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[ 0 => '{{short description|1990 film by Tim Burton}}', 1 => '{{about|the 1990 film|the 2005 dance theatre work|Edward Scissorhands (dance)}}', 2 => '{{Infobox film', 3 => '| name = Edward Scissorhands', 4 => '| image = Edwardscissorhandsposter.JPG', 5 => '| caption = Theatrical release poster', 6 => '| alt = An image of Edward (the main protagonist) and his love interest', 7 => '| director = [[Tim Burton]]', 8 => '| producer = {{ubl|[[Denise Di Novi]]|Tim Burton}}', 9 => '| screenplay = [[Caroline Thompson]]', 10 => '| story = {{ubl|Tim Burton|Caroline Thompson}}', 11 => '| starring = {{plainlist|', 12 => '* [[Johnny Depp]]', 13 => '* [[Winona Ryder]]', 14 => '* [[Dianne Wiest]]', 15 => '* [[Anthony Michael Hall]]', 16 => '* [[Kathy Baker]]', 17 => '* [[Vincent Price]]', 18 => '* [[Alan Arkin]]}}', 19 => '| music = [[Danny Elfman]]', 20 => '| cinematography = [[Stefan Czapsky]]', 21 => '| editing = {{ubl|[[Richard Halsey]]|Colleen Halsey}}', 22 => '| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]', 23 => '| released = {{Film date|1990|12|6|[[Los Angeles]]|1990|12|7|United States}}', 24 => '| runtime = 105 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 105:02--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/edward-scissorhands-1970-6|title=EDWARD SCISSORHANDS|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=14 December 1991}}</ref>', 25 => '| country = United States', 26 => '| language = English', 27 => '| budget = $20 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/edward-scissorhands|title=Edward Scissorhands (1990)|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|date=7 December 1990|access-date=2017-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731233047/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/edward-scissorhands|archive-date=2017-07-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 28 => '| gross = $86 million<ref name="Edward Scissorhands">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=edwardscissorhands.htm|title=Edward Scissorhands|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=December 7, 2009}}</ref>', 29 => '}}', 30 => '', 31 => ''''''Edward Scissorhands''''' is a 1990 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Dark Fantasy|dark fantasy film]] directed by [[Tim Burton]]. It was produced by Burton and [[Denise Di Novi]], and written by [[Caroline Thompson]] from a story by her and Burton. [[Johnny Depp]] plays an artificial man named Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands. The young man is taken in by a [[suburb]]an family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim ([[Winona Ryder]]). Additional roles were played by [[Dianne Wiest]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]], [[Kathy Baker]], [[Vincent Price]], and [[Alan Arkin]].', 32 => '', 33 => 'Burton conceived ''Edward Scissorhands'' from his childhood upbringing in suburban [[Burbank, California]]. During [[pre-production]] of ''[[Beetlejuice]]'', [[Caroline Thompson]] was hired to adapt Burton's story into a screenplay, and the film began development at [[20th Century Fox]], after [[Warner Bros.]] declined. ''Edward Scissorhands'' was then [[wikt:fast track|fast tracked]] after Burton's critical and financial success with ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''. The majority of filming took place in [[Lutz, Florida|Lutz]], Florida between March 10 and June 10, 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=Names in the News |author= |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04Y_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WlUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6979,1941688 |newspaper=Portsmouth Daily Times |date=March 25, 1991 |accessdate=July 31, 2013}}</ref> The film also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and [[film score]] composer [[Danny Elfman]]. The leading role of Edward had been connected to several actors prior to Depp's casting: a meeting between Burton and the preferred choice of the studio, [[Tom Cruise]], was not fruitful, and [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Gary Oldman]] turned down the part. The character of The Inventor was devised specifically for Vincent Price, and would be his last major role. Edward's scissor hands were created and designed by [[Stan Winston]].', 34 => '', 35 => '''Edward Scissorhands'' was released to positive feedback from critics, and was a financial success. The film received numerous nominations at the [[Academy Award]]s, [[British Academy Film Award]]s, and the [[Saturn Award]]s, as well as winning the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]]. Both Burton and Elfman consider ''Edward Scissorhands'' their