Tonight | Ed Wood on SBS 2: Tim Burton celebrates Hollywood’s most determined outsider – Ed Wood airs tonight on SBS 2. Tim Burton’s true-life comedy receives its channel premiere with Johnny Depp leading an eccentric company of filmmaking misfits.
The film follows Ed Wood, remembered as one of Hollywood’s most enthusiastic makers of very bad movies. Burton treats that reputation with affection, focusing on the drive to keep creating even when money, craft and conventional success are all in short supply.
The episode has a clear reason to watch tonight. Martin Landau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Bela Lugosi. The relationship between Wood and the ageing horror star gives the comedy an emotional centre, balancing the chaos of the film sets with loyalty between two outsiders who still want to belong in Hollywood.
What happens in Ed Wood?
Wood gathers an oddball group of performers and collaborators as his productions push bad moviemaking to extraordinary lows. The cast includes Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette, with Johnny Depp playing Wood.
When is Ed Wood on SBS 2?
Don’t miss Ed Wood, Tuesday 22 September at 9.30pm on SBS 2 and SBS On Demand.
For more free-to-air coverage, visit TV Central’s SBS news and highlights. Viewers can also watch and catch up through SBS On Demand.
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