Jonathan Ross presents a documentary on the film-maker Edward D Wood Jr for his TV series Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show, shown in the UK in 1989
He may not have made masterpieces like he hoped he would. But he followed his dreams and gave it everything he had which is a lot more than many ever do.
I call that being an idiot, especially when you have a family to provide for. Yeah, we'd all love to "follow our dreams" but yaknow someones gotta grow the food, drive the trucks, keep the power on, etc.
On the Tim Burton Ed Wood DVD Martin Landau talked about watching " Brooklyn Gorrila" and said "worse than anything Wood ever dead" Ed was maybe the most PLAGUED director but were stall talking about him aren't we?
I think Ed Wood wanted everybody he worked with to succeed. He didn't just hire people to achieve his own ends, which is more than I can say for virtually any employer nowadays.
He seemed like a lot of fun to work with. It's sad how his life ended, but at least he got some recognition later on. The Burton film is very bittersweet and I found his relationship with Bela (mentor, with also a Father / son vibe) very touching.
Yes, it is so, just as you say. WHAT a fitting whopper of a tribute Burton's film was. Right along with all of Ed's opi, it belongs right there with them! . : .
"This is the most fantastic story I've ever heard". "And every word of it's true too". "That's the fantastic part of it". -dialogue from PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
He gave people jobs that couldn't work ,his films are funny when they aren't suppose to be. I think he was weird but likeable at the same time. He will be around as long as there are people on the earth. i think that's cool.
Bella Legousi line made me so sad inside. Those line he loved in his last year because Hollywood do forget him n he was living in a jungle. Only Ed Wood give him something to live for. Those line he say with such emotion it almost put a tears in my eyes.
@@peterm1826 That's an unneccesarily bitchy comment, Peter. And pretty hypocritical too, as you're being bitchy to seek attention. That's what a troll does.
for the record folks, ed did NOT go into battle wearing a bra and panties, any more than marines wearing "army" uniforms stormed beaches in 1941...there was no privacy on troop ships, it was utterly impossible for ed to "slip into something more comfortable" even if he wanted to; it was just a story ed told to amuse himself and others. still in all, ed was a character of the first magnitude, a great american, and he left the world a better place. love ya eddie!
I agree. I always thought that was a tall tale because I've known crossdressers who try to hide dresses, etc. from their wife and many times she'll find it anyway. How was he able to hide all of this while in the military?
When making Ed Wood, Tim Burton gve all the crew members who havenn't heard od Ed Wood, copies of all his movies as well as this very documentary. He said he liked this one because he captured the feeling and spirit of Eds optimisim which is what he tried to incorporate into his movie.
It seems like Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski very easily translated most of these stories into their screenplay for the film. And that's no disrespect to them.
Thanks so much for uploading this, I taped it from Channel 4 at the time and found it very compelling, but was too young to understand the cross-dressing/gender reassignment themes in this, so it's basically watching it afresh
He might of not been a good film director but he was certainly an inspirational one. In Burton's depiction of him he didn't care about the critiscms of his film, in his eyes he was doing what he loved and had a deep passion for film. He also didn't care about what people thought of him as long as he was happy (wearing the women clothes), but he was not selfish. Something that we can all aspire to do with this competitive nature of our workplace and education system.
I have to say...I watched plan 9 from out of space years ago...and, considering some of the shitty Sci-fi B-movies that came out around that time, I really didn't think it was much worse...that, and there is obviously the unmistakable Wood style that makes them very watchable. Its interesting how, without saying a word and sometimes telling completely fantastical type stores, you can still get a sense of the person behind the camera through how they tell a story...you could always tell that Ed Wood was a unique individual, if not a particularly talent movie maker...or maybe he was in a weird way, and that is why we still remember him today!
I loved the line he given to Bella Legousi. He speaks those line with such passion as if he telling the world the harsh reality of Hollywood. Hollywood still the same. Just look what they done to the man created Marvel Comics. RIP, He told couple times that he tired of living n told he wish he can commit suicide. That great man was abused in his last years. He was thrown to trash n his wealth bring him no peace only suffering in his last moments.
