Ed Wood (1994)

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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this special Spooktacular commission from Emmett, the guys dive deep into Tim Burton's 1994 biopic, Ed Wood. Starring Johnny Depp in one of his most beloved roles and Martin Landau in an Oscar-winning turn as Bela Lugosi, the film explores the life of the eccentric B-movie director often labeled the "worst" filmmaker in history.

Does Burton's loving tribute to cinematic failure still hold up, or is it merely high-quality camp? Gene and Big D discuss:

The genius of Martin Landau's portrayal of a faded horror icon.
The film's beautiful black-and-white aesthetic.
Whether Ed Wood was a visionary or just delightfully incompetent.
The surprising connections this film has to another movie in our "double-decker Halloween commission."

Tune in to find out if the story of the man behind Plan 9 from Outer Space is truly a glorious cinematic triumph!

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0:00.0	There we go.
0:11.0	That sounds like some of our early podcasts.
0:14.0	Remember when we first met John McLean?
0:17.0	Argyll picked him up from the plane And took him down the Nakatomi Tower
0:22.0	At the Christmas party
0:24.1	And the terrorists were overzealous
0:26.7	But it was sweet when they killed Ellis
0:29.6	And with a little help from Allen
0:32.1	John McClake kid dies
0:34.3	Welcome back to chat the movies
0:35.8	The podcast where we answered the question
0:37.4	Where the movies we love when we were growing up really that good.
0:40.4	If you ever caught yourself thinking, why don't they make movies like they used to? Can you still remember spending your Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental blockbuster video? Do you know what blockbuster video is? If you answered yes, and this is the podcast for you, I am one of your hosts, Gene Lyons, and alongside me as my co-host, Big D, Dick Ebert.
0:56.3	Good evening. Each week, we take a look back in time to decide if our favorite films still hold up. The movies we cover are chosen by you, the listeners who generously commissioned the films you love. If you like to see all the movies we have covered, we'll cover one to choose one for yourself. please visit chatpod.com and have a look.
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1:14.0	to get off for yourself. Please visit chatpod.com and have a look. At the end of each podcast, we'll provide you the audience with the number of wipes each movie take to get off your respective butts. Thank you so much for listening. If you have not already, hit that subscribe button to share with a friend. It's how we help the podcast grow. Additionally, subscribe to our sister podcast, shout on TV, reviewed TV series such as Westworld, taboo, American gods, Game and Thrones, true detective, lovecraft country, and watchmen.
1:29.6	Find all information on past episodes as chatpod.com slash TV. And finally, if you'd like to hang out with this live, follow and subscribe to our Twitch channel, chatpod.com slash Twitch and our YouTube channel where we play video games, host watch parties, and edit this podcast live. All All that being said, Big D, what movie
1:45.7	reviewing today? So, Jane, before we get to today's Halloween movie, I just wanted to share
1:50.8	a quick story with you as a father and something you'll get to explore and experience one day.
1:56.0	Emma wanted to do a Halloween costume party. She decided she didn't want to do store bought.
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