Comedy / Drama / History /

Score: 74.9%( 2414 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

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)