Ed Wood

Haven’t you heard of the suspension of disbelief? We’re in the second part of Scary Season here on the pod and we’re diving into one of the wittier, more tender portraits ever created of a person who wasn’t successful. And I don’t mean like VanGogh, as in never sold a picture before death and then esteemed as a genius later. I’m talking about an artist who’s been recognized as the director of possibly the worst film ever made. An artist who ground it out in the most basic and ignominious fashion possible during life. I’m talking about Edward D. Wood, Jr. It’s the film Ed Wood, lovingly directed by Tim Burton and produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi for Disney’s Touchstone Pictures in 1994. It’s a semi (very semi) biography of Edward D. Wood, Jr., a Burton lesson in believing in yourself and continuing in the face of constant headwinds. And it’s atmospheric and has a fun, resonant vibe for the Scary Season.

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