It stars ed wood as glen and glenda, and features bela lugosi and wood s thengirlfriend dolores fuller. Rewatching glen or glenda, the thing that struck me is what a sad, desperate, and. Sep 19, 2012 glen or glenda is a semiautobiographical quasidocumentary celluloid catastrophe about transvestism, starring and directed by the sublimely untalented ed wood, my favorite bdirector. Theyve been playing local venues and small bars across the city for the past 6 years. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american exploitation film written, directed by and starring ed wood credited in his starring role as daniel davis, and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. The midnight fomato society strikes again and turns the worst film ever made into a show so funny, its worth losing sleep over. It is widely regarded as a cult film and one of the worst movies ever made. It also features the same ed wood story found on the previous passport dvd of plan 9. Glen or glenda faithfully adapts 1953 docudrama about sex change. A team of experts combed though the vaults and rediscovered this classic film in its original unadulterated entirety. Ed wood original soundtrack london philharmonic orchestra. Ed woods notorious crossdressing expose, in which ed wears angora, and bela lugosi pulls the string. Sadly, the real ed wood died before he had a chance, but glen or glenda is the closest he ever came.
It would be rad if some youtube personality could trim the fat off of it someday. It features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend, dolores fuller. The movie consists of two parts, the first following a narrator called the scientist, played by bela lugosi, making cryptic comments about humanity. So who watched these films back in the 1950s, anyway. Glen or glenda, aka i changed my sex, was woods first feature film. It was produced by george weiss who also made the exploitation film test tube babies that same year. But nevertheless, man and woman in the same body, even though by all outward appearances, glen is fully and completely a man. The strange case of a man who changed his sex a psychiatrist tells two stories.
Glen loves barbara, but he has a terrible secret which threatens to destroy all of his hopes for a happilyeverafter with his lady. Glen or glenda is a 1953 movie about a male transvestite. Una pelicula dirigida por ed wood con ed wood, bela lugosi, dolores fuller, timothy farrell. It stars ed wood as glen and glenda, and features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller.
Wood on allmovie in his heartfelt cinematic debut, edward d. Glen and glenda are an acoustic folkpop duo from sydney. Wood jr, ed wood, bride of the monster, plan 9 from outer space, glen or glenda a psychiatrist tells two stories. Glen or glenda, aka i changed my sex, was wood s first feature film. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american exploitation film written, directed by and starring ed wood credited in his starring role as daniel davis, and featuring bela lugosi and wood s thengirlfriend dolores fuller. Ed woods glen or glenda is faithfully adapted by director john. A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite glen or glenda and a pseudohermaphrodite alan or anne. So begins the strange story of glen, who is glenda. The ed wood box glen or glenda jail bait bride of the monster plan 9 from outer space night of the ghouls the haunted world of ed wood. Glen or glenda, also released theatrically as i led 2 lives, is one of those films that has to be seen to be believed. Glen or glenda 1953 a psychiatrist tells two stories. Pdf download the eye of danvers a history of danvers state hospital pdf online. Jul 25, 2016 ed wood jr, himself a transvestite, lobbied to direct it and so came glen or glenda which may just be the first ever transfilm. This ed wood cult classic is spectacularly restored and in color for the first time.
In the first take of the scene, dolores fullers character basically. Alternate titles for this movie include i led 2 lives, glen or glenda. Glen or glenda is a 1953 film about a police inspector who, upon discovering the suicide of a known transvestite, seeks enlightenment from a psychiatrist familiar with the phenomenon. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american drama film written, directed by and starring ed wood, and featuring bela lugosi and wood s thengirlfriend dolores fuller. It was produced by george weiss who also made the exploitation film test tube babies that same year the film is a docudrama about crossdressing and transsexuality, and is semi. Tim burtons film is entertaining and inspirational but for a true, honest, heartfelt look at who wood really was, all you need is to look at glen or glenda and think of the savior of bad films and woodites ed woodfollowers everywhere, mr. He has been revered for years as the worst director of all time. At first glance, ed woods glen or glenda 1953 seems little more than a poorly crafted b film that exploits sexuality, and the gender transgression of transvestitism, to shock and entertain its audience. October 10, 1924 december 10, 1978 was an american filmmaker, actor, and author. Ed wood s notorious crossdressing expose, in which ed wears angora, and bela lugosi pulls the string. Glen or glenda demented features video dailymotion. Glen or glenda title changed from i changed my sex. Ed wood used stock footage indiscriminately, and tim burtons biopic celebrated the fact with a scene in which wood as played by johnny depp bets that he could make an entire film out of stock footage. The movie was inspired by the christine jorgensens sex reassignment surgery in 1952.
The core of the movie centers on the title character, played by wood, and his personal. This classic b movie masterpiece was produced by a low budget studio which specialized in exploitation movies. Glen or glenda, jail bait, bride of the monster, the violent years, night of the ghouls and plan 9 from outer space. George weiss was a hollywood producer of lowbudget films. Glen or glenda is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to interfere with the fun. Beginning with the 1980 publication of michael medveds the golden. Glen or glenda is way more depressing than i remembered. It features bela lugosi and wood s thengirlfriend, dolores fuller. No other sex tube is more popular and features more glenda scenes than pornhub. The ed wood box glen or glenda jail bait bride of the. We do a comparecontrast to the scenes from director ed wood s original films glen or glenda, bride of the monster, and plan 9 from outer space to the recreated ones shot for director tim burtons. Ed wood jr, himself a transvestite, lobbied to direct it and so came glen or glenda which may just be the first ever transfilm. Normalizing deviant genders and bodies is just one of many tropes in woods complex camp classic.
Lugosi was buried, as he wished, wearing the long black cape that he had worn in dracula. Tim burtons film is entertaining and inspirational but for a true, honest, heartfelt look at who wood really was, all you need is to look at glen or glenda and think of the savior of bad films and woodites ed wood followers everywhere, mr. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american exploitation film written, directed by and starring ed wood and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores. I changed my sex i led 2 lives uk the transvestite. Glen or glenda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This classic b movie masterpiece was produced by a low.
Initially, producer george weiss wanted to make a movie based on the christine jorgensen story, which was exploited heavily by the media then, but director ed wood transformed it to a semiautobiographical movie about transvestites. Eegah sent over a wild little soundclip of some killer rock n roll from this flick, sooooo, you can push the big red go button there next to the blonde powdered wig and tube of. It isnt quite a camp classic, although its dreadful enough to have a certain comic appeal. Ed wood is an easy target, a nobrainer cultural reference for people whove likely seen, at most, one or two of his films. Confessions of ed wood, he or she, male or female, i changed my sex and the transvestite. Glen or glenda is a semiautobiographical quasidocumentary celluloid catastrophe about transvestism, starring and directed by the sublimely untalented ed wood, my favorite bdirector. Glen or glenda faithfully adapts 1953 docudrama about sex. Jun 25, 2015 a team of experts combed though the vaults and rediscovered this classic film in its original unadulterated entirety. In the 1950s, wood directed several lowbudget science fiction, crime and horror films, notably glen or glenda 1953, jail bait 1954, bride of the monster 1955, plan 9 from outer space 1959, night of the ghouls 1959 and the sinister urge 1960. This is a 2 disc dvd set that features six ed films. Because it didnt have a wide release meant only for drivethrough cinemas, they werent restrained by the censorship of the era.
Glen loves wearing womens clothes and turns to glenda when he does so, but his fiance barbara does not know it yet. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Writerdirector ed wood is both the auteur of the notorious plan 9 from outer space and the subject of a quirky, but brilliant, biopic by tim burton. Wood on allmovie in 1953, george jorgensen had an operation to.
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