As weve done with the halloween films back in october 2014, the friday the th films back in february of 2015, and the scream films and the nightmare on. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american exploitation film written, directed by and starring ed wood and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores. This accidental ineptitude makes his movie entertaining in a way that selfconscious, prefab dreck by filmmakers who should know better im looking at you, sharknado will never match. Wood on allmovie in his heartfelt cinematic debut, edward d. According to various news items, paramount pictures acquired glen or glenda.
It stars ed wood as glen and glenda, and features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. I had a particularly masochistic day today, watching both manos. The movie consists of two parts, the first following a narrator called the scientist, played by bela. It was cowritten by mcbride, lorenzo mans and rudy wurlitzer. Glen is the child of the killer dolls, and was unknowingly born with a twin sister, glenda. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Glenda ray is the daughter of chucky and tiffany and a supporting antagonist in seed of chucky. Board of education is heard december 9 year 1953 glen or glenda is released character assassination on my father year 1954 the decision of brown v. Welcome to horror movie podcast, where were dead serious about horror movies and chucky movies. Because this is a reproduction of an original poster it will feature the same characteristics as the original. While he is praised for being a sweet angel, glenda is shown to scare people, including chucky.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Plan 9 from outer space is oscar winning material when compared to glen or glenda. Rewatching glen or glenda, the thing that struck me is what a sad, desperate, and hauntingly earnest film it is. Homes for sale 100 marsh glen pt nw sandy springs, ga 30328 glenda corneli. Ed woods notorious crossdressing expose, in which ed wears angora, and bela lugosi pulls the string.
I gave it 2 stars because bela lugosis parts are funny. An interesting companion piece to glen or glenda is a 1950s record by calypso singer charmer its the musical counterpart to glen or glenda, perhaps probably inspired by the movie. 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. It stars ed wood himself, bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Glenda is a separate soul that is mostly inert within her brother glens body. Glen and randa is a 1971 american postapocalypse film directed by jim mcbride. Glen or glenda title changed from i changed my sex. Thus, glen or glenda can be viewed as a splintered mirror reflection of hollywood glory, a movie that succeeds by sheer virtue of the chutzpah of those who completed it against all odds. Glen has a terrible secret which threatens to destroy all of his hopes for a happilyeverafter with his lady. As we reexamine our cinematic past, glen or glenda emerges as the worlds first transcentric moviethough as it predates contemporary terminology, its characters are not technically definied within the movie as trans. Thats great, my favorite movie out of the three is glen or glenda, these movies are great, i reccommend people get this set as well as tim burtons movie ed wood starring johnny depp. Glen or glenda 1953 is a high profile character assassination on my. Also, i bought all of the films that he had made that i could get my hands on.
Glen loves wearing womens clothes and turns to glenda when he does so, but his fiance barbara does not know it yet. Glen or glenda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Glen or glenda 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Glen or glenda is radically ahead of its time, which is probably why it was mocked so much. Glen or glenda is a 1953 drama film written, directed by, and starring ed wood, and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. The movie tried to get jorgensen but wasnt able to. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american drama film written, directed by and starring ed wood credited in his starring role as daniel davis, and featuring bela. The film includes recreations of several key scenes, including lugosis narration and glen s plea for his girlfriends understanding at the end of the film. Glenda has been known to be violent, start fights, steal, say horrible profanities, and has a. He killed the detective who witnessed his birth, but it has been. Glenda is a separate soul that is mostly inert within her brother glen s body.
If the protagonists constant appearance in a blonde wig didnt grab your attention, then the chaotic nightmare sequence will be sure to make you sit up and take notice. It is a weird and strange piece of movie thats for sure, but it is a classic never the less. Barbara is everything a man could want or need in a woman. Glenda ray, also known as glenda tilly is a character in the childs play horror film series and the tertiary antagonist of seed of chucky, with the original screenplay credited to don mancini. A team of experts combed though the vaults and rediscovered this classic film in its original unadulterated entirety. Glen or glenda is not only rocksolid historyits deeply touching as well. Glen or glenda is an exploitation film written, directed by, and starring ed wood, and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores. While on the surface accepting, the movie still feels the need to emphasize multiple times that transvestites arent homosexual.
