Parents Guide for
Edward Scissorhands (1990) More at IMDbPro »

All of the women in the town are flirtatious, especially a woman named Joyce. She flirts with every man who comes her way, no matter what. Joyce invites Edward into her back room at her beauty salon, and strips for him (we see a low cut dress) and climbs on top of him. He falls backwards, and runs away, horribly embarrassed. Women in the town later say that he tried to rape her, which the audience knows to be clearly untrue.

Joyce also has an orgasm-like reaction when Edward cuts her hair. She moans lightly, and curls her toes.

Kim and Edward share two tame, romantic moments.

Edward is brutally beaten by Jim in one scene; Jim shoots at him and the ceiling caves in on Edward. Jim then kicks and punched him and beats him with a fire poker. Kim fights Jim off and Edward seems mostly unharmed.

Edward accidentally electrocutes himself, but he is okay.

People throughout the film are accidently cut with Edward's hands (sometimes we see some blood).

BIG SPOILER: The Inventor has a heart attack and dies Very mild.

BIG SPOILER: Edward stabs Jim with his hands and pushes him out a window to his death. Not very graphic, but some blood is seen briefly.

Some mild curse words are uttered. Only a few uses of s--t, hell, ass and bitch

Some characters drink alcohol, while another drives drunk, nearly hitting a child. There is also a mild use of smoking seen at the barbecue seen

This film has a gothic tone to it and the appearance of Edward may be frightening to very small children. Some parts of story can be quite intense for some viewers because of the way Edward is treated, especially in the last 15 minutes of the film.

The old mansion Edward lived in can be frightening to younger audiences.

This movie is appropriate for children 11+. The only objectional parts are the mild teenage drinking, mild sexual innuendos, and the haunting nature of the whole film. It is an excellent film that should be seen by all, as it raises discussion afterwards.