most personal and favorite work.', 36 => '', 37 => '==Plot==', 38 => 'An [[Old age|elderly]] woman tells her [[Family|granddaughter]] the story of a young man named Edward who has [[scissors|scissor blades]] for hands. As the creation of an old Inventor, Edward is an artificially created human who is almost completed. The Inventor homeschools Edward, but suffers a fatal [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] before he can attach hands to Edward.', 39 => '', 40 => 'Some years later, Peg Boggs, a local [[Avon Products|Avon]] door-to-door [[salesperson|saleswoman]], visits the decrepit [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] mansion where Edward lives. She finds Edward alone and offers to take him to her home after discovering he is virtually harmless. Peg introduces Edward to her family: her husband Bill, their young son Kevin and their teenage daughter Kim. The family come to see Edward as a kind person, though Kim is initially fearful of him.', 41 => '', 42 => 'The Boggs' neighbors are curious about their new house guest, and the Boggs throw a neighborhood barbecue welcoming Edward. Most of the neighbors are fascinated by Edward and befriend him, except for the [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] [[Religious fanaticism|religious fanatic]] Esmeralda and Kim's boyfriend Jim. Edward repays the neighborhood for their kindness by trimming their hedges into [[Topiary|topiaries]]. This leads him to discover he can groom [[Dog|dogs]]' hair and later he styles the hair of the neighborhood women. One of the neighbors, Joyce, offers to help Edward open a hair [[Beauty salon|salon]]. While scouting a location, Joyce attempts to seduce Edward, but scares him away. Joyce tells the neighborhood women that he attempted to seduce her, reducing their trust in him. The [[bank]] refuses to give Edward a loan as he does not have a background or financial history.', 43 => '', 44 => 'Jealous of Kim's attraction to Edward, Jim suggests Edward pick the lock on his parents' home to obtain a [[van]] for Jim and Kim. Edward agrees, but when he picks the lock, a burglar alarm is triggered. Jim flees and Edward is arrested. The [[police]] determine that his period of isolation has left Edward without any sense of reality or common sense. Edward takes responsibility for the [[robbery]], telling a surprised Kim he did it because she asked him to. Edward is shunned by those in the neighborhood except for the Boggs family.', 45 => '', 46 => 'During Christmas, Edward carves an [[Angel|angelic]] [[ice sculpture]] modeled after Kim; the ice shavings are thrown into the air and fall like [[snow]], a rarity for the neighborhood. Kim dances in the snowfall. Jim arrives and calls out to Edward, surprising him and causing him to accidentally cut Kim's hand. Jim accuses Edward of intentionally harming Kim, but Kim, fed up with Jim's jealousy, breaks up with him. Edward flees in a rage, destroying his works and scaring Esmeralda until he is calmed by a [[Free-ranging dog|stray dog]]. Kim's parents set out to find Edward while Kim stays behind in case he returns. Edward does return to the Boggs home to find Kim there who asks him to hold her, but Edward fears he will hurt her. Jim drives around in a drunken rage and nearly runs over Kevin, but Edward pushes Kevin to safety, inadvertently cutting him. This causes those witnessing the event to think that Edward is attacking Kevin and Jim tries attacking Edward. Edward defends himself, cutting Jim's arm before he flees to the mansion.', 47 => '', 48 => 'Kim races after Edward, while Jim obtains a [[handgun]] and follows Kim. In the [[mansion]], Jim ambushes Edward and fights with him; Edward refuses to fight back until he sees Jim slap Kim as she attempts to intervene. Enraged, Edward stabs Jim in the stomach and pushes him from a window of the mansion, killing him. Kim confesses her love to Edward and kisses him before departing. As the police and neighbors gather, Kim leads them to believe that Jim and Edward killed each other.', 49 => '', 50 => 'The elderly woman finishes telling her granddaughter the story, revealing that she is Kim and saying that she never saw Edward again. She prefers not to visit him because decades have passed and she wants him to remember her as she was in her youth. She thinks Edward is still alive, immortal because he is artificial, and because of the "[[snow]]" which Edward creates when carving ice sculptures.', 51 => '', 52 => '==Cast==', 53 => '{{Cast listing|', 54 => '* [[Johnny Depp]] as Edward Scissorhands', 55 => '* [[Winona Ryder]] as Kim Boggs', 56 => '* [[Dianne Wiest]] as Peg Boggs, Kim’s mother', 57 => '* [[Anthony Michael Hall]] as Jim', 58 => '* [[Kathy Baker]] as Joyce', 59 => '* [[Robert