Edward Scissorhands

Name: Edward Scissorhands
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1990-12-07
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker

Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Release date

1990-12-07

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Tim Burton Productions

Genre

Fantasy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$86 024 005

Director

Tim Burton

Actors

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Dick Anthony Williams, O-Lan Jones
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Producer

Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi, Richard Hashimoto

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Editing

Colleen Halsey, Richard Halsey
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Short description

Edward Scissorhands is a suburban fantasy about an unfinished creation: a young man assembled by an inventor who died before he could give him proper hands, leaving him with blades instead of fingers. Edward lives alone in the inventor's mansion until Peg, a door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman, finds him and brings him home to her family. There he tries to fit into a pastel-colored suburban community, forming a bond with Peg's son Kevin and falling for her daughter Kim, while Kim's boyfriend Jim draws him into trouble. Tim Burton directed the film, his sixth of twenty-two, arriving between Batman and Batman Returns, from a screenplay by Caroline Thompson; Burton produced with Denise Di Novi.

Johnny Depp plays Edward, with Winona Ryder as Kim, Dianne Wiest as Peg, Anthony Michael Hall as Jim, Kathy Baker as Joyce and Robert Oliveri as Kevin. Made for 20 million dollars, it took 86 million worldwide, a strong return that confirmed Burton's commercial standing after Batman and gave Depp one of his defining early roles. It runs 105 minutes.

On IMDb it holds 7.8/10 from 563,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.7/10 from 14,045 votes. A critics' rating of 8/10 from 70 reviews places it slightly above the audience scores, which points to consistent approval across both.

What's left behind the scenes

In the scene where Edward goes to sharpen his hands, the storefront featured in the film was created based on the real facade of Crowder Brothers at the Southgate shopping center. At the time of filming, the store genuinely offered sharpening services and displayed a giant motorized Victorinox knife in its window.
Burton stated that Edward was 'something like a beloved dog' to him.
When Peg first brings Edward home, she parks the car to the left of the house. By the time everyone gathers around the corner, the car is already gone, even though Peg hasn't even left the house.
When Edward finishes his sculptures made of bushes, most of them are much taller than the original hedge.
The role of the inventor was written specifically for Vincent Price.
In the diner scene, in one shot the Boggs’ son's hand is holding a bottle of tomato sauce. In the next shot, he is already putting it back down, even though he didn't lift it up in the previous one.
After the phone call, Joyce searches for something to wear, throwing clothes onto the bed behind her. Then she grabs burgundy clothing, but when she meets her friends, she is wearing yellow and green.
When Kim scares Edward by seeing him in the mirror, a stand is visible replacing the waterbed.
Winona Ryder turned down a role in 'The Godfather Part III' (1990) to appear in this film. And Johnny Depp convinced her to do so.
In the diner, a straw is inserted into Kim's glass at an angle. In the next shot, it is in a vertical position.
When Peg wants to bandage her daughter's injured left arm, Kim initially raises her right arm, but quickly extends her left one.
Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, and Robert Downey Jr. were considered for the role of Edward.
During the filming of the scene where Edward runs back to his house, Johnny Depp lost consciousness due to a very high temperature and a leather costume.
The restaurant where the family eats is part of the national Sambo's chain. It was located directly across the street from the Southgate shopping mall, as shown in the film. Due to the controversial nature of the name and interior design, the entire chain of these restaurants was closed down in the late 1970s – early 1980s, with the exception of their very first establishment in Santa Barbara, California, which remains open to this day. The building where the film was shot had been abandoned for many years until Tim Burton arrived in town. And specifically for the filming, it was renovated to look like a functioning restaurant.
When Edward opens the door after everyone has left to search for him, white tape markings are visible indicating where he should step.
Drew Barrymore was considered for the role of Kim Boggs.
Some of the intricately trimmed trees sculpted by Edward can still be seen at the Tavern On the Green restaurant in New York City.
O-Lan Jones actually played the organ music herself, which is performed by her character Esmeralda.
In the scene where Peg enters the house, Joyce's cigarette is constantly of varying lengths.
Peggy's glasses constantly shift position as she applies cream to Edward's face to heal his scars.
In the first scene with husbands leaving for work, the house next door to Esmeralda is covered with a tarp. The next day, when the woman at Peg's door is shown, the same house is already without the tarp, even though it's not removed for 72 hours during disinfection.
When Joyce knocks on the Boggs' door, the doorknocker clearly displays the inscription “The Boggs,” but when Peggy closes the door, the inscription disappears.
When all the dogs are queuing up for Edward, one dog is sitting on a long table, the only one visible in the scene. When Edward begins grooming, a small square table appears in the frame. Then the long table disappears. And after the dog is groomed, the small table vanishes and the long table reappears, the one the dog was originally sitting on.
In the scene where Peg stands at the gates leading to the garden of the manor where she first meets Edward, the estate and fields are visible immediately beyond the gates, despite the fact that they should be located at the top of a small hill.
When Bill is watching television in the garden, Edward is standing next to him. In the next shot, Edward is standing further away and starts walking towards Bill again.
After Edward tells the Boggs family that Joyce took off all her clothes, Peg sits motionless, holding a fork in her right hand. In the next shot, she is holding food with both hands.
Johnny Depp lost 25 pounds (approximately 11.3 kilograms) specifically for the film.
There should be no eggs on the beaters of the cookie-making machine after mixing.
The idea for the film came from a drawing Tim Burton made when he was a teenager. Originally, the film was intended to be a musical.
While filming this movie, Tim Burton was simultaneously shooting a documentary, "Conversations with Vincent." The film was left unfinished due to the death of its main subject, the iconic actor Vincent Price.
The first dog appears to be a different breed before and after Edward grooms it.
The longest monologue spoken by Johnny Depp in the film consists of 16 words.
Tim Burton asked Robert Smith of The Cure to write the soundtrack for the film and even sent him the script. Robert was busy at the time recording their album Disintegration and had no idea who Burton was. He ultimately declined, and Danny Elfman took on the task of creating the soundtrack.
In this film, Vincent Price played his last role.
The town where Edward appears was modeled after the director's hometown (Burbank, California, USA).
In the film, Edward has a fleeting memory of a time before he was even created.
Tom Cruise turned down the role in this film because he wanted a more optimistic ending.
Cables connected to the bear figure are visible when Danny knocks it over with the van.
In late 2005, the controversial theater director Matthew Bourne staged a ballet, "Edward Scissorhands," set to music by Danny Elfman, which was based on Burton's film. The film's composer, Danny Elfman, wrote several additional musical pieces for the ballet.
Throughout the entire film, Johnny Depp speaks 169 words.
During the filming of the scene where Vincent Price's character dies, the actor fainted. Tim Burton decided to include this particular take in the final cut.
Filming took place in several cities in the state of Florida.