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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
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14 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score
3.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 6 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Billy Zane
  • Summary: Overcoming a nurse, and dressing in her clothes, a madman escapes from Hope Sanitarium. The film is quintessential Ed Wood with a modern twist - no dialogue, only atmospheric sounds, alternating bursts of laughter and screams, and a wonderful soundtrack. (Cinnequanon Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    An amazing artifact; the decor and lighting mix '70s tackiness with odd '50s touches, the sound design is elaborate.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Anita Gates
    30
    It's sad and misguided and boring.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    30
    That this mime show works better than it should is, in a sense, the ultimate dis.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. MarkB
    10
    Different from the film Wood would have made, but like his films it is a piece of oddball genius mistaken for trash. Zane is godlike (again).
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