Oliveri]] as Kevin Boggs, Kim’s younger brother', 60 => '* [[Conchata Ferrell]] as Helen', 61 => '* [[Caroline Aaron]] as Marge', 62 => '* [[Dick Anthony Williams]] as Officer Allen', 63 => '* [[O-Lan Jones]] as Esmeralda', 64 => '* [[Vincent Price]] as The Inventor', 65 => '* [[Alan Arkin]] as Bill Boggs, Kim’s father', 66 => '}}', 67 => '', 68 => '==Production==', 69 => '', 70 => '===Development===', 71 => 'The genesis of ''Edward Scissorhands'' came from a drawing by then-teenaged director [[Tim Burton]], which reflected his feelings of isolation and being unable to communicate to people around him in suburban [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]. The drawing depicted a thin, solemn man with long, sharp blades for fingers. Burton 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." During [[pre-production]] of ''[[Beetlejuice]]'', Burton hired [[Caroline Thompson]], then a young novelist, to write the ''Edward Scissorhands'' screenplay as a [[spec script]]. Burton was impressed with her short novel, ''First Born'', which was "about an [[abortion]] that came back to life". Burton felt ''First Born'' had the same psychological elements he wanted to showcase in ''Edward Scissorhands''.<ref name=Burbank/> "Every detail was so important to Tim because it was so personal", Thompson remarked.<ref name=concept/> She wrote ''Scissorhands'' as a "[[love poem]]" to Burton, calling him "the most articulate person I know, but couldn't put a single sentence together".<ref>{{cite news | author = Donna Foote; David Ansen | title = The Disembodied Director | work = [[Newsweek]] | date = 1991-01-21}}</ref>', 72 => '', 73 => 'Shortly after Thompson's hiring, Burton began to develop ''Edward Scissorhands'' at [[Warner Bros.]], with whom he worked on ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' and ''[[Beetlejuice]]''. However, within a couple of months, Warner sold the [[film rights]] to [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite news | author = John Evan Frook | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR105853 | title = Canton Product at Colpix starting gate | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 1993-04-13 | accessdate = 2008-12-04}}</ref> Fox agreed to finance Thompson's screenplay while giving Burton complete creative control. At the time, the budget was projected to be around $8–9 million.<ref name=cut>{{cite news | author = Frank Rose | title = Tim Cuts Up | work = [[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] | pages = 42–47 | date = January 1991}}</ref> When writing the storyline, Burton and Thompson were influenced by [[Universal Horror]] films, such as ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1923), ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1925), ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' (1931), and ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954), as well as ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' (1933) and various [[fairy tale]]s. Burton originally wanted to make ''Scissorhands'' as a [[musical film|musical]], feeling "it seemed big and operatic to me", but later dropped the idea.<ref name=personal/> Following the enormous success of ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', Burton arrived to the status of being an [[A-list]] director. He had the opportunity to do any film he wanted, but rather than [[wikt:fast track|fast track]] Warner Bros.' choices for ''[[Batman Returns]]''<ref name=Burbank>Salisbury, Burton, p.84–88</ref> or ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian'', Burton opted to make ''Edward Scissorhands'' for Fox.<ref name=fantasy>{{cite book | author= Edwin Page | title = Gothic Fantasy: The Films of Tim Burton | publisher =[[Marion Boyars Publishers]] | year =2007 | pages =78–94 | isbn = 0-7145-3132-4 | chapter = Edward Scissorhands | location = London}}</ref>', 74 => '', 75 => '===Casting===', 76 => 'Although [[Winona Ryder]] was the first cast member attached to the script,<ref name=personal/> [[Dianne Wiest]] was the first to sign on. "Dianne, in particular, was wonderful", Burton said. "She was the first actress to read the script, supported it completely and, because she is so respected, once she had given it her stamp of approval, others soon got interested".<ref name=hedge>Salisbury, Burton, p.89-94</ref> When it came to casting the lead role of Edward, several actors were considered;<ref name="armitage">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/feature/a776892/25-things-you-probably-never-knew-about-edward-scissorhands-on-the-films-25th-anniversary/|title=25 amazing Edward Scissorhands facts on the film's 25th birthday|last=Armitage|first=Hugh|date=December 12, 2015|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref> Fox was insistent on having Burton meet with [[Tom Cruise]]. "He certainly wasn't my ideal, but I talked to him", Burton remembered. "He was interesting, but I think it worked out for the best. A lot of questions came up".