grip

Lydia B. Smith

Camera Loader

Eric Tramp

First Assistant Camera

John Vecchio

Gaffer

Michael Alexonis

Grip

Richard A. Kelley

Assistant Camera

Pat O'Mara

Grip

Suzanne Tenner

Still Photographer

Matthew Barry

Casting Assistant

Jeanne McCarthy

Casting Assistant

Tammy L. Smith

Extras Casting

Kate Dunn Kennedy

Casting Associate

Bruce Winant

ADR Voice Casting

Stephanie Colin

Costumer

Philip Maldonado

Costumer

Tom Seid

Additional Editor

Sandra Kaufman

Assistant Editor

Pam Di Fede

Assistant Editor

Diana Leigh Myers

Location Manager

Ed Lippman

Location Assistant

Keith Grant

Scoring Mixer

Lydia Kavina

Musician

John Kurlander

Scoring Mixer

Andy Narell

Musician

Howard Shore

Orchestrator

Howard Shore

Conductor

John Moses

Musician

Pat Carman

Transportation Coordinator

Paul Boyington

Title Designer

Francie Brown

Dialect Coach

Angie Bonner

Production Assistant

Robert Dawson

Title Designer

Jessica Drake

Dialect Coach

Shari B. Ellis

Production Assistant

Dina Farnell

Production Assistant

Gary Gillingham

Production Accountant

John J. Hermansen

Production Assistant

Al Hobbs

Production Assistant

Susan P. McCarthy

Production Coordinator

Rob Meisenholder

Payroll Accountant

Scott Mislan

Key Production Assistant

P.J. Pettiette

Production Assistant

Cosmo Segurson

Production Assistant

Susan Steinlauf-Pascal

Unit Publicist

Tammy Wood

Assistant Production Coordinator