If he had even half the technology we have today in flim making, with his giddy-up and determination, I think he would be a major director today. I also think people also would be much more ready to accept his transvestism and he could have been more himself and thus more expressive. A genius stifled, really.
These old people on this show talking about the movies they made back in the 50s is the equivalent of actors today talking about movies they made back in the 80s.
Different, unusual, not conventional to be sure, but not the 'worst', Ed was unique; and it's the unique that gives all of life any real flavor. Thanks Ed, I wish I could have been there.
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All low budget film makers have their disasters. I've had plenty, I can tell you. I admire Ed Wood for putting himself out there. I've done it myself and I can tell you, when people hate your film, it makes you want to quit forever. It takes a certain guts to keep going.
Dolores Fuller has told the story before that she didn't know what 'Glen or Glenda?' was about and was horribly embarrassed when she saw it with a crowd of people. I don't know how she couldn't know because her and Ed had scenes together with him in a wig and a dress.
Wood's films had a certain "charm" to them. You don't see that today, and it's rare in general for films like this to have been successful at all, but Woods' films were. There is a certain amount of imagination required by the viewer, and when one applies that, you feel as if YOU are part of the story. It's fascinating. I don't know how much, or if any, of this was intentional on Wood's part, but it is indeed present in almost all of his work--it's his style. In order to "get" what he was showing and telling you, you had to "play along" as an audience member with a certain level of imagination and make-believe that the actors themselves are required when playing a character. When you simply watch the film as a third-person, and merely sit back to enjoy it, you don't get this, and for that the films appear "cheap", poorly written, or terribly produced. But when you immerse yourself as PART of the experience (the way I suspect Wood did when he was directing the films) it takes on a whole new life, as if you've lifted a veil and have become the missing cast member. The audiences willingness to "play along" is quintessential to the enjoyment of his work. When you do, you're playing along WITH the film, and you'll also be aware of Wood's ability to somehow fit the actors into the scene in such a way that this quality is present in almost every scene. Ed Wood's films; not for the unimaginative, and too often unappreciated. He knew very well that film making was "make-believe", and created moments for the viewer to indulge themselves in this world of make-believe. It's as if you can still play like a child in a world of pretending and make-believe, any time you view the films, at any age. Charming, imaginative, artistic, humorous, insightful, resourceful, timeless, and brilliant. ~JSV
I genuinely can't hate Ed Wood as a director. When I watch a movie, I'm looking for entertainment and Plan 9 is oddly one of my favourite films for that reason. It's absolutely not a great movie but it's done with such earnest and love that I genuinely can't hate it at all.
ED WOOD JR. DIRECTED THE VERY BEST AMERICAN SURREALIST FILMS OF ALL TIME.....PERIOD!! HIS FILMS CAPTURE THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE INVISIBLE RAY SURREALISM!!!!!
ces un grand bonheur pour moi fou du réalisateur et commedien Éd Wood Jr de voir ce document inédit alors pour moi ces noël avant l heure merci infiniment a vous.
Wow! I'll never forget the String and the Buffalo Stampede! What a masterstroke of perverse genius. (And, as well, one naturally wonders what Bela might have thought of that pairing, upon viewing the rushes.) Verily, a thrice-times intoning of "Pull the string" will get for most that do it something nice. Once-a-day I do this, and the good result never fails to manifest tangibly. . : .
Kathy Wood, who appears 14:50 and a number of other places in this film was Ed's final wife. I notice they never mentioned that she ignored his screams for help while Ed was dying of a heart attack. Both her and Ed may of been quarreling or mad at each other at the time, but regardless he yelled for her to help him and she refused. After about 20 minutes of not hearing him in the next room she sent a friend in to check on him, only to find him dead. She stated that his eyes and mouth were both wide open, his hands clutching his blanket. She said he had a look of absolute terror on his face, like he saw Hell just before he passed. I tend to think he looked as he did because his wife wasn't helping him. Who knows. A sad end to a sad life.
