Long-Lost Final Film by Ed Wood Rediscovered:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Considered the worst film maker of all time, Ed Wood won a cult following after his death and now fans can see his long-lost last film “Necromania,” a work some say shows he was so bad that he was brilliant.
But it’s not for the faint-hearted. The 1971 movie is a porn film documenting the sexual enlightenment of a young couple at the hands of a coven of witches.
The much maligned creator of enduring cult classics such as “Bride of the Monster,” Wood was himself the subject of Tim Burton’s 1994 biopic, the lead role played by Johnny Depp.
That film shows the making of Wood’s most famous film — “Plan 9 From Outer Space” from 1956 — in which actors screw up their lines and “special effects” include pie tins for flying saucers.
“Necromania” — the last film Wood directed — was filmed over two or three days with a budget of no more than $7,000 and the only copies went missing soon after it was made. The movie tells the story of Danny and Shirley, a young couple who visit the mysterious Madame Heles for help with their flagging sex life. The lessons they are taught involve skulls, spells and sex in a coffin.
Rudolph Grey, author of a biography of the director, and a fellow Ed Wood enthusiast, movie distributor Alexander Kogan, unearthed “Necromania” in a warehouse in Los Angeles after more than 15 years of detective work.
Considered the worst film maker of all time – that’s a bit harsh. Ed Wood is no worse than Michael Bay. Despite his incompetence, Wood had a goofy earnestness that made his films at least watchable.
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