Ed Wood

1994 film by Tim Burton
Movie film Q639481
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Summary

Ed Wood is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Tim Burton[6]
  • Screenwriter: Scott Alexander[7], Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski[8], Larry Karaszewski[9]
  • Composer: Howard Shore[10]
  • Genre: biographical film[11], drama film[12], comedy film[13], LGBTQ-related film[14]
  • Cast member: Johnny Depp[15], Martin Landau[16], Patricia Arquette[17], Sarah Jessica Parker[18], Jeffrey Jones[19], Lisa Marie[20], Bill Murray[21], Vincent D'Onofrio[22], Mike Starr[23], Max Casella[24], Juliet Landau[25], George Steele[26], G. D. Spradlin[27], Brent Hinkley[28]
  • Producer: Tim Burton[29], Denise Di Novi[30]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[31]
  • Production company: Touchstone Pictures[32]
  • Director of photography: Stefan Czapsky[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[36], 92%[37], 71/100[38]
  • Color: black-and-white[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: July 13, 1995[41], September 30, 1994[42], September 23, 1994[43], September 28, 1994[44], October 7, 1994[45]
  • Characters: Ed Wood[46]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[49]
  • Filming location: Long Beach[50]
  • Main subject: Ed Wood[51]
  • Film editor: Chris Lebenzon[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[53], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[54]
  • Executive producer: Michael Lehmann[55]
  • Title: Ed Wood[56]

Why It Matters

Ed Wood has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did Ed Wood receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . television.telerama.fr. Retrieved . television.telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1995-07-13T00:00:00Z, +1994-09-30T00:00:00Z, +1994-09-23T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Scott Alexander, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Larry Karaszewski
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