I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Overcoming a nurse, and dressing in her clothes, a madman escapes from Hope Sanitarium. The world he is about to enter is crazier than anything he could have endured at the asylum, as we soon find out in I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, the last screenplay written by film legend Ed Wood before his death.
With an all star cast that includes Billy Zane, Christina Ricci, Sandra Bernhard, Tippi Hedren, Eartha Kitt, Ann Magnuson, Andrew McCarthy, Will Patton, Ron Perlman, Summer Phoenix, John Ritter, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died is quintessential Ed Wood with a modern twist - no dialogue, only atmospheric sounds, alternating bursts of laughter and screams, and a wonderful soundtrack. With knowing homage to Hitchcock and Fellini, director Aris Iliopulos has brought off a stunning debut feature, which elevates this Ed Wood project from 50's camp to 90's style.
Directed by
Aris Iliopulos
Cast
Billy Zane - The Thief
Ron Perlman - Cemetary Caretaker
Tippi Hedren - Maylinda
Andrew McCarthy - Cop
Will Patton - Preacher
Carel Struycken - Undertaker
Max Perlich - Assistant Undertaker
John Ritter - Robert Forrest
Sandra Bernhard - Sandy Sands
Eartha Kitt - Cult Leader
Ann Magnuson - Loan Secretary
Abraham Benrubi - Bouncer
Karen Black - Honey Child
Christina Ricci - Teenage Hooker
Production Co.
Muse Films
Stone Canyon Entertainment
Produced by
Chris Hanley
Dan Sales
Jordan Gertner
Billy Zane
Studio
CQN Releasing
Writer
Edward D Wood Jr
Music
Larry Groupe
