Ed Wood: Bela Lugosi's "I Have No Home" Speech

Acting like this is why Martin Landau won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1994. Check out our tribute to this scene at • Ed Wood Tribute: Bela...

[@thebudman2008]

Tim Burton's best film bar none. Probably because it was deeply personal to him and Ed and Bela's relationship reminded him of his own friendship with Vincent Price in his declining years. Beautiful, funny, heartwarming. Great film.

[@stevemuzak8526]

I feel happy for Tim Burdon that he had a chance to hire Vincent Price in Edward Scissorhands. His last movie.

[@sylph8005]

@@stevemuzak8526 Burton also got Vincent to voice the short "Vincent", which is the best possible tribute to him

[@Ajidam]

Wrong. But whatevs

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

He made a fool of Ed Wood. Turned him into a caricature and his story into a comedy while he was actually a pretty tragic character

[@GregERobertson]

Ed Wood may have made the cheesiest movies but he made that old man feel like he was somebody again. . .Ed gave him happiness, he died a happy man

[@cityhawk]

For Bela, he mattered to someone. That, someone, saw value in him. He saw him as someone who influenced him to go into movies, to be an artist. Ed never forgot about him.

[@AH-is5yg]

wonderful he did that

[@CJODell12]

It's a shame this movie flopped at the box office. It's a fucking masterpiece.

[@NeoConnor1]

:) Thankfully, box office isn't an indicator of quality.

[@joesmoe71]

Thank god Landau won an award for that performance, he so richly deserved it

[@baylorgael1473]

@Beckett Roland yea, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :)

[@sobreoqueeugosto4700]

@@beckettroland4285 bots

[@blazinchalice]

@@beckettroland4285 Yeah, and bit torrent has been a thing for more than a decade, so...

[@AH-is5yg]

Yes

[@mathieugariepy2948]

I was going to say the exact same thing.

[@PimpyGDawg]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win an Oscar.

[@buffalopatriot]

Ladies and Gentlemen. Please raise your glasses in honor of two fine gentlemen and film actors. Martin Landau and Belá Lugosi.

[@heymistercarter.]

RIP Martin Landau. Yea, he just died today. But thank goodness he gave us a performance like this one...

[@ShaDHP23]

trc2rockon He lived to a right old age, did and saw much and left um the world of cinema with a remarkable performance. May he rest easy.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Bela Lugosi (October 20, 1882 - August 16, 1956), aged 73 And RIP Martin Landau (June 20, 1928 - July 15, 2017), aged 89 You both will always be remembered as legends.

[@TheLastOfTheFinest80]

REST IN PEACE Marin Landau, hope you are having a ball with Bela right now.

[@protamine4]

They are having a shot of that viskey!

[@ericsantana1184]

Their having a grand time.

[@Mondomeyer]

Lugosi would probably question some of the language Landau used in his portrait.

[@freezetasticvoyage19]

@@Mondomeyer really? I'm pretty sure that they used language like that back then.

[@Mondomeyer]

@@freezetasticvoyage19 From what I heard, Lugosi didn't (being a proper European gentleman), but according to quotes from Ed Wood himself in 'Nightmare in Ecstasy' (which I just read and would recommend checking out), he did. So I don't know anymore...

[@VortexMotiveVision]

Probably Tim Burton's best film of all time... and this delivery by Martin Landau is a screaming testament to Bela's greatness.

[@ericsantana1184]

R.I.P Bela lugosi. The best Dracula of the century.

[@PyroNexus22]

of all centuries

[@Zombiesnyder13]

RIP Martin Landau. The best actor portraying another actor on the 20th century

[@kevinhiscock3297]

bollocks chris lee was the best and always will be

[@paulallen8109]

@@kevinhiscock3297 The most famous one perhaps. Fame unfortunately doesn't equal acting talent or appeal for posterity - especially since those chumps who are swayed by fame are an awfully fickle lot who go for the "safely familiar and currently fashionable." Listen, while Lee made 10 appearances as Dracula only 2 of those were good movies, the rest were just run-of-the-mill late night tv filler even Lee himself never spoke about. Lugosi's role as Dracula is widely considered one of the very finest.

