Glen and glenda are an acoustic folkpop duo from sydney. It isnt quite a camp classic, although its dreadful enough to have a certain comic appeal. It stars ed wood as glen and glenda, and features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores fuller. The film starred wood under the alias daniel davis, his girlfriend dolores fuller, and lugosi as the godlike narrator. Well, i was genuinely curious what this film was actually all about. Glen or glenda colorized official trailer in 1953, the incomparable edward wood jr. In 1953, wood wrote and directed the semidocumentary film glen or glenda originally titled i changed my sex. Glen or glenda is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to. 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 an exploitation film written, directed by, and starring ed wood, and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores. Despite promising that he would cut back on his murderous behavior, the remains of chuckys victims keep appearing throughout the slides. Sep 03, 2018 although glen or glenda was ed woods only film to tackle the subject of crossdressing and transsexuality as its main focus it was by no means the only film when wood threw in a bit of drag for drags sake.
Numerous film critics have given ed woods plan 9 from outer space the dubious disinction of being the worst movie ever made. It is widely regarded as a cult film and one of the worst movies ever made. Glen and barbara attend psychotherapy sessions with alton, and in time, glen surrenders the character of glenda. At first glance, ed woods glen or glenda 1953 seems little more than a poorly crafted b film that exploits sexuality, and the gender transgression of transvestitism, to shock and entertain its audience. Village voice reported that paramount planned to advertise the film as a classic, but then reveal it as a spoof as an april fools joke. Plan 9 from outer space is oscar winning material when compared to glen or glenda. His film, the sinister urge featured a brief scene with a policeman going undercover in drag. Directed by ed wood produced by george weiss written by ed wood. The movie also has flashbackswithinflashbacks and a strange dream. 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 tilly, formerly known as glen ray is a character, in the childs play horror film series, with the original screenplay credited to don mancini. Not really knowing if it was a good bad film, or a bad good film. Both versions probably use the same material as a basis.
Oct 29, 2019 glen or glenda, originally titled i changed my sex, was created during the glory years of film noir 19401959. Eds next film would be rather more conventional but. The following is the filmography of american actress, singer and producer glenn close. Glen or glenda demented features video dailymotion. During the pretitle there is an 25th anniversary special overlay. Many childs play fans disliked glen because of how he did. Glen or glenda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The movie consists of two parts, the first following a narrator called the scientist, played by bela lugosi, making cryptic comments about humanity.
Glen or glenda, also released theatrically as i led 2 lives, is one of those films that has to be seen to be believed. But nonetheless, man and woman in the same body, even though by all outward appearances, glen is fully and completely a man. Agfa and something weirds stunning new 4k transfer from the original camera negative is now available on bluray, complete with a commentary track from. This article needs additional citations for verification. Theyve been playing local venues and small bars across the city for the past 6 years. 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. The first film based on the strange tastes of legendary filmmaker ed wood, jr. 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. Jan 10, 2019 i also like sinister urge better than glen or glenda. Moreover, as seen in glen or glenda, film noir also tended to upset the traditional power balance between the sexes, constructing women as powerful, and thus threatening, and men as weak and effeminate. A complete waste of time and stands as one of the worst films ever made, but ed.
Glen or glenda 1953 a psychiatrist tells two stories. Glen or glenda bent the gender rules in 1953 the gay. Ed wood and more 50s drag in cinema transgender forum. On one side he sings about his friend johnny, who wears his girlfriends nylons. A troubled crossdresser reveals his shameful secret to his unsuspecting fiancee. The acting was fine despite the fact that the only. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The acting was fine despite the fact that the only real actor was lyle talbot, the rest were unknowns. Cult of chucky is written and directed by don mancini and stars jennifer tilly, fiona dourif, alex vincent, grace lynn kung, michael therriault, zak. A year of film history challenge watching a little bit of film history month by month, decade by decadeas far as i know glen or glenda is the first feature film devoted towards a humanizing and sympathetic portrayal of members of the trans community. Review of glen or glenda although this was panned as woods worst movie, i found it to be a masterpiece. One wonders how those same critics could have possibly overlooked this. Many of the smaller parts are portrayed by persons who actually are, in.
