Ed Wood is about the eponymous filmmaker and his relationship with Bela Lugosi.
Ed Wood is a 1994 American biographical period comedy-drama film directed and produced by Tim Burton , and starring Johnny Depp as cult filmmaker Ed Wood .. Tim Burton. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp. biographical. biographical film. period. period piece. comedy-drama film. comedy-drama. Ed Wood. Ed Wood. The film concerns the period in Wood 's life when he made his best-known films as well as his relationship with actor Bela Lugosi , played by Martin Landau .. Martin Landau. Martin Landau. period. period piece. Bela Lugosi. Bela Lugosi. Sarah Jessica Parker , Patricia Arquette , Jeffrey Jones , Lisa Marie , and Bill Murray are among the supporting cast .. Sarah Jessica Parker. Sarah Jessica Parker. Patricia Arquette. Patricia Arquette. Jeffrey Jones. Jeffrey Jones. Bill Murray. Bill Murray. Lisa Marie. Lisa Marie ( actress ). The film was conceived by writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski when they were students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts .. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. USC School of Cinematic Arts. USC School of Cinematic Arts. Irritated at being thought of solely as writers for family films with their work on Problem Child and its sequel , Alexander and Karaszewski struck a deal with Burton and Denise Di Novi to produce the Ed Wood biopic , and Michael Lehmann as director .. Denise Di Novi. Denise Di Novi. Ed Wood. Ed Wood. Problem Child. Problem Child ( film ). its sequel. Problem Child 2. Michael Lehmann. Michael Lehmann. Due to scheduling conflicts with Airheads , Lehmann had to vacate the director 's position , which was taken over by Burton .. Airheads. Airheads. Ed Wood was originally in development at Columbia Pictures , but the studio put the film in `` turnaround '' over Burton 's decision to shoot in black-and-white .. Ed Wood. Ed Wood. Columbia Pictures. Columbia Pictures. turnaround. Turnaround ( filmmaking ). black-and-white. black-and-white. Ed Wood was taken to the Walt Disney Studios , which produced the film through the studio 's Touchstone Pictures division .. Touchstone Pictures. Touchstone Pictures. Ed Wood. Ed Wood. Walt Disney Studios. The Walt Disney Studios ( division ). The film was released to critical acclaim , but was a box office bomb , making only $ 5.9 million against an $ 18 million budget .. box office bomb. box office bomb. It won two Academy Awards  : Best Supporting Actor for Landau and Best Makeup for Rick Baker -LRB- who designed Landau 's prosthetic makeup -RRB- , Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Best Makeup. Academy Award for Best Makeup. Rick Baker. Rick Baker ( makeup artist ). prosthetic makeup. prosthetic makeup. Ve Neill. Ve Neill. Yolanda Toussieng. Yolanda Toussieng