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Edward Scissorhands ()


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The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

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Edward Scissorhands
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Kim
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Peg
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Jim
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Joyce
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Kevin
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Helen
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Marge
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Officer Allen
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Esmeralda
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The Inventor
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Bill
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Tinka (as Susan J. Blommaert)
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Cissy (as Linda Perry)
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Host-TV
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George
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Suzanne
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Max
John McMahon ...
Denny
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TV Newswoman
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Retired Man
Gina Gallagher ...
Granddaughter
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Psychologist
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Loan Officer
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Dishwasher Man
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Editor
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Reporter
Carmen J. Alexander ...
Reporter
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Reporter
Andrew B. Clark ...
Beefy Man (as Andrew Clark)
Kelli Crofton ...
Pink Girl
Linda Jean Hess ...
Older Woman / TV
Rosalyn Thomson ...
Young Woman / TV
Lee Ralls ...
Red-Haired Woman / TV
Eileen Meurer ...
Teenage Girl / TV
Bea Albano ...
Rich Widow / TV
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Blonde / TV
Ken DeVaul ...
Policeman
Michael Gaughan ...
Policeman
Tricia Lloyd ...
Teenage Girl
Kathy Dombo ...
Other Teen
Rex Fox ...
Police Sergeant
Sherry Ferguson ...
Max's Mother
Tabetha Thomas ...
Little Girl on Bike
Tammy Boalo ...
Neighborhood Extra
Jackie Carson ...
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Carol Crumrine ...
Neighborhood Extra
Suzanne Chrosniak ...
Neighborhood Extra
Ellin Dennis ...
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Kathy Lockwood ...
Neighborhood Extra (as Kathy Fleming)
Jalaine Gallion ...
Neighborhood Extra
Miriam Goodspeed ...
Neighborhood Extra
Dianne L. Green ...
Neighborhood Extra
Mary Jane Heath ...
Neighborhood Extra
Carol D. Klasek ...
Neighborhood Extra
Laura Nader ...
Neighborhood Extra
Doyle Anderson ...
Neighborhood Extra
Harvey Bellman ...
Neighborhood Extra
Michael Brown ...
Neighborhood Extra
Gary Clark ...
Neighborhood Extra
Roland Douville ...
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Russell E. Green ...
Neighborhood Extra
Cecil Hawkins ...
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Jack W. Kapfhamer ...
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Bill Klein ...
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Joe Sheldon ...
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Neighborhood Extra (uncredited)
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Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Van Friend (uncredited)
L.A. Rothman ...
Girl in Diner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Tim Burton

Written by

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Tim Burton ... (story) &
Caroline Thompson ... (story)
 
Caroline Thompson ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Tim Burton ... producer
Denise Di Novi ... producer
Richard Hashimoto ... executive producer
Caroline Thompson ... associate producer

Music by

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Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

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Stefan Czapsky ... director of photography

Editing by

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Colleen Halsey
Richard Halsey

Editorial Department

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Catherine Best ... first assistant editor
Jonathan Chibnall ... assistant editor
Dennis McNeill ... color timer

Casting By

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Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

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Bo Welch

Art Direction by

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Tom Duffield

Set Decoration by

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Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by

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Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department

