Ed Wood and the art of moviemaking

[BurtWorm]

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Edward D. Wood, Jr.: And cut! Print. We're moving on. That was perfect.

Ed Reynolds: Perfect? Mr. Wood, do you know anything about the art of film production?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Well, I like to think so.

Ed Reynolds: That cardboard headstone tipped over. This graveyard is obviously phony.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

Ed Reynolds: The big picture?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes.

Ed Reynolds: Then how 'bout when the policemen arrived in daylight, but now it's suddenly night?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?


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Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery.

Editor on Studio Lot: You forgot the octopus.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: No, no, I'm saving that for my big underwater climax.

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Georgie Weiss: So, what was the important news you couldn't tell me on the phone, again?

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?

Georgie Weiss: Tits.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: No, better than that. A star.

Georgie Weiss: you must have me confused with David Selznick. I don't make major motion pictures; I make crap.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.

Georgie Weiss: Yeah. Crap with a star.

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Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Do you know that I've even had producers re-cut my movies?

Orson Welles: I hate when that happens.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: And they always want to cast their buddies. It doesn't even matter if they're right for the part.

Orson Welles: Tell me about it. I'm supposed to do a thriller for Universal. They want Charlton Heston as a Mexican.

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<Making up the bald Dr. Tom to look like Bela Lugosi>

Makeup Man Harry: Ed, what am I gonna do here.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: What do you mean?

Makeup Man Harry: Has no hair.

Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Gee, I never noticed that. Put a wig on him!

[StaggerLee]

1. Let's shoot this fucker!

:D

[texanwitch]

2. I just love Ed Wood movies, always did, you could always tell if

Ed made the movie.

Ed Wood was terrible at making movies but he did make them, not just talk about it. I wished he could have lived longer to see how popular his movies became, what a shame.

I just love Glen or Glenda, I like to show the movie to people who have never heard of Ed, the look on their faces is priceless.

Ed you really did make movies that entertained people, you just didn't live longer enough to find out.