Okay, so if you are into bad movies then you have probably heard of Ed Wood. I still think most people will not know who he is. Often called the ‘worst director of all-time’ (although I can think of several worse ones), Ed Wood was certainly a crazy individual.

His big debut was with “Glen Or Glenda”, which was originally intended to be about a man that had a sex change. However, Ed Wood managed to make the film about his own transvestitism and cast himself in the lead role.

More impressively, he managed to get Béla Lugosi, the star of “Dracula”, involved in this mess. Wood idolised Lugosi and since Lugosi’s career had gone substantially downhill, he found himself appearing in several of Wood’s movies.

Wood is mostly known for his sci-fi monster movies, especially “Plan 9 From Outer Space”. The movie involves aliens resurrecting several of the dead to terrorise a small town. It was ridiculed for its terrible acting, cheap special effects and onscreen movie mistakes. However, Wood thought it was brilliant. Despite the fact the movie is filled with all sorts of mistakes, Wood was proud of his creation. There is something admirable about a man that pours all of his effort and affection into a project even when it turns out to be a monumental flop.

Wood also directed some other sci-fi movies such as “The Bride of the Monster” and “Night of the Ghouls”, which are almost as funny as “Plan 9 From Outer Space”. Wood’s passion for his work was the subject of a Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp, simply titled “Ed Wood”.