Glen or Glenda (1953) (1961)

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Directed by

Edward D. Wood Jr.

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Bela Lugosi
Scientist

Lyle Talbot
Inspector Warren

Timothy Farrell
Dr. Alton / Narrator

Dolores Fuller
Barbara

Edward D. Wood Jr.
Glen / Glenda

Conrad Brooks
Banker / Reporter / Pickup Artist / Bearded Drag

Captain DeZita
The Devil / Glen's Father

Amzie Strickland
Minor Role

Written by

Edward D. Wood Jr.

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Classic Ed Wood turkey.

16 years ago at Apr 26 13:12

PvtCaboose91

3 votes

"Beware! Beware of the big green dragon that sits on your doorstep. He eats little boys... Puppy dog tails, and BIG FAT SNAILS... Beware... Take care... Beware!"

Glen or Glenda is the first movie by the world's worst director (of that time, that is) and has been hailed by many as the worst movie of all time.

Imaginative "docu-fantasy" has an interesting premise of ex... read more

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12 years, 8 months ago at Sep 9 2:36

Michael M

3 votes

Note: This is the earliest film review of mine which I still have. While my other early attempts make me cringe in how amateurish they are, this one I find has an appealing innocence to it, therefore I present it as I originally wrote it back in 2011. I might sound insane, but I'm giving an Ed Wood movie a positive score from an artistic point of view. Glen or Glenda marked Wood's first fil... read more

Monsters Mash #25 Ed WoodThon Glen or Glenda?

11 years, 7 months ago at Oct 5 1:55

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3 votes

Ed Wood he was regarded as one of the worst directors of all time he made movie outside hollywood and independently produced his own and stars in them he made westerns, crime, and in his later years pornography but were gonna talk about his monsters movie the first were gonna talk about Glen or Glenda? not really a horror movie but it is so f###ked up you can just call it one originally it was sup... read more

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A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda), the other of a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).

Release date: 22 September 1961
UPC: 014381857825

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"2.2 "Glen on transvestiitti, mutta ei homoseksuaali. Transvestismi tarkoittaa lääketieteellisenä terminä sitä, että mies tykkää pukeutua naisten vaatteisiin. Glen ei halua sukupuolenvaihdosleikkausta, koska hän on transvestiitti". Ed Wood -putki jatkuu. Tämä on kenties transvestiittina tunnetun Woodin henkilökohtaisin teos, vaikkakin kokonaisuudesta ei ota selvää onko se vakavasti otettava draama yhden miehen kahdesta minästä, vaiko muka-dokumentti. Kertoja ohjaa katsojaa käde"