After warren wonders about the hundreds of less fortunate glens in the world, the scientist reappears and echoes his concern. Glen or glenda, originally titled i changed my sex, was created during the glory years of film noir 19401959. Glenda is replaced by glen, who completes the task with ease. The film explores the bizarre phenomenon of sexual or gender diversity and uses some tropes of horror films. Oh, baby, its bad, but not as inept as other wood efforts.
Glen or glenda is a 1953 american drama film written, directed by and starring ed wood. In the making of this film, which deals with a strange and curious subject, no punches have been pulledno easy way out has been taken. We cant call it the complete version, because as an exploitation film its full running time is as unknowable as what makes a complete metropolis. May 19, 2015 homes for sale 100 marsh glen pt nw sandy springs, ga 30328 glenda corneli. Despite a lack of ineptitude, the film is still awful, ranking near the bottom of the barrel. Glen or glenda is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to interfere with the fun. Jul 17, 20 while the oddness of glen or glenda made it difficult to market, george weiss managed to sell it to various territories in the united states under a bewildering variety of titles see the list above, and the film played in china, argentina, france, and belgium, among presumably others. Normalizing deviant genders and bodies is just one of many tropes in woods complex camp classic. So much so that it starts to feel like experimental high art. So begins the strange story of glen, who is glenda. It adheres to many of the defining aspects of noir. Glen or glenda is a 1953 movie about a male transvestite. He is voiced by billy boyd, making him the only living doll character not to be voiced by an academy awardnominee.
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. Glen or glenda title changed from i changed my sex. However, if one takes a look beyond the campy surface, glen or glenda actually. Many a transvestite actually wishes to be the opposite sex. The wade williams collection 1953 2000 corinth films. Although glen or glenda was ed woods only film to tackle the subject of crossdressing and transsexuality as its main focus it was by no means the only film when wood threw in a bit of drag for drags sake. He was wearing what appears to be an angora sweater. Wood on allmovie in 1953, george jorgensen had an operation to. It was produced by george weiss who also made the exploitation film test tube babies that same year. Glen or glenda 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
I could sit and argue the demerits of glen or glenda all day, but that would be a waste of breath. A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite glen or glenda and a. Slasherfilm star chucky, his wife tiffany, and their genderambiguous child glenglenda gather in the living room for a slideshow of their vacation. It features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend, dolores fuller the movie consists of two parts, the first following a narrator called the scientist, played by bela lugosi, making cryptic comments about humanity. But suddenly, glen disappears and barbara is left alone confused. It is a cool art house type movie,and bela is weird in it but it is not as funny as the other ed flicks. Though karloffs neverreallyspecified relationship to the films realist narrative, complete with weirdly hovering intrusions over the action, are celebrated ironically as symptoms of woods incompetence and oddness, yet karloffs role in glen or glenda mirrors that of the machines in the matrix. Dysphoria dystopias in the matrix and glen or glenda. Complete horror movie podcast episode archive tag archives. While the oddness of glen or glenda made it difficult to market, george weiss managed to sell it to various territories in the united states under a bewildering variety of titles see the list above, and the film played in china, argentina, france, and belgium, among presumably others. Glen or glenda is a 1953 american exploitation film written, directed by and starring ed wood and featuring bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend dolores.
A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite glen or glenda and a pseudohermaphrodite alan or anne. Lugosi was buried, as he wished, wearing the long black cape that he had worn in dracula. Homes for sale 100 marsh glen pt nw sandy springs, ga 30328 glenda corneli. The australian dvd contains two longer film tears, which will be included here, too. The movie was inspired by the christine jorgensens sex reassignment surgery in 1952.
The wade williams collection 1953 2000 corinth films image film rating. But neertheless, man and woman in the same body, even though by all outward appearances, glen is fully and completely a man. George weiss was a hollywood producer of lowbudget films. I think glen or glenda is way too personal and weird to really ever get a laugh out of. The film also has flashbackswithinflashbacks and a strange dream. According to various news items, paramount pictures acquired glen or glenda. It features bela lugosi and woods thengirlfriend, dolores fuller. The 2 hr 27 min restored dvd says finally complete i think, but that means the complete extant footage. A team of experts combed though the vaults and rediscovered this classic film in its original unadulterated entirety.