Was looking forward to seeing this but connot doo with j woss -When ever he interviews anyone his qwesions are usually childish and he cuts them off mid sentence to add his anecdotal veiw with is also usually childish !!!!
They had just been evicted from their apt, and were both alcoholics, staying at a friend's place. Things were not going well for either then leading up to that happening.
Stormed the beach attacking an enemy shooting back? We need many, many more role models like Ed Wood. Mr. Wood, if you were only alive in 2020 and witnessed the riots, the homelessness, AIDS and global warming. Then cross dressing would be seen for what it really is, a preference that hurts no one.
What ever else he was , at age 17, right after Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the US Marines. He wound up on body recovery and retrieval at Tarawa , one hell of a Marine corp mistake, that they learned never to duplicate. He became severly ill from mosquito born worms and was assigned to light duty as a typist. Could his alcoholism in part have been from his goulish experiences at Tarawa...
"Okay, what the hell -- oops!" That was great. I think Kathy could have been a great help to Ed's writing! Also, Gregory Walcott looks a lot like J.T. Walsh in this video.
Ed Wood never, as a US Marine, left America to see active service. He was in a Marine anti-aircraft unit stationed in the USA during WW2. He came under fire from Japanese soldiers on Tarawa, but he was collecting corpses while serving as a clerk.
I saw an old 50"s movie on youtube 2 years ago,and I remember thinking it was AWFUL. Then the end credits rolled, and Ed Wood wrote the movie. Something to do with topless Indians in the Sierra"s.
For an independent science fiction film plan 9 from outer space is surprisingly good, there is moments when everything is beautiful and an absolute peice of art and moments when everything is silly and hilarious
Normality is forever embroiled in the ever fickle and ever changing dynamics of true uncertainty and inexactitude; the tides and the mind- set of a status quo - which forever changes it's culture to adjust to ever- changing attitudes and appetites. Ed Baby ! - I wanna party with you cowboy. 👍
The woman in the yellow blouse who speaks here and there; that's Kathy Wood, Ed's wife? Or is it someone else? Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any part where they ever said who she was.
I'm not so sure,I think Ed Wood was passionate about making movies and in his day and in his own odd way(this was the '50's)he ,like many others who ventured to California to start a new life ,thought he could succeed.
+Ameen Makanvand Unfortunately Paul Marco, along with many of the people who were interviewed in this documentary have since passed away. This was made in 1989, over 25 years ago. Paul died in 2006 and most likely his fan club died with him.
At the beginning appears "El Santo", is he? And Why? (EL Santo is a character of the mexican culture, and too similar with this topic). For this coverage the production knows about el Santo?
Woouww. I do know, but not too much. I have a knowledge about in France exist a tour film of "Santo, el enmascarado de plata" every year (silver mask man), Do you know about this, and if are some other countries do this cult films presentations? (Because I'm a big fan of a B films class) and I would like to know what think the current youth about Santo. Thanks!
goblin900dunsanylord All I know is, they looked at Mexican wrestling movies in this show, back in the 1980s. You can find it on TH-cam. Look for Incredibly Strange Film Show - The Legend of El Santo.
Sometimes, all you need is for the artist to be proud of himself and be grateful that he did it, no matter how much we make fun of it. The trash he made will always carry more value than any review telling how bad Plan 9 was.
33:49 Did he say "and he rented it all the time"? How could Ed Wood have rented 'Plan 9' if he died in 1978? Video stores must have been around longer than I thought. Also, wouldn't he have already owned one of the original film-reels?
@@Gefilta Seems strange that he wouldn't but I guess it's possible. I didn't know you could rent film reels. I knew you could buy 'em, but that must have been a more expensive option or Ed would likely have done it.
