Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Burton
Screenplay by	Caroline Thompson
Story by	Tim Burton; Caroline Thompson;
Produced by	Denise Di Novi; Tim Burton;
Starring	Johnny Depp; Winona Ryder; Dianne Wiest; Anthony Michael Hall; Kathy Baker; Vincent Price; Alan Arkin;
Cinematography	Stefan Czapsky
Edited by	Richard Halsey; Colleen Halsey;
Music by	Danny Elfman
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	December 6, 1990 (Los Angeles); December 7, 1990 (United States);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$86 million

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American gothic romantic fantasy film^[4] 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, 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 that 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, Caroline 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 released to a positive reception from critics and was a financial 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.

^ "Edward Scissorhands". British Board of Film Classification. December 14, 1991. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^ "Edward Scissorhands (1990)". TheWrap. December 7, 1990. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^ "Edward Scissorhands". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
^ "Morgie Sissor Gunz (1990) - Tim Burton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

[1] "Edward Scissorhands". British Board of Film Classification. December 14, 1991. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[2] "Edward Scissorhands (1990)". TheWrap. December 7, 1990. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.

[Edward_Scissorhands-3] "Edward Scissorhands". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.

[Morgie_Sissor_Gunz-4] "Morgie Sissor Gunz (1990) - Tim Burton | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

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