Edward Scissorhands

RELEASE YEAR
1990

DIRECTOR
Tim Burton

WRITER(S)
Caroline Thompson

CAST
Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin

MPAA RATING
PG-13

RUNNING TIME
105 Minutes

STUDIO
20th Century Fox


"Edward Scissorhands" may be the most popular of Tim Burton's dark comedy fairy tales. It tells the story of a human creation who becomes unfinished when his creator (Price) dies. All that keeps Edward (Depp) from being normal are scissors he has for hands.

An Avon lady (Wiest) finds Edward all alone in his creator's castle, where he's been for a long time. She takes him to her house, where he gets his first taste of Suburbia. Once there, Edward tries to fit in, and even takes in some gardening work and becomes an uncertified hair stylist.

Plenty of humor from this film, which is a trademark of Burton. But not all is laughter as the film begins to switch to a darker side near its end, which is also a trademark of Burton.

A feast for the eyes, "Edward Scissorhands" is basically a story of loneliness, frustration, deception, love, and sorrow. Danny Elfman once again provides a great score while Burtonee Johnny Depp is superb as the title character.

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