Movie connections for
Ed Wood (1994) More at IMDbPro »

References

Wasted Lives (1925)
Tin Gods (1926)
Steamboat Willie (1928)
 -  Tor says, "Movies? Like the Mickey Mouse?"
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
White Zombie (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
The Death Kiss (1932)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
The Return of Chandu (1934/I)
The Raven (1935)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Desire (1936)
I Wanted Wings (1941)
 -  A poster of this film can be seen
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Black Cat (1941)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Crossroads (1942)
 -  A poster of this film can be seen
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Test Tube Babies (1948)
 -  The film is mentioned in a magazine seen in ED WOOD
Francis (1950)
Racket Girls (1951)
Big Jim McLain (1952)
 -  The film is mentioned in a magazine seen in ED WOOD
Glen or Glenda (1953)
"Tonight!" (1953)
Robot Monster (1953)
Girl Gang (1954)
 -  The film is mentioned in a magazine seen in ED WOOD
Bride of the Monster (1955)
Beginning of the End (1957)
Teenage Monster (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
La dolce vita (1960)
 -  Criswell does the same napkin to bra trick done by Fanny in La Dolce vita. This happens about 48 minutes into the film during the scene where Criswell, Ed, and Bella are having drinks.
Chained Girls (1965)
 -  Mr Weiss tells "I make movies like Chained Girls." to Ed Wood.
The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
Raging Bull (1980)
Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Referenced in

Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) (V)
"The Critic: Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (#2.2)" (1995)
 -  mentioned by Rex Reed in the critics' musical number at the Oscars
Get Shorty (1995)
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV)
 -  Mentioned as one of D'Onofrio's prior credits.
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV)
 -  "Hollywood Screen Tests, Pt. 2" features many movies and tv shows in reference to the stars featured.
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) (V)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Blow (2001)
 -  When in the airport, the guard pulls out womens underwear, and johnny replies "old habits." johnny plays a cross dresser in ed wood.
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
"Gilmore Girls: A Tale of Poes and Fire (#3.17)" (2003)
 -  Lorelai quotes the film, then explains the reference to Luke.
"Gilmore Girls: Happy Birthday, Baby (#3.18)" (2003)
 -  Rory talks about she and Jess renting the film the night before.
Il ritorno di Cagliostro (2003)
Exhumed (2003) (V)
 -  similar cinematography and set design
Formosa (2005)
 -  Movie about unconventional filmmaking.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 -  Pink-wooled sheep being shaved refrences 'Ed Wood' (1994) and the title character's pink angora sweaters.
Five Minutes, Mr. Welles (2005)
 -  D'Onofrio played Orson Welles in this movie too
Gestación (2009)
 -  Teo points to the EdWood's official poster that is in his room, saying: "that my favorite Depp's film"

Features

White Zombie (1932)
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Bride of the Monster (1955)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Featured in

The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
 -  clips
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Included in opening montage
Making Bela (2004) (V)
 -  special edition
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Un cortometraje de Alejandro Pérez (2009)
 -  Fragment showed during the end

Spoofs

Freaks (1932)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Spoofed in

Rod Wood (1995) (V)
 -  Porn parody of movie about the life and work of the worst movie director of all time.
Boogie Nights (1997)
 -  Jack Horner says the line "This is the one. This is the one I'll be remembered for", referencing one of his films. That's the same line spoke by Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) at the premiere of his movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'.

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