<ref name=hedge/> Cruise asked for a "happier" ending.<ref>{{cite news | author = Chris Hewitt | title = Tom Cruise: The alternative universe | pages = 67 | work = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date = 2003-01-02}}</ref> [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Gary Oldman]] turned down the part,<ref name=Easton>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-12/entertainment/ca-1092_1_tim-burton |first=Nina J |last=Easton |title=For Tim Burton, This One's Personal|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1990-08-12|accessdate= 2007-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/06/edward-scissorhands-is-25-here-are-25-cutting-facts-about-tim-burtons-classic-5529399/|title=Edward Scissorhands is 25|last=McG|first=Ross|date=December 6, 2015|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Hanks in favor of critical and commercial flop ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|The Bonfire of the Vanities]]''.<ref name=Easton/> Oldman found the story to be absurd, but understood it after watching "literally two minutes" of the completed film.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Kevin Costner & Gary Oldman|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/4/15/kevin-costner-gary-oldman-on-their-iconic-careers-politics-future-roles-0_28w6v5u1utud|access-date=4 March 2018|series=Larry King Now|series-link=Larry King Now|network=[[Ora TV]]|date=April 15, 2016|minutes=11}}</ref> [[Jim Carrey]] was also considered for the role, while Thompson favored [[John Cusack]].<ref name="armitage"/> Elsewhere, [[William Hurt]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and musician [[Michael Jackson]] expressed interest,<ref name=Easton/> although Burton neglected to converse with Jackson.<ref name="armitage"/>', 77 => '', 78 => 'Though Burton was unfamiliar with [[Johnny Depp]]'s then-popular performance in ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', he had always been Burton's first choice.<ref name=hedge/> At the time of his casting, Depp was wanting to break out of the [[teen idol]] status which his performance in ''21 Jump Street'' had afforded him. When he was sent the script, Depp "wept like a newborn" and immediately found personal and emotional connections with the story.<ref>{{cite book | author=[[Johnny Depp]] | title = Burton on Burton| publisher = [[Faber and Faber]] |year=2005 | pages = ix–xii |chapter=Foreword| isbn = 0-571-22926-3 | location = London}}</ref> In preparation for the role, Depp watched many [[Charlie Chaplin]] films to study the idea of creating sympathy without dialogue.<ref>{{cite news | title = Johnny Depp on his inspiration for Edward Scissorhands | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = May 2007 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20035285_20035355_20039648_1,00.html | accessdate = 2007-05-22}}</ref> Fox [[studio executive]]s were so worried about Edward's image, that they tried to keep pictures of Depp in full costume under wraps until release of the film.<ref>{{cite news | author = Giselle Benater | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318853,00.html | title = Cutting Edge | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = 1990-12-14 | accessdate = 2008-12-06}}</ref> Burton approached Ryder for the role of Kim Boggs based on their positive working experience in ''Beetlejuice''.<ref name=hedge/> [[Drew Barrymore]] previously auditioned for the role.<ref>{{cite news | author = Bernard Weinraub | title = The Name Is Barrymore But the Style Is All Drew's | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 1993-03-07}}</ref> [[Crispin Glover]] auditioned for the role of Jim before [[Anthony Michael Hall]] was cast.<ref name=cut/>', 79 => '', 80 => '[[Kathy Baker]] saw her part of Joyce, the neighbor who tries to seduce Edward, as a perfect chance to break into comedy.<ref name=personal/> [[Alan Arkin]] says when he first read the script, he was "a bit baffled. Nothing really made sense to me until I saw the sets. Burton's visual imagination is extraordinary".<ref name=personal>{{cite news | author = Nina J. Easton | title = For Tim Burton, This One's Personal | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = 1990-08-12}}</ref> The role of The Inventor was written specifically for [[Vincent Price]], and would ultimately be his final feature film role. Burton commonly watched Price's films as a child, and, after completing ''[[Vincent (1982 film)|Vincent]]'', the two became good friends. [[Robert Oliveri]] was cast as Kevin, Kim's younger brother. [[Nick Carter (musician)|Nick Carter]] from [[The Backstreet Boys]] plays an uncredited role as the blond boy playing on the [[Slip 'n Slide]] as Edward rides in Peg's car through suburbia.