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Edward Scissorhands [1990 film]

by Tim Burton (Director), Stefan Czapsky (Photographer), Caroline Thompson (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Alan Arkin (Actor), Kathy Baker (Actor), Johnny Depp (Actor), Denise Di Novi (Producer), Danny Elfman (Composer)5 more, Anthony Michael Hall (Actor), Richard Hashimoto (Executive Producer), Vincent Price (Actor), Winona Ryder (Actor), Dianne Wiest (Actor)

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Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. So began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.… (more)
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Loved it when I watched it in college. ( )
  themulhern | Jul 8, 2017 |
A man with scissors for hands is taken in by a suburban family.

The style and the sense of humor are fun (and of course Tim Burton has been trying and failing to recapture it for more than two decades). The attempt to force drama in the second half is tedious.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.8/4 ( )
  comfypants | Nov 24, 2015 |
Edward Nozycoreki
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Burton, TimDirectorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Czapsky, StefanPhotographermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Thompson, CarolineScreenwritermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Arkin, AlanActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baker, KathyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Depp, JohnnyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Di Novi, DeniseProducersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Elfman, DannyComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hall, Anthony MichaelActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hashimoto, RichardExecutive Producersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Price, VincentActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ryder, WinonaActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wiest, DianneActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. So began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

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