I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
| 13 September 1998 (USA)
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A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

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martin_groszschedl

If you wanna read a good review read the others. All I can say right now is this: I love the movie, I love Billy Zanes performance and I love the Soundtrack!!! And I can offer the complete movie on youtube!!! (my channel: MartinGro131)I know how hard it is to find this movie. And since there aren't very many legal copies out there I thought that this movie should be made available for everybody who wants to see it. If I could find this movie on DVD, believe me, I'd buy it right away. Even for 40€!!! But all I could find was a Video on emule in VHS quality.PS: I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this (although I didn't post a link but only gave you my youtube-channel-name)

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kim-120

I am not a huge fan of camp kitsch and the "so bad it's good" type of viewing. However, I really like this film for its fun factor and - believe it or not - it's innovation.The whole thing has a ring of John Waters and is boundlessly enthusiastic, but with some superb actors and considered direction making the most of the slapstick and styalised movements. Billy Zane moves with incredible expression (see the scene on the bus for a text-book lesson in how to use movement) and is framed by some unexpected stars.You may not like this film, you may not enjoy it, but if you get the chance to watch it, then spare the time because chances are you will end the film with a confused smile on your face, and a new perspective on the sense of humour of some big stars. Highly reccomended.

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drspecter

I've been disappointed, if not surprised, at the lack of appreciation this film has received. Once again, Billy Zane proves he's more than just a Hollywood pretty boy in a silent performance that combines spastic slapstick with understated pathos. Calling this a silent film is inaccurate, as there's a lot of music and sound. It has a manic pace and is full of the goofy inventiveness that Ed Wood is finally beginning to be appreciated for. Look at the cast listing, and realize that everyone shines. No one is there just to show their face. I believe they're all in the movie to show their appreciation of Wood, and to do a broad, physical kind of acting not seen much these days.But, today, reviewers try to guess what's going to become a hit much more than they show any kind of esthetic appreciation for a movie. And IWUETDID has no discernable target audience. It was made mostly out of love for Wood's script. Even after his death, the trendy social parasites have dealt him another serious blow, and deprived the world of a minor classic. This is a highly entertaining and a genuinely experimental film that really deserves to live, at least on DVD.

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MicheleH

I also saw this movie at its Toronto Film Festival premiere (a midnight screening, which was quite appropriate) and found it to be entertaining and not at all a waste of time. Mind you, it's not a movie for everyone, and if you don't enjoy other Ed Wood offerings such as "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and "Glen Or Glenda?" then it might not be the movie for you. My favorite part was the scene with Tippi Hedren; the musical score is lifted almost directly from Bernard Herrmann's PSYCHO.

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