<ref>DVD production notes</ref>', 81 => '', 82 => '===Filming===', 83 => '[[Burbank, California]] was considered as a possible location for the [[suburb]]an neighborhoods, but Burton believed the city had become too altered since his childhood<ref name=hedge/> so the [[Tampa Bay Area]] of [[Florida]], including the town of [[Lutz, Florida|Lutz]], inside of the subdivision named Carpenter's Run, and the Southgate Shopping Center of [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]] was chosen for a three-month [[shooting schedule]].<ref name=concept>Hanke, p.97-100</ref> The production crew found, in the words of the [[production designer]] [[Bo Welch]], "a kind of generic, plain-wrap suburb, which we made even more characterless by painting all the houses in faded pastels, and reducing the window sizes to make it look a little more paranoid."<ref name=hands/> The key element to unify the look of the neighborhood was Welch's decision to repaint each of the houses in one of four colors, which he described as "sea-foam green, dirty flesh, butter, and dirty blue".<ref name=color/> The [[facade]] of the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] mansion was built just outside [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]]. Filming ''Edward Scissorhands'' created hundreds of (temporary) jobs and injected over $4 million into the Tampa Bay economy.<ref>{{cite news | author = Joe Frank | title = Lights Camera Action Big Bucks | work = [[St. Petersburg Times]] | date = 1990-04-17}}</ref> Production then moved to a Fox Studios [[sound stage]] in [[Century City, Los Angeles, California|Century City, California]], where interiors of the mansion were filmed.<ref name=hands>{{cite news | author = Laurie Halpern Smith | title = Look, Ma, No Hands, or Tim Burton's Latest Feat | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 1990-08-26}}</ref>', 84 => '', 85 => 'To create Edward's scissor hands, Burton employed [[Stan Winston]], who would later design the [[Penguin (comics)|Penguin]]'s [[prosthetic makeup]] in ''Batman Returns''.<ref name=jock/> Depp's wardrobe and [[prosthetic makeup]] took one hour and 45 minutes to apply.<ref name=teen>{{cite news | last=Collins|first=Glen| title = Johnny Depp Contemplates Life As, and After, 'Scissorhands' | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 1991-01-10}}</ref> The giant [[Topiary|topiaries]] that Edward creates in the film were made by wrapping metal skeletons in chicken wire, then weaving in thousands of small plastic plant sprigs.<ref>{{cite news | last=Frank|first=Joe| title = Something's Strange in Suburbia | work = [[St. Petersburg Times]] | date = 1990-05-22}}</ref> [[Rick Heinrichs]] worked as one of the [[art director]]s.', 86 => '', 87 => '===Music===', 88 => '''Edward Scissorhands'' is the fourth feature film collaboration between director [[Tim Burton]] and composer [[Danny Elfman]]. The orchestra consisted of 79 musicians.<ref>{{cite news | author = Larry Rohter | title = Batman? Bartman? Darkman? Elfman | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 1990-12-09}}</ref> Elfman cites ''Scissorhands'' as epitomizing his most personal and favorite work. In addition to Elfman's music, three [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] songs also appear: "[[It's Not Unusual]]", "[[Delilah (Tom Jones song)|Delilah]]" and "[[With These Hands (song)|With These Hands]]". "It's Not Unusual" would later be used in ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996), another film of Burton's with music composed by Elfman.<ref name=Danny>[[Danny Elfman]], DVD [[audio commentary]], 1998, [[20th Century Fox]]</ref>', 89 => '', 90 => '==Themes==', 91 => 'Burton acknowledged that the main themes of ''Edward Scissorhands'' deal with self-discovery and isolation. Edward is found living alone in the attic of a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] castle, a setting that is also used for main characters in Burton's ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' and ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''. ''Edward Scissorhands'' [[climax (narrative)|climaxes]] much like [[James Whale]]'s ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' and Burton's own ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]''. A mob confronts the "evil creature", in this case, Edward, at his castle. With Edward unable to consummate his love for Kim because of his appearance, the film can also be seen as being influenced by ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''. ''Edward Scissorhands'' is a [[fairy tale]] book-ended by a prologue and an epilogue featuring Kim Boggs as an old woman telling her granddaughter the story,<ref name=jock/> augmenting the [[German Expressionism]] and [[Gothic fiction]] archetypes.