I will say this for Ed Wood,no matter what,he managed to make and finish his films.Most of us give up on our dreams at the first roadblock.
@Clark Gable Yer right Clark
He had a dream and he tried. He failed miserably, and is looked upon as a joke, but at least he tried.
a trick: watch movies at Flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies recently.
@Yehuda Erik Yea, been watching on Flixzone for years myself :)
Sometimes you’re the nail. Sometimes you’re the hammer. At least you’re in the conversation.
He may not have made masterpieces like he hoped he would. But he followed his dreams and gave it everything he had which is a lot more than many ever do.
I call that being an idiot, especially when you have a family to provide for.
Yeah, we'd all love to "follow our dreams" but yaknow someones gotta grow the food, drive the trucks, keep the power on, etc.
If Ed Wood's films were released today they would be hailed as abstract/surreal art pieces.
I agree, David Lynch definitely owes him a creative debt.
Amen!
. : .
No they wouldn't.
Definitely not, they're incredibly incompetent. Even abstract art films have the basics right. But bless his heart
Anybody who thinks Ed Wood was the worst film maker of all time just hasn't seen enough films.
Right. Anymore I defend Edward Wood.
Savoy1984 Yeah,Ed wasn't even the worst in that time period.
On the Tim Burton Ed Wood DVD Martin Landau talked about watching " Brooklyn Gorrila" and said "worse than anything Wood ever dead" Ed was maybe the most PLAGUED director but were stall talking about him aren't we?
Savoy1984 agreed
Eli Roth and Rob Zombie are far worse.
the movie ed wood is tim burton's best movie by a mile.it's brillant.it's.in my top 10 movies
Never even heard of Ed Wood until that movie, then went & watched his old movies, a real riot!
I think Ed Wood wanted everybody he worked with to succeed. He didn't just hire people to achieve his own ends, which is more than I can say for virtually any employer nowadays.
"Remember friends, future events such as these will affect you in the future."
'Let us punish the guilty. Let us reward the innocent. My friends we can not keep this story from you any longer.."
''MODERN WOMEN...THEY'VE BEEN LIKE THAT DOWN THROUGH THE AGES.''
It is true afterall
Chris knows all!♥️
That is the intro to Plan 9.
Was he referring to where aliens resurrect the dead to take over the world?...
Zombie vampires... hmm...
He seemed like a lot of fun to work with. It's sad how his life ended, but at least he got some recognition later on. The Burton film is very bittersweet and I found his relationship with Bela (mentor, with also a Father / son vibe) very touching.
megahappy2beme yeah may he rest in peace
Yes, it is so, just as you say.
WHAT a fitting whopper of a tribute Burton's film was. Right along with all of Ed's opi, it belongs right there with them!
. : .
"This is the most fantastic story I've ever heard".
"And every word of it's true too".
"That's the fantastic part of it".
-dialogue from PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
And probably truer to how people actually talk then critics of Ed Wood would like to admit lol
I think its an unappreciated masterpiece. People just didn't understand the real meaning behind this film. Should have won an Academy Award!
He gave people jobs that couldn't work ,his films are funny when they aren't suppose to be.
I think he was weird but likeable at the same time. He will be around as long as there are people on the earth. i think that's cool.
@d d Bela Lugosi and his fans give a shit.
Late in his career he made pornographic movies.
What would our world be like without the bizarre or the unusual, the strange
or the 'off the wall' ?
Exactly.
Ditto all of that here, Grey. So eloquently stated.
. : .
The title Glen or Glenda is hysterical😅 Ed Wood is such a brilliant film and the Rifftrax Plan 9 is one of the funniest on youtube
Bella Legousi line made me so sad inside. Those line he loved in his last year because Hollywood do forget him n he was living in a jungle. Only Ed Wood give him something to live for. Those line he say with such emotion it almost put a tears in my eyes.
i suppose your were crying and seeking attention
@@peterm1826 That's an unneccesarily bitchy comment, Peter. And pretty hypocritical too, as you're being bitchy to seek attention. That's what a troll does.
