Edward Scissorhands

1990 Sci Fi

Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands opens as an eccentric inventor (Vincent Price) lovingly assembles a synthetic youth named Edward (Johnny Depp). Edward has all the essential ingredients for today's standard body, with the exception of a pair of hands. For what is initially thought to be a temporary period, he is fitted with long, scissor-like extremities that, while able to trim a mean hedge, are hardly conducive to day-to-day life. When the kindly inventor dies, however, Edward is left lonely and cursed with some very heavy metal for hands. He is eventually taken in by Peg Boggs (Dianne Weist), an Avon lady who takes pity on him after seeing his bleak existence. Edward, in spite of his inherent ability to slay anyone he comes across, is a gentle soul whose only wish is to be loved. His impromptu family has, at best, a limited understanding of Edward, but he finds himself drawn to Peg's weary but sympathetic daughter, Kim (Winona Ryder), who is dating Jim (Anthony Michael Hall), the neighborhood bully. Meanwhile, Edward finds himself a local celebrity after the town realizes that his talents include creative hedge trimming and an unrivaled ability to cut hair. His so-called friends are proven fair-weather when Edward is accused of a crime, after which his only supporters are Peg and Kim. more..

Director: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest,Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker

Reviews

  • Perhaps the most original movie fantasy creation of the year: an icon of tenderness and artistic alienation that clings, stickum-like, to your mind's eye and the softest, most woundable parts of your mass-culture heart.

    Michael Wilmington - Los Angeles Times

    19 January 2013

  • Simple, funny, gorgeous, sad, and sweet, perfect for playing over and over.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • Like a great chef concocting an exquisite peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich, Mr. Burton invests awe-inspiring ingenuity into the process of reinventing something very small.

    Elvis Mitchell - The New York Times

    19 January 2013

  • Amusing and inventive.

    Desson Thomson - The Washington Post

    19 January 2013

  • Edward Scissorhands isn't perfect. It's something better: pure magic.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Makeup

    Academy Awards (1991)

     
  • Best Fantasy Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (1992)

  • Best Production Design

    BAFTA Awards (1992)

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical

    Golden Globes (1991)

     
  • Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television

    Grammy Awards (1992)