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Irene Aparicio ... hair stylist
Fern Buchner ... makeup artist: Dianne Wiest (as Fern Buckner)
Bridget Cook ... set hair stylist
Selena Evans-Miller ... makeup artist (as Selena Miller)
Matthew W. Mungle ... makeup artist
Ve Neill ... makeup department head
Rick Provenzano ... hair stylist
Kim Santantonio ... set hair stylist
Susan Schuler-Page ... set hair stylist
Werner Sherer ... hairdresser: Dianne Wiest
Liz Spang ... hair stylist
Rick Stratton ... makeup artist
Yolanda Toussieng ... hair designer
Mary Ann Valdes ... assistant hair stylist
Lynda Kyle Walker ... hair stylist
Brad Wilder ... makeup artist
Stan Winston ... special makeup and scissorhands effects producer
Steve LaPorte ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bill Scott ... unit production manager (as Bill P. Scott)
Joe Roth ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Francis J. Conway ... second assistant director (as Francis Conway)
Jerry Fleck ... first assistant director
Margaret Nelson ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Steven Lee Baer ... draperyman (as Steven Baer)
Michael R. Blaich ... construction paint foreman
Gary Clause ... construction foreman
Tandova Ecenia ... assistant props
John R. Elliott ... construction foreman
Stephen I. Erdberg ... set dresser
Michael R. Gannon ... assistant props
Daniel J. Gillooly ... assistant greensman
Ann Harmon ... art department researcher (as Anne Harmon)
Ann Harris ... set designer
Rick Heinrichs ... set designer
Chris Herrington ... construction paint foreman
David Howland ... plasterer foreman
Jack Johnson ... illustrator
Michael Harry Kerr ... assistant greensman
Shane Mahan ... art department coordinator: Stan Winston Studio (as Shane Patrick Mahan)
Kevin Mangan ... standby greensman
David Manhan ... set dresser
Chuck McSorley ... leadman
Dan Ondrejko ... master greensman (as Danny Ondrejko)
Paul Paleveda ... assistant greensman
Tim Paleveda ... assistant greensman
Dan Pemberton ... construction foreman
William A. Petrotta ... property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Diane Phelps ... art department researcher
Leo Rijn ... art department sculptor
William Robertson ... topiary frame construction
John Rosengrant ... art department coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Stephanie Schwartzman ... art department researcher
Alex Scutti Jr. ... head plasterer / plasterer gang boss (as Alexander Scutti)
Anne Sidaris-Reeves ... assistant props (as Anne Reeves)
Paul Sonski ... set designer
John Villarino ... construction coordinator
Mike Villarino ... general construction foreman
Chris Zimmerman ... construction paint foreman
Clyde Zimmerman ... paint supervisor
Randy L. Childs ... propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Leonardo ... conceptual designer (uncredited)
Steve Small ... welder (uncredited)
Harley Whitehurst ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Vanessa Theme Ament ... foley by (as Vanessa T. Ament)
Richard L. Anderson ... supervising sound editor
Mary Andrews ... adr editor
Michael Barnitt ... cableman: LA
Michael J. Benavente ... sound editor
Mike Chock ... foley editor
James Christopher ... sound editor
Robert Deschaine ... foley mixer
Warren Hamilton Jr. ... sound editor
Petur Hliddal ... sound mixer
Stanley Kastner ... rerecording mixer: Warner Hollywood Studios
Chet Leonard ... cableman: Los Angeles
Steve Maslow ... rerecording mixer: Warner Hollywood Studios
Kathy McCart ... recordist: Warner Hollywood Studios
Heather McPherson ... foley by
Oscar Mitt ... assistant sound editor
Sonny Pettijohn ... assistant sound editor
John Pospisil ... special sound effects by (as John P.)
Eric Potter ... sound effects recording
Gary Ritchie ... recordist: Warner Hollywood Studios
Earl Sampson ... boom man
David E. Stone ... supervising sound editor (as Dave Stone)
Ralph Stuart ... assistant sound editor
David W. Alstadter ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Steve Lee ... sound effects librarian (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers ... technical director of sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David LeRoy Anderson ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (as David Anderson)
Michael Arbogast ... special effects
Bill Basso ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Evan Brainard ... mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Len Burge ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Len E. Burge III)
Craig Caton ... mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Craig Canton-Largent)
John Coen ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mitchell J. Coughlin ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Mitch Coughlin)
Bruce Spaulding Fuller ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Adam Gelbart ... modelmaker
David Grasso ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Dave Grasso)
John B. Hagey ... special effects prop shop (as John Hagey)
Beth Hathaway ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Guy Himber ... mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Kevin Hudson ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Adam Jones ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Karen Mason ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mark 'Crash' McCreery ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Jon Curtis Price ... mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Mark Rappaport ... mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
James Reedy ... special effects
Gary Schaedler ... special effects
Andy Schoneberg ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Michael Spatola ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Samantha Stevens ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Ian Stevenson ... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Michael Umble ... special effects production assistant
Robert E. Watson ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Rob Watson)
Brian Wood ... special effects
David Wood ... special effects
Michael Wood ... special effects supervisor
Mike Edmonson ... special effects foreman (uncredited)
Eileen Kastner-Delago ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited) / special effects crew (uncredited)
Curt Massof ... art department: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Hans Metz ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Patrick Tantalo ... special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Yarek Alfer ... lead sculptor: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Jaroslav G. Alfer)
Leslie Ekker ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Henry Gonzales ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Henry Gonzalez)
Ron Gress ... lead model painter: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Tom Griep ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Thomas Griep)
Ian Hunter ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Terry W. King ... lead miniture special effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Terry King)
Peter Kuran ... visual effects: VCE
Laurel Lichten ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Bill Neil ... effects director of photography
Bradford Plows ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Dennis Schultz ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Robert Spurlock ... miniature effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Mark Stetson ... miniature effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
George Trimmer ... chief model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Thomas Valentine ... stage crew chief: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Tom Valentine)
George Willis ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Dana Yuricich ... key model maker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
David Emerson ... optical lineup (uncredited)
Paul Gentry ... director of photography: miniatures (uncredited)
Laurel Schneider ... miniature effects production coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Schneider ... model maker (uncredited)
Pam Vick ... rotoscope animation: VCE (uncredited)

