According to Johnny Depp, the best film of his career was black and white

You have to go all the way back to a 2009 article published by EW in which Johnny Depp reviewed his favorite movies to know that one of them was his. Indeed, in his filmography, which includes almost 100 credits, there is a film that the actor mentioned among his cinematographers – as well as Jim Jarmusch’s Bottom of the Law (1986), Howard Hawks’ The Harbor of Anguish (1944), Time. Gypsies (1988) and Underground (1995) by Emir Kusturica and Withnail and I (1987) by Bruce Robinson.

And if we say Tim Burton, you might think of Edward Scissorhands or Sleepiness, the legend of the Headless Horseman. No, it’s a black-and-white film that wasn’t a box office success, but was widely acclaimed by critics… Ed Wood, of course!

“Despite my involvement, this film is a tender and comical gem“, said Johnny Depp. “An incredible cast to work with: Martin Landau, Bill Murray and others, but there is certainly an almost brotherly sensibility with Tim that made the whole experience a joy.“

“Ultimately, I feel that with the artistic freedom we had, Tim Burton created an American classic. A love letter to a filmmaker who didn’t get much– he added about director Ed Wood.

Critical success, commercial failure

Released in 1994 Ed Wood Received near-unanimous praise from critics – and a 4.4 out of 5 rating from the press on our site! – but the public has shown no particular interest in theaters for this biopic about this director, who many consider to be the worst of all time. Thus, the film flopped at the box office, earning only $13.8 million against its budget of $18 million.

Ed Wood It became the first commercial failure Tim Burton who previously only had Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman at the box office, Edward Scissorhands And Batman, The Challenge. He would have another box office failure with Mars Attacks and would have to wait until 1999 to achieve commercial triumph. Sleepy Hollow.

despite that, Ed Wood Won two Academy Awards, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actor Martin Landauwho managed to defeat such tough competitors that year as Samuel L. Jackson for Pulp Fiction, Chaz Palminter for Gunshots on Broadway, Paul Scofield for Quiz Show and Gary Sinise for Forrest Gump.

As for the cooperation between Tim Burton and Johnny DeppOnly after that it continued to bloom Sleepy Hollow, Legend of the Headless Horseman (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Funeral Wedding (2005), Sweeney Todd, The Wicked Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dark Shadows (2012).

Ed Wood, still rated 3.9 out of 5 by AlloCiné viewers, can still be seen streaming on Filmo.