In one part Gisele asks her friends if she looks like Katherine Watson. In real life Maggie Gyllenhaal and Julia Roberts are distantly related. They are related on numerous branches and the closest they are is 16th cousins 2 times removed.
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Danny Dayton's final film appearance.
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Edward D. Wood Jr.'s ex-wife Norma McCarty criticized the film because it did not portray him as an alcoholic, the reason she supposedly divorced him. In a deleted scene, Wood is asleep in bed and an empty bottle of booze is lying next to him.
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One day, Kathy Wood, Edward D. Wood Jr.'s wife, visited the set and asked to meet Johnny Depp. That day, they were filming a scene where Wood would look really messed up, which made Burton nervous for what Kathy would think of the movie. When Depp exited his trailer, she said, "That's my Eddie."
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Tim Burton's first R-rated film.
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When Ed Wood talks to film backer Old Man McCoy in the meat packing scene, Mr McCoy says "I got a son, he's a little slow, but a good boy." In real-life, Rance Howard's son is Producer and Director Ron Howard.
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Conrad Brooks: the bartender in the Orson Welles scene.
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Joss Whedon was very taken by Juliet Landau's performance and, while casting season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), offered her the part of the vampire Drusilla within an hour of meeting.
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The sweeping music during the epilogue is based on the music from Glen or Glenda (1953).
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Martin Landau's Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi marked the first time in Oscar history that a performer in any category won for playing a movie star. A decade later, Cate Blanchett won a "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" Academy Award for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004).
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In order to imitate Bela Lugosi's voice and mannerisms, Martin Landau watched approximately 35 Lugosi movies, and purchased Hungarian language tapes. With the tapes, he would "literally practice the language and see where the tongue would go." When Hungarian-born director Peter Medak saw the film, he called Landau to praise him. Medak said that Landau's accent sounded spot-on, because, "You are not an actor trying to do a Hungarian accent, you're a character trying not to do (one)."
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At the time, Johnny Depp was depressed about films and filmmaking. By accepting this part, it gave him a "chance to stretch out and have some fun", and working with Martin Landau, "rejuvenated my love for acting".
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ed Wood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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