[@stevehoffman9735]

Seeing this scene out of context, I realized it's just one tracking shot from beginning to end, no edits. And the stream of 1950's cars way in the background! Amazing.

[@Yngvisun]

Love this. Next time when somebody tells me I should go home I'm gonna give him this speech.

[@Kyatt98]

Did you do it?

[@viktortunevi]

Remember, these are lines written by the real Ed Wood.

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

With the combination of Landau’s brilliant performance and the black and white film, you forget that it isn’t actually Lugosi.....RIP ML, an Oscar well deserved

[@2snowgirl520]

Bela should get a post humonous Oscar for Dracula and a post humonous Tony for his Dracula on Broadway.

[@AnnaLVajda]

A lifetime achievement award would be appropriate for Bela he was very respected in the Hungarian theatre prior to moving to America but that accent got him typecast as a villain.

[@FireheadLazzo]

@lorioftheforest So many movies tell you the story of that guy who works his entire life and makes it to the top. Not many movies ever tell you about the guy who pours his soul into his work and still dies alone. Ed Wood is a rare gem.

[@placidandy]

I was just a young kid when I heard "I SHALL SHOW THE WORLD THAT I CAN BE ITS MASTER!" and those words echoed deep within me. THE WORLD WILL BE SORRY FOR CROSSING ME!

[@haroldgaffney246]

Well deserved Oscar

[@AmericaSpeaks1]

When you watch him in "North By Northwest", "Nevada Smith" all the way to "Mission:Impossible", "Space 1999" and other movies, you see the evolution of an actor from regular heavy to great supporting actor at the top of his craft.

[@delavalmilker]

Would have liked to see the rest of the scene. Where all the tourists crowd around Lugosi, asking for his autograph.

[@pfflyers1]

Great cinematography!!! The way it lines up with the arch on Landau's monolog. The low angle, the gargoyle ....... pure genius

[@jonesy2111]

Brilliant actor and performance... inspired absolutely

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Even in the really awful film the speech comes from, it's a great performance by Bela.

[@AnnaLVajda]

I like that speech. My favourite part of this movie though is when he is beckoning the woman in the TV and Ed says how do you do that and he says you have to be double jointed and Hungarian because I'm Hungarian and also have double jointed fingers.

[@dogman-fx9ub]

It goes to show that a sincere performance can at least bring some life out of an otherwise bad script. That's why I respect actors who still true to do a good performance for a film they know is bad.

[@guitardan666]

Such a powerful speech,incredibly moving and poignant. I truly believe that he could actually conquer the whole World.

[@ameliajones9827]

Yeah! Martin Landau is the best actor in the movie! And he got an Oscar for that great performance.

[@CanuckFluter]

One of the very best films ever made!

[@jjzgamer5507]

Martin deserved the Oscar so much for this role. Stole the show every time he talked!

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Fancy cutting this off at the end, the public adoring him is such a great end. His entire performance in this was Oscar winning, he was amazing, my own favorite {apart from this} is where he is told the octopus doesn't move on it's own and like a trooper he just gets on with wrestling it in the cold water. Lugosi would have loved this, he was an extraordinary actor in his own right. Funny that after all these years he is acknowledged at last

[@paulallen8109]

I like that Lugosi really went into the role even a poorly written one for a cheap Z-grade movie made by Ed Wood. All true professional actors are like that. They always give their whole even in the worst movies. Landau's portrayal of him is one for the ages too.

[@matthewcurran8618]

RIP, Martin.

[@GregERobertson]

@thewalkingman / /perhaps not, but I think that Ed did add a bit of happiness to his old age. .

[@Elfo_Scuro]

R.I.P. Landau....a really great actor..

[@cinephile9885]

RIP you legend.

[@dij7878]

#RIPMartinLandau 😢

[@thejoker0123]

man i love that part at 0:50 to 1:25 =) true words of wisdom and a real excellent speech in one of my favorite movies of all time =D

[@Guy-wn3cp]

Incredible performance by Martin Landau. Powerful yet touching and kind. R.I.P.

