Technically incompetent to an absurd degree and horribly paced, so that despite its short length it just drags on and on. It is interesting in the sense that it's sympathetic to the plight of transvestites and transsexuals (even though it contradicts its own message a few times, and it's often factually wrong or naive), despite having been made in the fifties. Still, the only joy that can be taken from it is how completely out of place Lugosi is and how dumb his lines are.

Features the legendary scene where bison roam across half of the frame, cut gently over a irrelevant soliloquy from the hideously miscast Bela Lugosi. Aside from this there are multiple blatant editing errors, a script that complements itself, literally and a bizarre dream/dance sequence that lasts quite a large portion of the film. Despite the low score that this kind of production value deserves, it comes with a recommendation as, as a comedy Glen or Glenda would be beyond perfect.

An hour that seems to go on forever. Inept in so many ways, but the inappropriate stock footage and hilarious use of Lugosi at least add some schadenfreude. Still, the subject matter is quite ballsy (pun not intended) for the time and it deserves a nod just for that. Pure trash otherwise.

Terrible, but also terribly sincere.

Despite having a few parts that are fairly hilarious - pretty much any time Bela Lugosi is on screen, or the inane explanation of why men should not wear hats - this is a very difficult movie to get through, despite its short runtime. It barely even qualifies as a movie, because there is hardly any plot. Honestly, it's hard to tell if Ed Wood TRIED to give it a plot or not.

The BDSM dream sequence is hilarious, lurid, ballsy and so stupid I couldn't help but laugh. It makes no fucking sense. Also, anytime Lugosi makes an appearance this is gold. PULL THE STRING! PULL THE STRING! BEWARE. Beware...beware of the big green dragon that sits on your door step. He eats little boys, puppy dog tails and big. fat. snails.

"Ed Wood's infamous bad cinema making reaches some kind of nadir with this pseudo-documentary on transvestites. His laughably bad, pretentious dialogue and artistic flourishes at times border on the surreal, and here they cross the border, although unintentionally of course."

Superb bizzare

Exquisitely bad.

I movie about a transvestite which is not actually about a transvestite. I really want to see Ed Wood's porn now.

A singular vision. A singular, stupidly earnest, technically inexplicable, condescending, overlong (at 67 minutes!), offensively incorrect, batshit vision.

God awful.

It's not a waste of time, it's just bad and pasted together in the adorable 50s Ed Wood way. Bela Lugosi's nonsensical interludes (the film Ed Wood gives you context for it) combined with the horrible acting and the PSA quality of the direction just make for a cute watching experience.

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Small parts of it are all right; there is real feeling in its call for tolerance. But overall, it's a mess.

Hilarious!!

One of the most technically inept films ever to see release, and nowhere near as fun as other Ed Wood films. Still, you have to admire a plea for tolerance for crossdressers that was made in the 1950s U.S. of all times and places

Ed Wood's most personal, touching and heartwarming film just sucks.

Though I only give this movie a 10, rest assured that it is the best 10 I have ever given.

I want that Angora Sweater

Wow. Take away the pointless stock footage, multiple framing devices, surgical documentary, rambling narration, and bewildering sequences of chubby girls gesticulating intercut with hilarious reaction shots from Bela Lugosi, and you're left with about 20 minutes of story about Glen/Glenda. This film is tragically naive and inept, but incredibly earnest and daring for its time.

There's people out there who think Edward D. Wood Jr. was some kind of misunderstood genius who was ahead of his time. These people are idiots. I've never seen a more pathetic attempt at film making. Every scene is written, shot, directed, edited, and acted in such a tragically wretched fashion you'll constantly be asking yourself "Did I really just see that?" Bela Lugosi WTF dude? Ed Wood's ashes should be fished out of the sea, dragged out into the street and shot.

This is a bunchof shit which i would normally give a 10 but this film amde me laugh somany times and say wtf so many times ups it's rating to a 65%.

Naive--god, is it naive--and technically almost completely inept, it's touching in a weird--extremely weird--way.

Bela Lugosi's small part is bloody hilarious.

It's so crappy you gotta laugh at it. I've had a very nice time watching this delicious piece of trash.

Damn Ed Wood... Love it or hate it... Glen or Glenda is great.