Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Directed by

Tim Burton

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, cinematic fairy tale, romance film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 13,857 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unfinished artificial man with scissors for hands is taken in by a suburban family. He struggles to fit in and falls in love with their teenage daughter.

whimsicalmelancholicgentlesweetlonelyvisual fairy talesuburban gothictender

What happens

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton, and starring Johnny Depp as the title character, along with Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin. It tells the story of an unfinished artificial humanoid who has scissor blades instead of hands, is taken in by a suburban family, and falls in love with their teenage daughter. Burton conceived Edward Scissorhands from his childhood upbringing in suburban Burbank, California. During pre-production of Beetlejuice, Thompson was hired to adapt Burton's story into a screenplay, and the film began development at 20th Century Fox after Warner Bros. declined. Edward Scissorhands was then fast-tracked after Burton's critical and financial success with Batman. The film also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and film score composer Danny Elfman, and was Vincent Price's last film role to be released in his lifetime. Edward Scissorhands was a critical and commercial success, grossing over four times its $20 million budget. The film won the British Academy Film Award for Best Production Design and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, in addition to receiving multiple nominations at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and the Saturn Awards. Both Burton and Elfman consider Edward Scissorhands their most personal and favorite work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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