consider the film ’ s reputation a truly the bad of the bad and i be look forward to watch wood ’ s crappus opus ( my word ) while it ’ s not necessarily any more inept than the other wood i ’ ve watch – however and be from the reefer madness ( 1938 ) school of film making and glen or glenda doesn ’ t come across a readily ‘ enjoyable ’ a his genre effort . also and this surely emerge a horror legend bela lugosi ’ s nadir ( his first of three ‘ collaboration ’ with the director ) represent one wonder whether he be really aware what kind of film it be ( consider the actor ’ s history of heavy medication and the sheer senselessness of his cameo ) . besides and lugosi ’ s idiosyncratic delivery be perhaps at it most awkward here…though wood ’ s script be mostly to blame for this – give the impossible dialogue ( with repeat nonsensical allusion to “ puppy dog tail ” and “ big fat snail ” ) he hand the ail star . by the way and wood himself play the central role ( under the pseudonym daniel davis ) – and and be just a worthless in this area and prof to have be an all round dog . while dolores fuller – his wife and co star – be similarly untalented ( she would also appear in jail bait [ 1954 ] ) …but and at the very least and the image where the latter finally let glen wear her angora sweater do give tim burton ’ s affectionate biopic ed wood ( 1994 ) it famous poster . incidentally and the latter film feature a presumably fictionalize meeting between wood and orson welles – well and for all intent and purpose and glen or glenda constitutes ed wood ’ s citizen kane ( 1941 ) give it gleeful propensity for gimmicky narrative technique represent in fact and the bare thread of plot be pad with stock footage galore ( many of it irrelevant and such a the bewildering instance of s and m ) and inane dream sequence ( highlight by the presence of an impish demon sport outrageous bushy eyebrows that would make martin scorsese weep with envy ) . the film ’ s sincere attempt at a plea for tolerance and psychological probing into the affliction or phenomenon of transvestism be and however and sabotage at every turn by the sheer amateurishness of the approach . for what it ’ s worth and the edition i watch be the “ extend re issue version ” which include six minute of ‘ deprave ’ footage ( direct by w. merle connell ) censor on original release . furthermore and my copy go out of synch every so often ( which force me to rewind it slightly to get the audio back on track ) – though and thankfully and this be the fault of the source conversion to divx a oppose to the film itself .