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)
Crew
Tim Burton
Director, Producer
Scott Alexander
Screenplay
Larry Karaszewski
Screenplay
Rudolph Grey
Book
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Sandra Kaufman
Assistant Editor
Pam Di Fede
Assistant Editor
Stefan Czapsky
Director of Photography
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Gregory Kent Simmons
Second Assistant Director
Tammy Wood
Assistant Production Coordinator
Susan P. McCarthy
Production Coordinator
Michael Lehmann
Executive Producer
Denise Di Novi
Producer
Michael Flynn
Co-Producer
Angie Bonner
Production Assistant
Shari B. Ellis
Production Assistant
Dina Farnell
Production Assistant
John J. Hermansen
Production Assistant
Al Hobbs
Production Assistant
P.J. Pettiette
Production Assistant
Cosmo Segurson
Production Assistant
Tom Duffield
Production Design
Philippe Carr-Forster
Camera Operator
Richard A. Kelley
Assistant Camera
Eric Tramp
First Assistant Camera
Mark Streapy
"B" Camera Operator
Kenny Davis
Dolly Grip
Allen Blaisdell
Visual Effects Camera
Lydia B. Smith
Camera Loader
David Gaines
Post Production Supervisor
Matthew Barry
Casting Assistant
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting Assistant
Kate Dunn Kennedy
Casting Associate
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Bill Dance
Extras Casting
Tammy L. Smith
Extras Casting
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Kenn Smiley
Costume Supervisor
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Stephanie Colin
Costumer
Philip Maldonado
Costumer
Kent Burton
Animation
Mark Villalobos
Animation
Chris Casady
Animation
Yolanda Toussieng
Key Hair Stylist
Bridget Cook
Hairstylist
Lucia Mace
Hairstylist
Alicia M. Tripi
Hairstylist
Rick Baker
Makeup Designer
Ve Neill
Key Makeup Artist
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Matt Rose
Makeup Artist
James Leonard
Makeup Artist
Rick Stratton
Makeup Artist
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
Jane Ann Stewart
Art Department Assistant
Keith Neely
Assistant Art Director
Samuel H. Hinckley
Sound Effects Editor
Ernie Fosselius
Sound Effects Editor
John Nutt
Supervising Sound Editor
Mildred Iatrou
Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Quinn
Assistant Sound Editor
Lisa Chino
Assistant Sound Editor
David Franklin Bergad
Assistant Sound Editor
Kyrsten Mate
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rich Schirmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edward Tise
Production Sound Mixer
Philip Rogers
Sound Recordist
Keith Grant
Scoring Mixer
John Kurlander
Scoring Mixer
Kenneth C. Mantlo
Boom Operator
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
Jennifer Myers
Foley Artist
Linda Lew
Foley Recording Engineer
Richard Duarte
Foley Recording Engineer
Paul Zydel
ADR Mixer
Jeff Courtie
ADR Mixer
Brian Ruberg
ADR Mixer
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Dan Statler
Special Effects Technician
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
Kevin Pike
Special Effects
Jim Livolsi
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor, Title Designer
Robin L. D'Arcy
Visual Effects Producer
Jeanna Crawford
VFX Artist
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Lydia Kavina
Musician
Andy Narell
Musician
John Moses
Musician
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Hal Lary
Transportation Captain
Tim Abbatoye
Transportation Co-Captain
Pat Carman
Transportation Coordinator
Gary Gillingham
Production Accountant
Rob Meisenholder
Payroll Accountant
Patrick Dodd
Dialogue Editor
Joan E. Chapman
Dialogue Editor
Scott Levitin
Dialogue Editor
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Barry Lopez
Rigging Grip
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration
Don Elliott
Set Dresser
David Ronan
Set Dresser
Kenneth Sayers
Set Dresser
Erik Polczwartek
On Set Dresser
David Brennan
On Set Dresser
Bruce Robert Hill
Set Designer
Christopher S. Nushawg
Set Designer
Mindy R. Toback
Set Designer
Sharon E. Alshams
Set Designer
Thomas Betts
Set Designer
Carol Lavoie
Set Designer
Karl J. Martin
Set Designer
Stella Vaccaro
Set Designer
Ron Yates
Set Designer
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Roger Meryett
Construction Foreman
Albert Cuellar
Props
Bart Mixon
Props
Daniel W. Blaha
Propmaker
Roy Knyrim
Propmaker
Suzanne Tenner
Still Photographer
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Steven Givens
Best Boy Electric
Liz Matthews
Location Manager
Diana Leigh Myers
Location Manager
Ed Lippman
Location Assistant
Bobby Burns
Stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Mickey Cassidy
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
Michael Haynes
Stunts
Kanin Howell
Stunts
David LeBell
Stunts
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
John Branagan
Stunt Coordinator
Emily Ferry
Property Master
Joy Taylor
Assistant Property Master
Todd O. Russell
Cableman
Huston Beaumont
Best Boy Grip
James Carson
Production Illustrator
John F. Cassidy
Key Grip
Michael Alexonis
Grip
Pat O'Mara
Grip
John Vecchio
Gaffer
Michael Polaire
Unit Production Manager
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
Scott Mislan
Key Production Assistant
Tom Seid
Additional Editor
Donald De Line
Executive In Charge Of Production
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal
Unit Publicist
Okowita
Art Direction
Chuck McSorley
Leadman
Lee Runnels
Greensman
Paul Marco
Thanks
Kathy Wood
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