{"product_id":"ed-wood-made-in-hollywood-usa-will-sloan-paperback","title":"Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA -- Will Sloan, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor generations, Ed Wood has been known as \"the worst director of all time.\" This sympathetic critical study repositions the director of \u003cem\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e as a maverick independent whose work challenges the boundary between \"bad\" and \"good.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Edward D. Wood, Jr. died in 1978 at fifty-four, just days after being evicted from his home, he was largely forgotten. Two years later, he was named \"Worst Director of All Time\"--a title that cemented his cult status. By the time a youthful Johnny Depp starred in an eponymous movie about the filmmaker in 1994, Wood's low-budget films including \u003ci\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlen or Glenda\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBride of the Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, had become beloved \"so bad they're good\" classics. Since then, rediscovered works and shifting cultural attitudes have led new audiences to embrace his eccentric style and ahead-of-his-time takes on gender and genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEd Wood: Made in Hollywood USA\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical reappraisal that takes Wood seriously, positioning him as a true independent who blurs the lines between high and low art. Will Sloan traces his marginal career--from Bela Lugosi collaborations to pornographic films--and explores how Wood's chaotic sets, fading stars, and taboo subjects created something singular. Placing his films in their cultural context, Sloan reveals how Wood fused grindhouse with avant-garde, nostalgia with innovation, and failure with vision. Marking the centennial of Wood's birth, this engaging take is both a timely investigation into the politics of taste and a loving tribute to a defiant outsider artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Will Sloan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/7\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.5\" L x 0.41\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781682196410\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50795128946992,"sku":"9781682196410","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781682196410.jpg?v=1774349503","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/ed-wood-made-in-hollywood-usa-will-sloan-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}