Stunts

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Greg Anderson ... stunts
Todd Bryant ... stunts
David Burton ... stunts
Tammy Brady Conrad ... stunts (as Tammy Brady-Conrad)
Gary Price ... stunts (as a different name)
Lori Lynn Ross ... stunts
Gar Stephen ... stunts
Bill Suiter ... stunts
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunt coordinator
Scott Wilder ... stunts
John Zimmerman ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Carney ... best boy electric
John F. Cassidy ... key grip
David A. Cook ... electrician
Kenny Davis ... dolly grip
Tom Durkin ... electrician (as Thomas J. Durkin)
Brooks P. Guyer ... crane operator: Louma crane
Alfred E. Kalous ... best boy electric: LA
Tom Keefer ... grip best boy
Ian Kelly ... supervising video engineer
Richard Kuhn ... second grip
Dennis J. Lootens ... rigging gaffer
Barry T. Lopez ... second grip (as Barry Thomas Lopez)
Frank Miller ... camera operator
Art Molinaro ... electrician lamp operator
Kevin Murphy ... chief lighting technician
Mike Paleveda ... electrician
Zade Rosenthal ... still photographer
Michael Santoro ... grip best boy: LA
Todd M. Short ... second grip
Daniel E. Teaze ... second assistant camera
Robert Ulland ... steadicam operator
Zoran Veselic ... first assistant camera
Warner R. Wacha ... second assistant camera
Richard J. Lee Jr. ... rigging set lighting technician (uncredited)
Troy Pressley ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Scotty Reiniger ... grip (uncredited)
Bob Scott ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Rob Whitehurst ... video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Tina M. Boergesson ... extra casting coordinator: Florida
Rose Rosen ... extra casting coordinator: Florida
Jory Weitz ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathy Bird ... wardrobe: women (as Kathryn 'Bird')
David Davenport ... key costumer: men
Nancy McArdle ... key costumer: women
Ray Summers ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Michael J. Burmeister ... location manager
Robert Maharis ... location manager