“Home I have no home” you can tell Lugosi meant that, alone cast out by his new homeland and too old to return to his country of birth truly saddening
for the record folks, ed did NOT go into battle wearing a bra and panties, any more than marines wearing "army" uniforms stormed beaches in 1941...there was no privacy on troop ships, it was utterly impossible for ed to "slip into something more comfortable" even if he wanted to; it was just a story ed told to amuse himself and others. still in all, ed was a character of the first magnitude, a great american, and he left the world a better place. love ya eddie!
I agree. I always thought that was a tall tale because I've known crossdressers who try to hide dresses, etc. from their wife and many times she'll find it anyway. How was he able to hide all of this while in the military?
When making Ed Wood, Tim Burton gve all the crew members who havenn't heard od Ed Wood, copies of all his movies as well as this very documentary. He said he liked this one because he captured the feeling and spirit of Eds optimisim which is what he tried to incorporate into his movie.
It seems like Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski very easily translated most of these stories into their screenplay for the film. And that's no disrespect to them.
How many want to but never do? Ed Wood wanted to and did. Much respect to a man before his time.
Change grave robbers from outer space to grave robbers from another dimension and you have the plot of Phantasm.
To Ed Wood, a man with a vision,...and not much else.
Peace my friend.
and thanks for the great entertainment!
R u kidding! Where is the passion n love he showed for his fellow friends, idol n movies. The art he loved so much.
Thanks so much for uploading this, I taped it from Channel 4 at the time and found it very compelling, but was too young to understand the cross-dressing/gender reassignment themes in this, so it's basically watching it afresh
He might of not been a good film director but he was certainly an inspirational one.
In Burton's depiction of him he didn't care about the critiscms of his film, in his eyes he was doing what he loved and had a deep passion for film. He also didn't care about what people thought of him as long as he was happy (wearing the women clothes), but he was not selfish. Something that we can all aspire to do with this competitive nature of our workplace and education system.
ojnoakes17 well said and wonderful point! Thank You!
In Burton's film Depp says"I dont judge people,if I did I wouldn't have any friends
PULL THE STRING! PULL THE STRING!
It feels like this was a huge source and probably the inspiration for Tim Burton to make "Ed Wood".
I have to say...I watched plan 9 from out of space years ago...and, considering some of the shitty Sci-fi B-movies that came out around that time, I really didn't think it was much worse...that, and there is obviously the unmistakable Wood style that makes them very watchable. Its interesting how, without saying a word and sometimes telling completely fantastical type stores, you can still get a sense of the person behind the camera through how they tell a story...you could always tell that Ed Wood was a unique individual, if not a particularly talent movie maker...or maybe he was in a weird way, and that is why we still remember him today!
I liked Plan 9 better than "The Mysterians". That music became way redundant.
I loved the line he given to Bella Legousi. He speaks those line with such passion as if he telling the world the harsh reality of Hollywood.
Hollywood still the same. Just look what they done to the man created Marvel Comics. RIP, He told couple times that he tired of living n told he wish he can commit suicide. That great man was abused in his last years. He was thrown to trash n his wealth bring him no peace only suffering in his last moments.
That is one magical sweater.
Thank You Ed, for unique entertainment. R.I.P. I
would have really liked you.
Although his films were terrible, Wood was, in his own way a genius.
Imagine if Edward D. Wood Jr. was around today.
Sadly,the Cancel Culture would Cancel him.
If he had even half the technology we have today in flim making, with his giddy-up and determination, I think he would be a major director today. I also think people also would be much more ready to accept his transvestism and he could have been more himself and thus more expressive. A genius stifled, really.
Wow, in Ed Wood, when Bela says the hypo contains formaldehyde, I thought he was joking.
It's 2020.
I'm watching this video from 2011.
About a documentary from 1989.
About a guy from the 1950s.
