For many people, if you were to say the name Ed Wood, they would say, “who?” Or perhaps, “Didn’t he live down the block from us back in ‘73?” (No he didn’t, that was David Woods... I wonder whatever happened to him?)To other people, people of less (or arguably more) refined taste, they will instantly think about terrible movies with even worse special effects, and a smile will creep across their face. You see, Ed Wood made movies that fit perfectly into the category of “so bad they’re good.” A couple years after he died (which was 30 years ago today actually), he was voted to be the worst director of all times. Which when you think about it, is really quite a feat.
Oddly enough, a movie about Ed Wood making movies got quite some popularity a number of years ago. Marin Landau even got an Oscar for his role as Bela Lugosi in it.
Wood may not have been very popular during his lifetime, but isn’t that usually the case? He did however leave some sage advice for those looking for ways to get popular in Hollywood: stay home, it’s not going to happen.