Music Department

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Bob Badami ... music editor
Steve Bartek ... orchestrator
Margaret Goodspeed ... assistant music editor (as Margie Goodspeed)
Scottie Haskell ... score vocalist
Craig Huxley ... Enterprise Synclavier Sound Package, Blaster Beam, Piano
O-Lan Jones ... composer/musician: organ
Jo Ann Kane ... music copyist
Nathan Kaproff ... orchestra contractor
Mario Mariani ... score designer
Susan McLean ... music scoring recordist
Shawn Murphy ... music scoring mixer
Sharon Rice ... assistant recording engineer
Sally Stevens ... singer/vocal contractor
Shirley Walker ... conductor
Jon Wattenbarger ... choir director: Paulist Boys Choir of California (as Dr. Jon Wattenbarger)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music copyist (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jim Self ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Doug Tornquist ... Musician: tuba (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Tom Allen ... script
Marilyn Bailey ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Dan Anglin ... transportation coordinator (as Danny Anglin)
John Hood ... transportation captain (as John H. Hood)
Wanda N. Kestner ... transportation co-captain
R. Randy Pines ... transportation captain
Stanley R. Webber ... transportation captain
Julio Salazar ... transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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David Allsberry ... animal trainer
Irene Brafstein ... studio teacher
Robert Dawson ... main title sequence designer
Kelly Rae Fry ... office production assistant
Doris Hellmann ... production accountant
Ellen Hofstadter ... assistant production accountant
Mary Cay Hollander ... production coordinator
Jill Jacobs ... assistant: Denise Di Novi
Marcia Klemm ... production liaison: Los Angeles
Richard J. Landon ... mechanical department coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Diane Minter Lewis ... assistant: Tim Burton (as Diane Minter)
Boone Narr ... animal trainer (as Boone Nar)
Jon Curtis Price ... on set coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds ... animal trainer (as Sled Reynolds)
Susan Spencer Robbins ... assistant: Richard Hashimoto
Letitia Rogers ... assistant: Danny Elfman
Andy Schoneberg ... on set coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Jay Sedrish ... production accountant
Jacqueline A. Shea ... assistant production coordinator
Phyllis Thurber-Moffit ... textile artist (as Phyllis Thurber-Moffitt)
Eden Ashley Umble ... unit publicist (as Eden Ashley)
Steven C. Ward ... office production assistant
J. David Williams ... financier
Glenn Williamson ... set production assistant
Tyler Atkinson ... digital distribution (uncredited)
Dawn Barkan ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Granville Greene ... production assistant (uncredited)
Thomas J. Healy IV ... double: Anthony Michael Hall (uncredited) / production assistant (uncredited)
Lisa Lee Martin ... caterer & craft service (uncredited)
Darin Raney ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by FilmFanUK

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Taglines His scars run deep. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Scissorhands (Japan, English title)
  • Edward aux mains d'argent (France)
  • Edward mit den Scherenhänden (Germany)
  • Eduardo Manostijeras (Spain)
  • 剪刀手爱德华 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $159,622, 09 Dec 1990
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $86,024,005, 25 Feb 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia The idea for the movie was inspired by a drawing Tim Burton had done when he was a teenager. The drawing depicted a thin, solemn man with long, sharp blades for fingers. "Since I liked to draw since I was younger, oftentimes images would come up, and they'd stay with you, and you'd keep drawing them. This was a character I sketched a while back," he says. He explains the character represented him as he was in his teenage years and how the film represents much of his time growing up. He likened growing up in Suburbia to a Frankenstein movie with the suburbanites acting as the angry villagers. Burton also stated that he was often alone and had trouble retaining friendships. "I get the feeling people just got this urge to want to leave me alone for some reason, I don't know exactly why." See more »
Goofs When Edward's bush sculptures are finished, most of them are much higher than the original hedges. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Edward Scissorhands (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Blue Hawaii See more »
Crazy Credits The 20th Century Fox logo is shaded dark winter blue and is accompanied by Edward's snowfall. See more »
Quotes Kim: You're here... They didn't hurt you, did they?
[Edward shakes his head]
Kim: Were you scared? I tried to make Jim go back, but, you can't make Jim do anything. Thank you for not telling them that we...
Edward: You're welcome.
Kim: It must have been awful when they told you whose house it was.
Edward: I knew it was Jim's house.
Kim: You... you did?
Edward: Yes.
Kim: ...Well, then why'd you do it?
Edward: Because you asked me to.
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