Sorry to correct, but the copyright date at the end of the show states 1984.
@@sarahsilverlight6161 38:27 shows the copyright date of the programme as 1989.
These old people on this show talking about the movies they made back in the 50s is the equivalent of actors today talking about movies they made back in the 80s.
I admire Ed wood for his tenacious optimism , although it didnt work out
I gotta tell'ya, whatever else the guy was, he had one shit-load of guts.
A dear friend of mind called "Glenn Or Glenda" HIGH ART...and he was RIGHT!! 🎨 🖼 🎬 😎👍🏻☘
Different, unusual, not conventional to be sure, but not the 'worst', Ed was
unique; and it's the unique
that gives all of life any
real flavor.
Thanks Ed, I wish I could
have been there.
Im being too critical his films can be fun when you're in that kind of mood.
Ed Wood: Unique Genius!
ed wood proved to the world that a movie doesnt have to be of good quality to be enjoyed.
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All low budget film makers have their disasters. I've had plenty, I can tell you. I admire Ed Wood for putting himself out there. I've done it myself and I can tell you, when people hate your film, it makes you want to quit forever. It takes a certain guts to keep going.
Never, ever, ever give up.
@@forreal245 Wise advise, yes. Thank you.
Enjoyed this. Thanks!
Dolores Fuller was WAY prettier than Sarah Jessica Parker who played her in the film.
Agree! And I might add , Much Nicer
Dolores Fuller has told the story before that she didn't know what 'Glen or Glenda?' was about and was horribly embarrassed when she saw it with a crowd of people. I don't know how she couldn't know because her and Ed had scenes together with him in a wig and a dress.
Yes her “surprise” seems more like a denial. Clearly the film was mostly about themselves
11:44 They're really just Atomic Super-Boys...
OMG I watched this when it was shown - I can't believe it's as long ago as 1989!
Its five years since you made that comment.that's probably pretty scary too
@@apinanthimtong2218
And now it's been a year since you've left your comment!
I would love to know what the scary part is...
@@littlesmith5005 I dunno, man it's seven years and counting and I'm gettin' pretty freaked out now....
Wood's films had a certain "charm" to them. You don't see that today, and it's rare in general for films like this to have been successful at all, but Woods' films were.
There is a certain amount of imagination required by the viewer, and when one applies that, you feel as if YOU are part of the story. It's fascinating. I don't know how much, or if any, of this was intentional on Wood's part, but it is indeed present in almost all of his work--it's his style. In order to "get" what he was showing and telling you, you had to "play along" as an audience member with a certain level of imagination and make-believe that the actors themselves are required when playing a character.
When you simply watch the film as a third-person, and merely sit back to enjoy it, you don't get this, and for that the films appear "cheap", poorly written, or terribly produced. But when you immerse yourself as PART of the experience (the way I suspect Wood did when he was directing the films) it takes on a whole new life, as if you've lifted a veil and have become the missing cast member. The audiences willingness to "play along" is quintessential to the enjoyment of his work. When you do, you're playing along WITH the film, and you'll also be aware of Wood's ability to somehow fit the actors into the scene in such a way that this quality is present in almost every scene.
Ed Wood's films; not for the unimaginative, and too often unappreciated. He knew very well that film making was "make-believe", and created moments for the viewer to indulge themselves in this world of make-believe. It's as if you can still play like a child in a world of pretending and make-believe, any time you view the films, at any age. Charming, imaginative, artistic, humorous, insightful, resourceful, timeless, and brilliant.
~JSV
what a great vid,thank s for sharing
Great find !! Thanks !!
loved the movie
Love this guy, thanks
Bela and Ed made some unforgettable Cinema together.
R.i.p
God damn it, I want a "Good Luck Forever" medallion from Kelton the Cop now. Born too late...
I genuinely can't hate Ed Wood as a director. When I watch a movie, I'm looking for entertainment and Plan 9 is oddly one of my favourite films for that reason. It's absolutely not a great movie but it's done with such earnest and love that I genuinely can't hate it at all.
