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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

R  116 min  -  Drama | Horror | Musical   -  21 December 2007 (USA)
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The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

John Logan (screenplay), Stephen Sondheim (musical), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp ...
Helena Bonham Carter ...
Alan Rickman ...
Timothy Spall ...
Sacha Baron Cohen ...
Jamie Campbell Bower ...
Laura Michelle Kelly ...
Jayne Wisener ...
Ed Sanders ...
Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May Gracie May ...
Ava May Ava May ...
Gabriella Freeman Gabriella Freeman ...
Jody Halse Jody Halse ...
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Lee Whitlock Lee Whitlock ...
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Storyline

In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy committed suicide with arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Judge | Beadle | Lust | Sailor | Widow  | See more »

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Helena Bonham Carter is THE BAKER. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Musical | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic bloody violence (cut) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sweeney Todd See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,635,390 (USA) (23 December 2007) (1249 Screens)

Gross:

$152,523,073 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In some of the scenes where Sweeney opens his razor very quickly, it is a mechanical razor. There is a button Johnny Depp would press to have the razor open, which he hides with his finger. Depp personally requested the prop department design this razor for him, as he had difficulty handling the real razors. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At the start of the market scene, Mrs Lovett tells Sweeney that "he comes here every Thursday" so therefore it's Thursday in the film, however back in Sweeney's barber shop he questions why the beadle doesn't come and she replies "he said before the week is out, it's only Tuesday." See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Anthony Hope: I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders, from the Dardanelles to the mountains of Peru. But there's no place like London.
Sweeney Todd: No, there's no place like London.
Anthony Hope: [spoken] Mr. Todd?
Sweeney Todd: You are young. Life has been kind to you. You will learn.
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Connections

Featured in "Hollywood's Top Ten: Sweet Revenge (#1.164)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ladies In Their Sensitivities"
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Timothy Spall See more »