May 02, 2017 writerdirector don mancini teases the possible return of glen and or glenda in cult of chucky. Glen or glenda was meant to be an exploit film due to the popularity curiosity surrounding christine jorgensen. However, for some reason, she remains dormant in her brothers body. She is only able to take control of the body when glen is stressed. However, its shown that she and her brother share the same body, its possible that she could have been absorbed into glens body during conception. Glen or glenda is a 1953 movie about a male transvestite. One of the biggest omissions from the newly released cult of chucky is that of glenglenda, the seed of chucky who was birthed by tiffany in.
It stars ed wood as glen and glenda, and features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller the movie was inspired by the christine jorgensens sex reassignment surgery in 1952. Male or femalei changed my sexglen or glenda, which is it. Glenda ray is a separate soul that is held within her brother glens body. Well, i was genuinely curious what this film was actually all about. Wood was brought in due to the fact he was an actual transvestite and ended up playing a role in the film as the titular glenor glenda. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. However george weiss trailer makes it look like a sex change movie, which. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of glen or glenda with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
The movie was inspired by the christine jorgensens sex reassignment surgery in 1952. She is voiced by billy boyd, making him the only living doll character not to be voiced by an. Not really knowing if it was a good bad film, or a bad good film. Plan 9 from outer space is like lawrence of arabia compared to glen or glenda. This particular film was made way ahead of its time while i was first watching tim burtons fantastic film, recreating the making of glen or glenda, i noticed. I watched glen or glenda because i saw that scene in the ed wood biopic made by tim burton, with johnny depp draped in drag. The critic leonard maltin names glen or glenda as possibly the worst movie ever made. Outside of its role as part of cinematic and gay history, glen or glenda isnt worth the watch.
Glenda ray is a separate soul that is held within her brother glen s body. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios. 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.
See image of billy boyd, the voice of glen glenda in seed of chucky movie. Watching both movies in one day made glen or glenda look good by comparison, but it is, by itself, one of the most bewildering movies ive seen. The subject matter is transvestism starring wood himself a transvestite in real life and bela lugosi. Topics movie trailers, exploitation, crossdressing, bela lugosi, edward d wood jr, delores fuller, lyle talbot, timothy farrell. He killed the detective who witnessed his birth, but it has been shown that unlike his parents, glen does not like to kill people. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Theyve been playing local venues and small bars across the city for the past 6 years. George weiss was a hollywood producer of lowbudget films. Ed wood movies are not great movies in a standard sense. Unlike woods other films, this movie is so awful it is not even funny. It features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend, dolores fuller. Writerdirector don mancini teases the possible return of glen andor glenda in cult of chucky. Glen or glenda is the kind of movie it is difficult to ignore in any situation. Glen or glenda is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to. It covers both transvestitism and transgenderism in a sympathetic manner, functioning more as an essay on gender than an actual story. The film is a docudrama about crossdressing and transsexuality, and is semiautobiographical in nature. There is a dark, brooding, mysterious quality to the images that presages the work of david lynch, and i think much of that was due to bill thompson. She is only able to take control of the body when glen is stressed to a certain point. While he is praised for being a sweet angel, glenda is shown to scare people, including.
Rick pantera official homepage glen or glenda 1953 death. In 1994, tim burton chronicled the troubled production of glen or glenda in ed wood. Thompson is also the man who introduced ed wood to b movie mogul george weiss, a meeting that resulted in eds debut feature, glen or glenda. Like it or not, glen or glenda was a landmark film. As we reexamine our cinematic past, glen or glenda emerges as the worlds first transcentric movie though as it predates contemporary terminology, its characters are not technically definied within the movie as trans. Glenda has been known to be violent, start fights, steal, say horrible profanities, and has a look of wanting to. Glen or glenda posits that transvestites are harmless individuals who prefer to wear the clothing of the opposite sex or gender. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Glen and glenda are an acoustic folkpop duo from sydney. Glen ray is the son of chucky and tiffany, and was unknowingly born with a twin sister, glenda. But what if that mans wants and needs ran to the extreme.
Glen or glenda is another wood film that managed to challenge woods own plan 9s place as the worst movie ever put on celluloid. There is of course ed wood,playing glen and glenda the king of b movies and not to forget bella lugisi. He was born from his dying mother tiffany in the hackensack cemetery. Its about a cop who, after having been called in to investigate the apparent suicide of a transvestite, consults a psychologist to better understand crossdressers. Glen or glenda is way more depressing than i remembered. He claims he would never harm a fly, and only kills by. Arclight glenview movie times showtimes and tickets. Glen or glenda is an exploitation film written, directed by, and starring ed wood, and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. Glen or glenda is a 1953 documentary film written and directed by ed wood. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing glen or glenda.
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