The Academy Award for best dramatic scene with a fake octopus goes to . . .
ED WOOD JR. DIRECTED THE VERY BEST AMERICAN SURREALIST FILMS OF ALL TIME.....PERIOD!! HIS FILMS CAPTURE THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE INVISIBLE RAY SURREALISM!!!!!
ces un grand bonheur pour moi fou du réalisateur et commedien Éd Wood Jr
de voir ce document inédit
alors pour moi ces noël avant l heure merci infiniment a vous.
If one does not understand something get to understand it! Do not run from it!!
1:43 "He hadn't made a movie in 20 years."
He had some 30 titles to his credit in the '70s, and they weren't all shorts or porn.
Wow! I'll never forget the String and the Buffalo Stampede!
What a masterstroke of perverse genius. (And, as well, one naturally wonders what Bela might have thought of that pairing, upon viewing the rushes.)
Verily, a thrice-times intoning of "Pull the string" will get for most that do it something nice. Once-a-day I do this, and the good result never fails to manifest tangibly.
. : .
Kathy Wood, who appears 14:50 and a number of other places in this film was Ed's final wife. I notice they never mentioned that she ignored his screams for help while Ed was dying of a heart attack. Both her and Ed may of been quarreling or mad at each other at the time, but regardless he yelled for her to help him and she refused. After about 20 minutes of not hearing him in the next room she sent a friend in to check on him, only to find him dead. She stated that his eyes and mouth were both wide open, his hands clutching his blanket. She said he had a look of absolute terror on his face, like he saw Hell just before he passed. I tend to think he looked as he did because his wife wasn't helping him. Who knows. A sad end to a sad life.
Was looking forward to seeing this but connot doo with j woss -When ever he interviews anyone his qwesions are usually childish and he cuts them off mid sentence to add his anecdotal veiw with is also usually childish !!!!
yeah i heard Same thing
callum robertson A case of the boy who cried wolf?
They had just been evicted from their apt, and were both alcoholics, staying at a friend's place. Things were not going well for either then leading up to that happening.
I noticed that she had a cold, whatever tone to her speaking of Ed Wood...a bitter woman, for sure!
19:05 oops 😂😂😂, so modest of her
Stormed the beach attacking an enemy shooting back? We need many, many more role models like Ed Wood. Mr. Wood, if you were only alive in 2020 and witnessed the riots, the homelessness, AIDS and global warming. Then cross dressing would be seen for what it really is, a preference that hurts no one.
Love you Ed!♥️♥️♥️
I was Edward D. Wood Jr. who finally won a academy award for Martin Landau
Johnny Depp is not one of my favorite actors, but he did a brilliant job in "Ed Wood." Still in my top 10 of favorite movies.
And Martin Landau as Bella, of course, was amazing.
Ed Wood and Bella were both tortured souls. The only thing surprising is that they were as successful as they were in the end days
Ed Wood's secret : One ☝ notch, barely, above home made.
I just watched plan 9 from outer space.
Classic.
Came for Ed Wood and didnt expect to see young Jonathan Ross
What ever else he was , at age 17, right after Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the US Marines. He wound up on body recovery and retrieval at Tarawa , one hell of a Marine corp mistake, that they learned never to duplicate. He became severly ill from mosquito born worms and was assigned to light duty as a typist. Could his alcoholism in part have been from his goulish experiences at Tarawa...
Very good
"Okay, what the hell -- oops!" That was great. I think Kathy could have been a great help to Ed's writing! Also, Gregory Walcott looks a lot like J.T. Walsh in this video.
These "seat of yer panrs" films have lasting charm versus the mega$ computerized "modern" movies.
Ed Wood - always the butt of jokes on MSTK3 :)
The paralles between Woods and Orson Wells Are very interesting.
