Tim Burton directed this film on the infamously terrible heterosexual transvestite director Edward G. Wood Jr. Wood (Johnny Depp) worshiped Orson Wells, and wanted to Write, Produce, Direct and act in his own movies, but he just couldn't make it with any studios. One day he hears about a man that goes through a sex change. He approaches the producer who had the rights to the story and begged to be the director of the film.
Before production began on the film, Wood becomes friends with the yet living Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau won the Oscar for his performance in this roll), and find a place for him in the movie. The rag-tag crew that Wood works with are in his films; he also includes his then girlfriend Dolores Fuller (Sarah Jessica Parker). Wood was desperate to become a director for a major studio that he would go in and make up movies on the fly, such as Dr. Acula.
This movie covers three of the bigger movies that Wood's directed; Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, and Plan 9 From Outer Space, all of which Bela are in.
As I watched this movie I realized that Johnny Depp only has about three characters that he recycles from movie to movie, and this is the same one he used in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The only acting that is worth noting is that of Landau. He plays a very convincing Bela.
This movie was so outrageous that I had to do some research after seeing it to find out fact from fiction, and to my disbelief it was fairly spot on. I would give this movie a 3 out of 5; not a great watch, but definitely an insight into the mind and world of the worst director of all times.
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