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* [[Cult Classic]]: Praised by critics but almost unnoticed by the general public during its release, the movie is understandably popular with Ed Wood aficionados.

* [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Funny Moments]]: So, so many... but watching [[Bela Lugosi]] struggle gamely with an inanimate rubber octopus in a few inches of water is a highlight [[Tear Jerker|(and simultaneously devastating)]].

* [[Tear Jerker]]: Bela Lugosi's latter Hollywood years were truly heartbreaking, and Martin Landau definitely plays up to the material.

** The real [[Manly Tears]] moment is the "I turned down Frankenstein" speech.

** A smaller one is in the interview scene, when Ed enthusiastically tells the executive he has Bela Lugosi lined up only for the exec to sneer about Lugosi being washed up. You see the heartbreak on Ed's face as he realizes how much Hollywood has discarded its star.

** Bela's near-suicide attempt, followed by his admission into rehab and detox. The entire sequence is both a [[Tear Jerker]] and [[Mood Whiplash]], since it's so surprisingly disturbing.

* [[The Woobie]]

** Ed himself. Particularly in the film, you can see that he has a genuine passion and love for movies, and wants desperately to make his own films, and have people love them, not for the money, but just because it's what he loves, and he wants to share his love with people. Sadly for him, the one thing he has passion for in his life, he has absolutely no talent at. Imagine being terrible at the one thing you love. Sort of breaks your heart.

** Bela Lugosi. Full stop. By the end of his life, he was a mess, and was stuck in horrible B movies, strung out on drugs, alcohol, and painful withdrawal. Landau's performance really helps here too.