Ed Wood never, as a US Marine, left America to see active service. He was in a Marine anti-aircraft unit stationed in the USA during WW2. He came under fire from Japanese soldiers on Tarawa, but he was collecting corpses while serving as a clerk.
Tim Burton said that this helped inspire him to make Eds biopic.
Ed Wood's cast members were all graduates of the Jack Webb Acting School.
I saw an old 50"s movie on youtube 2 years ago,and I remember thinking it was AWFUL. Then the end credits rolled, and Ed Wood wrote the movie. Something to do with topless Indians in the Sierra"s.
There is way too much Jonathan Ross in this. But since he's hosting it, I'm not surprised.
“Looks like we beat them off again Sir...” LOL
Where is Bunny in the interview?
For an independent science fiction film plan 9 from outer space is surprisingly good, there is moments when everything is beautiful and an absolute peice of art and moments when everything is silly and hilarious
Well, it isn't just appreciation of Ed Wood Jr, but there's the choke hold ($) about copyright these days.
i mean in terms of "so bad its good"
Paul if Bella took formaldyhyde, he would DIE.
Normality is forever embroiled in the ever fickle and ever changing dynamics of true uncertainty and inexactitude; the tides and the mind-
set of a status quo - which forever changes it's culture to adjust to ever-
changing attitudes and appetites.
Ed Baby ! - I wanna party with you cowboy. 👍
The woman in the yellow blouse who speaks here and there; that's Kathy Wood, Ed's wife? Or is it someone else? Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any part where they ever said who she was.
Way ahead if his time !
It's the proto-Tommy Wiseau XD!
Ed wood proves that if one is shameless enough anything can happen.
I'm not so sure,I think Ed Wood was passionate about making movies and in his day and in his own odd way(this was the '50's)he ,like many others who ventured to California to start a new life ,thought he could succeed.
I think Ed wood films are cool, those are extremely watchable and he's done more than I ever did.
Is this series available anywhere?
Also how do I join the Keltin theCop fan club?????
SeriouslyI must join this club I feel compelled to
+Ameen Makanvand Unfortunately Paul Marco, along with many of the people who were interviewed in this documentary have since passed away. This was made in 1989, over 25 years ago. Paul died in 2006 and most likely his fan club died with him.
I got all his stuff from him back at Starcon including the T-shirt.
They mistook Night of the Ghouls for Revenge of the Dead.
they're the same movie
At the beginning appears "El Santo", is he? And Why? (EL Santo is a character of the mexican culture, and too similar with this topic). For this coverage the production knows about el Santo?
goblin900dunsanylord They did a show about Mexican wrestling movies.
Woouww. I do know, but not too much. I have a knowledge about in France exist a tour film of "Santo, el enmascarado de plata" every year (silver mask man), Do you know about this, and if are some other countries do this cult films presentations? (Because I'm a big fan of a B films class) and I would like to know what think the current youth about Santo. Thanks!
goblin900dunsanylord All I know is, they looked at Mexican wrestling movies in this show, back in the 1980s. You can find it on TH-cam. Look for Incredibly Strange Film Show - The Legend of El Santo.
Holy shit, is that Jonathon Ross?
Sometimes, all you need is for the artist to be proud of himself and be grateful that he did it, no matter how much we make fun of it. The trash he made will always carry more value than any review telling how bad Plan 9 was.
that is why Ed Wood is better than Michael Bay.
33:49 Did he say "and he rented it all the time"? How could Ed Wood have rented 'Plan 9' if he died in 1978? Video stores must have been around longer than I thought.
Also, wouldn't he have already owned one of the original film-reels?
Matthew Dalldorf it is possible to rent movies on film, this is basically what cinemas do/did. It’s possible he didn’t have his own copy.
@@Gefilta Seems strange that he wouldn't but I guess it's possible. I didn't know you could rent film reels. I knew you could buy 'em, but that must have been a more expensive option or Ed would likely have done it.
Matthew Dalldorf incredibly strange
@@Gefilta Ha! Right.