Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
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Character
Nostalgic, character-led, cool and effortless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
70 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Johnny DeppEd Wood
- Martin LandauBela Lugosi
- Sarah Jessica ParkerDolores Fuller
- Patricia ArquetteKathy O'Hara
- Jeffrey JonesCriswell
- G.D. SpradlinReverend Lemon
- Vincent D'OnofrioOrson Welles
- Bill MurrayBunny Breckinridge
- Mike StarrGeorgie Weiss
- Max CasellaPaul Marco
Crew
- Tim BurtonDirector
- Larry KaraszewskiWriter
- Scott AlexanderWriter
- Stefan CzapskyDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Chris LebenzonEditor
- Tim BurtonProducer
- Denise Di NoviProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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