Edward Scissorhands (1990)

An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Tim Burton (story), Caroline Thompson (story)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Edward Scissorhands
Winona Ryder	...	Kim
Dianne Wiest	...	Peg
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Jim
Kathy Baker	...	Joyce
Robert Oliveri	...	Kevin
Conchata Ferrell	...	Helen
Caroline Aaron	...	Marge
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Officer Allen
O-Lan Jones	...	Esmeralda
Vincent Price	...	The Inventor
Alan Arkin	...	Bill
Susan Blommaert	...	Tinka (as Susan J. Blommaert)
Linda Perri	...	Cissy (as Linda Perry)
John Davidson	...	Host-TV

Storyline

In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands; instead, he is left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, he has lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers him and welcomes him into her home. At first, everyone welcomes him into the community, but soon things begin to take a change for the worse.

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Plot Keywords:

scissors | compassion | surrealism | castle | waterbed | 

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Taglines:

Edward lived alone where he could hurt no one and no one could hurt him. Until the day the Avon Lady came calling...

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sean Astin was considered for the role of Jim. But he turned it down as he wasn't comfortable playing a villain. Christian Slater, Kiefer Sutherland, Keith Coogan and River Phoenix were also considered for the role.

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Goofs

In the scene, when Peg is applying makeup to Edwards face, you can see that Peg have her glasses on the top of her head, but when she turns to the makeup table to change makeup, and turns back to Edwards face, you can see that her glasses is now on her face.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kim: Snuggle in, sweetie. It's cold out there.
Granddaughter: Why is it snowing, Grandma? Where does it come from?
Kim: Oh, that's a long story, sweetheart...

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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox logo is shaded dark winter blue and is accompanied by Edward's snowfall.

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Alternate Versions

In order to secure a PG certificate in the UK the cinema version was cut by 8 secs to edit some violence during the climactic fight. A shot of Edward being kicked in the stomach was removed and his beating with the crowbar was reduced from 8 blows to 2. The video/DVD versions feature the same print with the cuts now lengthened to 15 secs. The cuts were fully waived by the BBFC for the upgraded 12-rated 2007 DVD release.

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Connections

Referenced in Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Episode #3.11 (1991)

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Soundtracks

I Saw Three Ships
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by Alan Arkin

User Reviews

One of the greatest fable of the 90s.

Tim Burton all time favorite artist of all time. Not just one of the greatest directors of all time, not just one of the greatest imaginative writers of all time, not just versatile camera works ever put to film, but a versatile genius of art. That's how I think of Tim Burton. Edward Scissorhands is his personal film that he ever put to film by his heart. When I saw this film for the first time, my heart burst of love. I was always in love with his films, I don't start loving Batman because of him, nightmare before Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday film, Ed wood, Big fish, big eyes, Beetlejuice, Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, all of them. But only one that is true to his heart and that is Edward Scissorhands. Edward Scissorhands is a versatile work of art ever put film, with darkness and colors combined together to make into a perfect rainbow is Edward Scissorhands. As for me this film is a work of art and yet one of my favorite films of all time. This prestige film is my childhood, my everything. As for Tim Burton, is everything you need to know about his charismatic of film. Grade A perfect 10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Edward Scissorhands

Filming Locations:

Dade City, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$159,622, 9 December 1990

Gross USA:

$56,362,352

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$86,024,005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) CDS (digital 70 mm prints) Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) CDS (digital 35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1