Comments on: What do Ed Wood and Akira Kurosawa have in common?

By: Jeremy Quintanilla

Jeremy Quintanilla — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:00:54 +0000

indeed

By: Vili Maunula

Vili Maunula — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:37:47 +0000

Find it interesting really.

And, in a way, sad.

By: Jeremy Quintanilla

Jeremy Quintanilla — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:36:00 +0000

Your right and he did die long before plan 69 was made but “Plan 69″ is funny if you seen “plan 9″.

Ed Wood did collaborated with porn director A.C. Stephen, the few years before his death. Together they did “The beach bunnies” and Five loose women”, after his death, Stephen got together with the guy who did “Plan 69″ as according to him, Ed Wood wanted to do a porn remake of “Plan 9″. So he did have a partial collaboration with it, but I did fail to mention is wasnt really from Wood.

In the early 70’s Wood actually did direct 3 pornos , that was a actually attempt by him to start a career in porn. Those movies where too sci-fi for the porn fans and too porn for the sci-fi fans, so they had little success in theaters.

Find it interesting really.

By: Vili Maunula

Vili Maunula — Fri, 18 May 2007 06:13:54 +0000

I thought “Plan 69″ is simply a porn remake made after Wood’s death, with which he had no actual involvement in?

Burton’s “Ed Wood” is indeed pretty good. Probably my favourite Burton film.

By: Jeremy Quintanilla

Jeremy Quintanilla — Fri, 18 May 2007 00:44:38 +0000

Wow, I would never think the two would ever be mentioned together.
I do completely agree with the article.

Ed Wood although clearly had no talent in writing and directing, had a intense nearly brilliant passion for movies. The amount of movies he was able to get funded, the amount of work he was able to get from his crew and actors despite every movie of his failing is amazing. He perhaps exceeds the passion and love for movie that we see from Kurosawa.

Wood is one person I have admiration for, when people say its impossible to get a movie made when your a nobody, they should first take a look a Ed Wood. He is easy to criticize, but if more people made movies based on passion, instead of money, cinema would be far better then it is today. Even if the passion is poorly executed

For those who never seen a Ed Wood, you must check out “Plan 9 from outer space”, “Glen or Glenda” and “Bride of the monster”. They are so insanely horrible, its beyond words, I dont think anyone could ever come close no matter how hard they tired or didnt try to matching the beyond poor writing, directing, acting and overall production of his movies.

His later drunken slip into porno is rather interesting as well, like “Plan 69 from outer space”.

Also its important to watch the fantastic Tim Burton movie about him “Ed Wood”, one of the greatest Tim Burton pictures ever.