Editing Ed Wood (section)

==Legacy and homages==

At the time of his death, Wood's name and career had become so obscure that most local Los Angeles newspapers, including the entertainment magazine ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', did not run an obituary about him.

The 1982 film ''[[It Came from Hollywood]]'' featured a "Tribute to Ed Wood" segment.

In 1986 in an essay paying homage to Wood in ''[[Incredibly Strange Films]]'', Jim Morton wrote: "Eccentric and individualistic, Edward D. Wood Jr. was a man born to film. [...] Lesser men, if forced to make movies under the conditions Wood faced, would have thrown up their hands in defeat".{{sfn|Morton|1986|p=158}}

In 1994, director [[Tim Burton]] released the biopic ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', starring [[Johnny Depp]] in the title role and [[Martin Landau]], who won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi. It also won an [[Academy Award for Best Makeup]] for [[Rick Baker]]. [[Conrad Brooks]] appeared in the movie in a cameo role as "Barman", along with [[Gregory Walcott]] in the role of a potential backer. The film premiered on September 30, 1994, just ten days before what would have been Wood's 70th birthday. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the movie did poorly at the box office; however, it has since developed a [[cult following]].

In 1996, Reverend Steve Galindo of Seminole, Oklahoma, created a legally recognized religion with Wood as its official savior.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-steve-galindo/ioh-my-godi-god-is-the-pr_b_362417.html | title=Oh My God?: God Is the Producer of Our Lives But We Are the Directors | date=November 18, 2009| publisher=Huffpost Entertainment}}</ref> Founded as a joke, the Church of Ed Wood now boasts more than 3,500 baptized followers. Woodites, as Galindo's followers are called, celebrate "Woodmas" on October 10, which was Wood's birthday. Numerous parties and concerts are held worldwide to celebrate Woodmas. On October 4<ref name="ABOUT MR. LOBO">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/lobo.php |title=ABOUT MR. LOBO |publisher=Cinema Insomnia |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328140056/http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/lobo.php |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}</ref>–5, 2003,<ref name="Lesson 19: The First Saints of Woodism">{{cite web|url=http://lessons.edwood.org/L19.html |title=Lesson 19: The First Saints of Woodism |author=Reverend Steve Galindo |date=December 23, 2003 |publisher=Church of Ed Wood |access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> [[horror host]] [[Mr. Lobo]] was [[canonized]] as the "Patron Saint of late night movie hosts and insomniacs" in the Church of Ed Wood.<ref name="ABOUT MR. LOBO"/><ref name="Lesson 19: The First Saints of Woodism"/>

In 1997 the [[University of Southern California]] began holding an annual ''Ed Wood Film Festival'', in which student teams are challenged to write, film, and edit an Ed Wood-inspired short film based on a preassigned theme. Past themes have included ''Rebel Without a Bra'' (2004), ''What's That in Your Pocket?'' (2005), and ''Slippery When Wet'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/event/896828 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121215104701/http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/event/896828 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2012 |title=USC Events Calendar |publisher=Web-app.usc.edu |access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

===Documentaries===

* '''''The Incredibly Strange Film Show''''' (Season 2, Episode 4), presented by [[Jonathan Ross]]. It was first broadcast Oct. 13, 1989. Guests interviewed included actors Vampira (aka [[Maila Nurmi]]), Norma McCarty, Paul Marco, Dolores Fuller, biographer Rudolph Grey and critic Harry Medved.
* '''''Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion''''', was released in 1992. This exhaustive two-hour documentary by Mark Patrick Carducci chronicles the making of ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'' and features interviews with Vampira, Paul Marco, Conrad Brooks, Joe Dante, Valda Hansen, artist Drew Friedman, Forrest J. Ackerman, Gary Gerani, Sam Raimi, Kathy Wood, Carl Anthony, Harry Thomas, Gregory Walcott, Stephen Apostolof, Martha Mason, Norma McCarty, Dolores Fuller, et al. In 2000, Image Entertainment included the documentary on the DVD reissue of ''Plan 9 from Outer Space'' (in a two-disc set with ''[[Robot Monster]]'').
* '''''The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr.''''', written and directed by Brett Thompson, came out in 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/the-haunted-world-of-edward-d-wood-jr-1200442560/|title=The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr.|last=Young|first=Deborah|date=August 7, 1995|magazine=Variety|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> This 90-minute documentary—about the life and films of Ed Wood—features interviews with Wood's friends and co-workers, and closely resembles Wood's own style albeit with slightly better miniatures. People interviewed included [[Maila Nurmi]], Bela Lugosi Jr., Dolores Fuller, Paul Marco, Conrad Brooks, Loretta King, Lyn Lemon, Norma McCarty and her son Mike, [[Mona McKinnon]], [[Lyle Talbot]], [[Gregory Walcott]], Crawford John Thomas, makeup man Harry Thomas and Ed Wood himself.
* '''''[[Dad Made Dirty Movies]]''''' (2011) Wood biographer [[Rudolph Grey]] produced this one-hour documentary about the life and career of 1960s porn film producer [[Stephen Apostolof]], detailing his x-rated co-productions with Wood.<ref name="The Age">[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/dad-made-dirty-movies-friday-december-9-20111201-1o8lt.html], Elliott, Tim (2011-09-09). "Review: Dad Made Dirty Movies. smh.com.au.</ref>

===Lost films===
Wood's 1972 film ''The Undergraduate'' was a [[lost film]], as was his 1970 film ''Take It Out in Trade'', but they both eventually turned up years later. (Both films in their entirety are now available on DVD.)

An 80-minute print of ''Take It Out in Trade'' was discovered and publicly exhibited at [[Anthology Film Archives]] in New York City in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar?view=list&month=09&year=2014#showing-43174|title=Film Screenings/Film Calendar (September 2014)|publisher=anthologyfilmarchives.org}}</ref><ref name="piepenburg">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/movies/ed-wood-b-movie-king-gets-a-film-retrospective.html?_r=0|title=Wild Rides to Inner Space|last=Piepenburg|first=Erik|date=August 28, 2014|newspaper=nytimes.com|access-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> Silent [[outtake]]s from the film were released by [[Something Weird Video]].{{sfn|Craig|2009|p=276}}

Wood's 1971 film ''[[Necromania]]'' was also believed lost for years, until an edited version resurfaced at a [[yard sale]] in 1992, followed in 2001 by a complete, unedited print.

A complete print of Wood's lost 1972 pornographic film ''[[The Young Marrieds (film)|The Young Marrieds]]'' was discovered in 2004. It was released by Alpha Blue Archives in July 2014 as a part of the four-DVD set ''The Lost Sex Films of Ed Wood Jr.''.<ref name="piepenburg"/>

Wood is said to have filmed some scenes of [[Lon Chaney Jr.]] in a werewolf costume in Hollywood in 1964 that were said to have been incorporated into [[Jerry Warren]]'s film ''[[Face of the Screaming Werewolf]]'' (1965). Chaney biographer Don G. Smith however has stated that this story was never substantiated.<ref>Smith, Don G. (1996). Lon Chaney Jr. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.</ref>

===Collaborations===

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