Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton.

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It stars Johnny Depp as Edward, an unfinished artificial man with scissors for hands, who is taken in by a suburban family and becomes an outcast while forming a relationship with their teenage daughter. The film blends elements of gothic, fantasy, romance, comedy, and drama.

Plot

Edward is created by an eccentric inventor, but the inventor dies before finishing him, leaving Edward with scissors for hands. He is later brought into a suburban family home, where his unusual nature causes both admiration and fear.

Production

The film was directed by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by Burton and Thompson. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi and released by 20th Century Fox.

Cast and characters

Johnny Depp plays Edward, with Winona Ryder as Kim Boggs and Dianne Wiest as Peg Boggs. The cast also includes Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin.

Reception

The film was widely regarded as one of Burton's distinctive early works and was a commercial success. It grossed more than four times its reported $20 million budget. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.