[@wonderlandgirlable]

The Jungle is my home .. This movie is a classic .. That didn't get the attention it deserved . Before its time. True story's are always the best .

[@TheJuize85]

RIP He was also good in Rounders. He gave a speech about choises. Great actor.

[@paulnadratowski3942]

Amazing performance

[@chewylikesit]

the scene where bela died i almost cried

[@MrBuch169169]

Lugosi's delivery was a lot more subdued!

[@xTrix2Kx]

Shoulda uploaded 20 more seconds...when he signs autographs and talks to his fans on the streetcorner

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Martin Landau was the first person to win an Oscar for playing a famous actor.

[@BatroAgencia]

RIP, Martin Landau, magnificent actor.

[@LesPaul2006]

This could be Tim Burton's greatest film. By far. By a long distance.

[@globalcombattv]

Damn, Landau is so powerful here...

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

I love the way the gargoyle appears above him when he recites his lines,for Ed Wood,it must’ve been a rare privilege and pleasure to have been friends with the great Lugosi…..and indeed vice versa.

[@robertsmith9238]

I've probably posted here already but this is BRILLIANT acting. Still gives me goose bumps.

[@giudittadimartino3324]

R.i.P. Martin ..... :(

[@JamesOhGoodie]

You may laugh, but Bela (and by extension Martin) made cheesy lines like that awesome!

[@terminator847]

@MetrazolElectricity yes Landau has a fishface, but Bela was a good looking man. And Bela had blue blazing eyes, which is what made him such a good dracula.

[@linscrattish2648]

The GREAT Martin Landau, and nice to boot!

[@duncanwebb9450]

R.I.P. Martin Landau.

[@thelupoistheman1]

@Vortex42, Truly is his best film, and Martin Landau walked like a giant in this film. Deserved the Oscar in ever way.

[@heyrose1586]

Johnny Depp is so so so talented 😍😍😍✨✨💜🙌🙌🙌

[@BigBrosFilms]

This is pure art in it's rawest form

[@Guy-wn3cp]

Just the " hunted, despised" performance of these two words, is worth an Oscar. Such emotion, empathy, resolve and pity in just two words.

[@MrInternetDude]

Gives me the chills, what a masterpiece

[@MadamOst]

Mr Wood had a serious drinking problem too. I think there is a certain irony in the fact that the film about him and his life was far more interesting than anything he ever made. We tend to glorify our heroes and feel contempt for those who aren't. But this was done with a lot of love for the people and I think that's why it worked..Thank you for saying anything at all..

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Martin Landau

[@lackadaisicale492]

ML does the speech even better than Lugosi did!

[@map8847]

Judging from this scene and a few others, Ed Wood's movies would have benefited immensely from Howard Shore's Original music. If you like movie music, the soundtrack is great.

[@Megapolitano]

+MAP One of my favorites, very underrated.

[@izzycrowley]

epic movie

[@bobandrayfan1]

Rest is Peace Mr Landau. You were a Master.

[@thejupiter2574]

He was just excellent in this part and made the whole movie. He shall be greatly missed. another icon gone R I P Mr. Landau such a great actor. He passed his talents down to his actress daughter Juliet Landau

[@MrHairyNeck]

Very good.

[@ShaDHP23]

I could watch this scene over and over

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

I love this movie.. it's my top four. Excalibur, 12 monkeys, Dark city and Ed Wood. These 4 movies are the 4 best movies ever made.

[@andrewahn7976]

This is a copy and paste of Bride of the Monster's IMDb Trivia. According to Paul Marco, Edward D. Wood Jr. thought that Bela Lugosi's memory might not be very good, so for Lugosi's long speech, Wood had the prop man make cue cards. Lugosi, upset, insisted he didn't need cue cards and he would "memorize it." Wood still insisted on the cue cards, telling Lugosi, "We have to be safe". Lugosi went to Marco for help. He had Marco promise not to show him the cue cards during the scene. Marco held the cards at his side the whole time and Lugosi never looked over once. After Lugosi's performance the whole crew got up and applauded.

