film american biographical period comedy drama film directed produced starring cult filmmaker film concerns period wood life best known films relationship actor played supporting cast film conceived writers students irritated thought solely writers family films work sequel alexander struck deal burton produce biopic director scheduling conflicts vacate director position taken burton originally development studio film turnaround burton decision shoot black white taken produced film studio division film released critical acclaim box office bomb making million million budget won academy awards best supporting actor designed prosthetic makeup plot struggling join film industry hearing announcement variety magazine producer trying purchase life story wants meet explains variety announcement news leak impossible purchase rights producer decides film titled changed sex tries convince perfect direct film unsuccessful wants director experience meets longtime idol friends wood persuades let direct film convincing having star film sell tickets sign low price argue film title subject matter poster printed changes writes film sex change allows shoot wants long film meets required length takes film production unusual approach shooting scene giving actors little direction stock footage fill gaps movie released critical commercial failure unsuccessful getting job screen classics girlfriend tells try financing film independently unsuccessful finding money introduced psychic amazing gives advice sell better meets thinks money fund ends casting lead instead planned filming begins halted revealed actually poor money continue production convinces meat packing industry funding film agrees long film stars son tony leading man film ends explosion filming finishes title changed breaks wrap party circle friends work attempts conduct double suicide government cuts unemployment talked checks rehab meets visiting father takes date reveals accepts shoots film outside home company attend premiere bride monster angry mob chases theater passes away leaving star convinces church leader named funding script result box office success generate money dream project chosen stand resembling conflicts title content script want changed plan movie directing style casting decisions leaves set nearest bar encounters idol filming plan finishes taking action producers plan premiered las_vegas married cast burton approached minutes hearing project committed actor remembers time depressed films filmmaking accepting gave chance stretch fun working love acting familiar wood films shown plan outer space handle portray wood studied performance tin man wizard acting ronald_reagan watched reagan speeches actor felt kind blind optimism perfect borrowed utterly confident breezy salesman quality voice old list horror film actor brings spotlight created prosthetic makeup designs baker use extensive applications resemble allow use face act express emotion research watched films seven interviews years want deliver performance theatrical wanted audience feel actor scenery felt girlfriend relationship embarrassed leads breakup later successful songwriter elvis_presley girlfriend relationship problem eventually married marriage lasts death remarried met real life counterpart filming actress found graceful nice local dismissive decides join cast plan outer space condition lines amazing local psychic entertainer helps usual production duties finding investors acting films portray production assistants frequent actors paul hired find stand plan accidentally brief dispute openly gay friend assigned find appear portraying ruler plan outer space unsuccessful sex therapy attempt swedish professional wrestler hired wood films king replaces movie bride monster wood mistakes able money production costs chosen stand plan foul movie producer known work exploitation films hires direct appears cameo late film uncredited voice credited indian musician essentially appears like originally 1950s program plays organ speak cameo film includes cameos actors worked wood plan outer space production writers conceived idea biopic students alexander proposed making documentary wood man sophomore year figured planet earth movie want movie aren sort movies irritated thought solely writers family films work problem child alexander wrote page film treatment pitched idea director attended film school basis treatment came length biography draws interviews wood family colleagues presented treatment producer previously worked nightmare christmas deal struck director burton producing burton began reading wood letters taken wrote films making know people perceived like worst movies burton admits having fan biopic filmed bias borne admiration wood work relationship wood script echoes closely burton relationship idol time colleague said interview meeting vincent incredible impact impact felt meeting working idol burton asked direct title role burton dropped columbia decision fast track film interest title role instead prompted burton interested directing understanding quickly said tim wanted movie immediately direct committed given executive producer credit alexander delivered page screenplay weeks burton read draft immediately agreed direct film stood changes gave burton opportunity film character driven opposed style driven said interview picture like find don need storyboard working mainly actors effects going best spontaneous initially development columbia burton decided wanted shoot film black white studio head agree columbia given look deal burton said black white right material movie movie black white insisted total creative control april month original start date wood turnaround decision sparked interest paramount_pictures 20th century fox film rights burton accepted offer previously produced nightmare christmas similar nightmare disney released banner budget million disney feel film risk granted burton total creative autonomy burton refused salary paid work principal photography began august lasted days despite previous film relationship burton chose write film score pressure finishing score batman returns relationship strained burton admitted experienced creative differences nightmare christmas movie filmed locations los_angeles area historical accuracy describing film accuracy burton explained like completely hardcore realistic biopic biopic help inside person spirit little bit film trying little bit got overly optimistic quality burton acknowledged probably portrayed wood crew sympathetic way stating want ridicule people ridiculed good deal life burton decided depict darker wood life letters alluded aspect remained upbeat end burton wanted film wood eyes said interview seen like kind bad poetry saying like sentences normal people sincerity unusual found somewhat touching gives surreal heartfelt feeling scenes plan outer space filmed outside house film depicts fact filmed outside johnson house additionally prone fits swearing particularly women perform water stunt depicted dying miserable wife years leave remarried hope death year later plus reference teenage son omitted mention role film black sleep talks making changed sex mentions implying girls fact girls scene seen walking house drops mentions hollywood changed horror films aren 1930s mentions movies giant bugs giant spiders giant beginning end movies came scene supposed set release according son film portrayal inaccurate real life profanity owned small dogs slept contrary film struggle performing red burton biographer criticized depiction fuller real fuller lively humorous woman said parker performance presents kind sitcom film wholly unpleasant character later scenes years regular jobs queen day shore mentioned fuller criticized parker portrayal burton direction gave positive review despite dramatic liberties think fabulous wished deeper love story loved find investors worked hard support release premiere 32nd new york film festival lincoln center film shown shortly 21st film festival later cannes film festival competition home media dvd edition initially difficulty reaching store shelves north_america unspecified legal issues initial release relating film actors way removed subsequent releases initial street date august announced postponed new date february set recalled explanation copies quickly found way collectors venues dvd finally released october reception box office limited release september film went wide release october theaters grossed opening weekend film went gross domestically production budget million critical response received positive reviews critics rating rotten tomatoes based reviews average score consensus states team life work cult hero typically strange wonderful results film score metacritic based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews roger_ebert gave largely positive review burton film celebrates wood celebrates spirit 1950s exploitation films great title star campaign films gene gave film calling tribute creative passion friendship year best rolling_stone presented burton decision positive feedback making direct satire parody wood life burton personal provocative movie date wrote entertaining picture stands successful outsider tribute failed spirit writing new_york_times thought johnny proved established certified great actor captures optimism kept going thanks extremely funny ability look silver lining cloud sweet tempered biopic man described worst film director time engaging watch dazzling imagination technique picture bit lacking weight center result thrilling writing time magazine gave negative review script wood classic american hero little optimistic classic american loser fine start film marches chronological order continued wonders burton film lacks cartoon outsider accolades nominated golden best musical comedy johnny best actor musical comedy best supporting actor won category lost weddings funeral won academy_awards work film won best supporting actor screen actors guild awards nominated directly screen surprise predicted considered film nominated prestigious grand prix
Ed Wood (film)