[@user-dm9zy1ws5y]

Artwork poetry

[@TheDunc1]

Why doesn't someone put the scene on with the applause at the end? The whole scene is spoilt without it.

[@finnmccool684]

Trivia: Martin Landau nearly got the role of Spock.

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

Martin Landau's Hungarian accent is perfect!

[@SuperWolsey]

Home?... I have no home....

[@donnalichvarcik5588]

Bela might have not won an Oscar for playing legendary vampire but martin did win for for playing the legendary actor RIP martin and bela 2 of the greatest badass Lugosis of all time the men the vampires the myths the legends 🦇🧛👑

[@Zolega89]

He used to have one in his youth...

[@MrGabeanator]

If that isn’t an Oscar winning performance I don’t know what is

[@snakes3425]

@GregERobertson That he did, when Ed found Bela he was a failed broken man addicted to morphine and other drugs, Bela at that time was a shell of the man he'd been at his peak, typecast, alone and forgotten reduced to low budget name only roles and Dracula revivals. Though Ed's movies are the worst ever made, he managed to get Bela back on the screen, to proove to the world he still had it, he died a happy man, with a script in hand, an artist to the end

[@TheDunc1]

Why cut before the audience in the street clap and Bela delivers his final speech. Why ruin a good scene?

[@aarondaguio7179]

0:49 THIS IS WHY HE WON THE OSCAR!

[@CaminoAir]

Landau is a sufficiently well known actor that you can recognise traces of his actual voice underneath his 'Bela' performance. Likewise his face. Landau made that not matter, because the performance is not an impersonation of Lugosi, but Bela's essential spirit in a movie that is as much a comedy as an affectionate re-telling of Ed Wood's career.

[@davidsabo7610]

Enjoy accent he never lost

[@Mikemoto1]

RIP Martin Landau

[@dantexpcd]

i really cry when bela lugosi die

[@marshmallowbudgie]

"nobody wants to talk about György Lukács any more!"

[@MrBuch169169]

I saw him act.

[@terminator847]

@MetrazolElectricity well now you know they were blue, :)

[@DIESTROSINIESTRO]

what does he say at the end after "a race of atomic supermen"?

[@chrisgoff9410]

"THAT WILL CONQUER THE VORLD!!!!!"

[@map8847]

+Laquisha Washington "DAT VILL CONQUER DA VORLD!!!"

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

@@map8847 "DAT VILL CONQUER DA VOOOOOORLD!!!"

[@cete1905]

His accent is not perfect. I am Hungarian, I know. We don't speak English like that. :D But there were quite nice moments.

[@vbacs22]

Cé Té Yeah, an average Hungarian speaks English a little bit better, but have you ever heard Lugosi? His accent was brutal :) (btw. I'm a Hungarian too)

[@globalcombattv]

+vbacs22 Yeah, you are right. I've seen some of Lugosi's films and he speaks exactly like this! :D

[@AspieMediaBobby]

@@vbacs22He still pronounced "w`s" properly,though!

[@Frankie2012channel]

He's playing Bela Lugosi and Lugosi spoke JUST like this!

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

theres always one

[@tousamis1]

@GregERobertson so right !

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

Does anyone know what building this scene was shot in front of?

[@Medraut00]

well thats how this movie depicts it. real life may be a different story.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_license

[@Medraut00]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 lol dur

[@geekypnai13]

oddly enough.. i like this version more than the original.... ^^;

[@cleanhomer]

Is this the clip played at the Oscars when Landau won? I don't know if they played clips then...

[@lionheart2663]

This is very unlikely of Hollywood we know. This is more like an European Artistic Film.

[@crabofchaos7881]

Me, a Russian, being asked where I come from: 0:48

[@alexandrarathsman6261]

Um. I mean. Lorelai Gilmore sent me here? I'm glad that show exists for a lot of reasons, but the biggest is that it lets me in on the references I shouldn't get at my age.

[@MadamOst]

lmao!! I love this film. They were all such losers, but so determined.

[@banq0o]

Edie I want to thank you also 8'-)

[@eldesgraciado6690]

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