<ref>{{cite news | author = Graham Fuller | title = Tim Burton and Vincent Price Interview | work = [[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | date = December 1990 | pages = 110–113}}</ref>', 92 => '', 93 => 'Burton explained that his depiction of suburbia is "not a bad place. It's a weird place. I tried to walk the fine line of making it funny and strange without it being judgmental. It's a place where there's a lot of integrity."<ref name=color>Hanke, p.101-105</ref> Kim leaves her [[jock (stereotype)|jock]] boyfriend (Jim) to be with Edward, an event that many have postulated as Burton's revenge against jocks he encountered as a teenager in suburban [[Burbank, California|Burbank, CA]]. Jim is subsequently killed, a scene that shocked a number of observers who felt the whole tone of the film had been radically altered. Burton referred to this scene as a "high school fantasy".<ref name=jock>Salisbury, Burton, p.95-100</ref>', 94 => '', 95 => '==Release==', 96 => '', 97 => '===Box office===', 98 => '[[Test screening]]s for the film were encouraging for [[20th Century Fox]]. [[Joe Roth]], then president of the company, considered marketing ''Edward Scissorhands'' on the scale of "an ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.]]''-sized [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]]," but Roth decided not to aggressively promote the film in that direction. "We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe," he reasoned.<ref>Hanke, p.107-116</ref> ''Edward Scissorhands'' had its [[limited release]] in the United States on December 7, 1990. The [[wide release]] came on December 14, and the film earned $6,325,249 in its opening weekend in 1,372 theaters. ''Edward Scissorhands'' eventually grossed $56,362,352 in North America, and a further $29,661,653 outside North America, coming to a worldwide total of $86.02 million. With a budget of $20 million, the film was declared to be a box office success.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=edwardscissorhands.htm | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate = 2008-12-02 | title = Edward Scissorhands}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote "the chemistry between Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, who were both together in real life at the time (1989–1993), gave the film [[teen idol]] potential, drawing younger audiences."<ref name=teen/>', 99 => '', 100 => '===Critical response===', 101 => '''Edward Scissorhands'' received acclaim from critics and audiences. [[Review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that the film holds a 90% approval rating, based on 58 reviews, with an [[Weighted mean|average score]] of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, ''Edward Scissorhands'' is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center."<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands (1990)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/edward_scissorhands/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 based on 19 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/edward-scissorhands|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] reported that audiences gave the film a "A-" grade.<ref>{{cite web|title=CinemaScore – Edward Scissorhands|url=http://www.cinemascore.com/|work=[[CinemaScore]]|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>', 102 => '', 103 => '[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' praised the piece by stating, "Burton's richly entertaining update of the Frankenstein story is the year's most comic, romantic and haunting film fantasy." He continued by praising Depp's performance stating, "Depp artfully expresses the fierce longing in gentle Edward; it's a terrific performance" and the "engulfing score" from Danny Elfman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-19901214|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date=14 December 1990}}</ref> Staff of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' spoke highly of the film, "Director [Burton] takes a character as wildly unlikely as a boy whose arms end in pruning shears, and makes him the center of a delightful and delicate comic fable."<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: ‘Edward Scissorhands’|url=https://variety.com/1989/film/reviews/edward-scissorhands-1200428433/|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=31 December 1989}}</ref>', 104 => '', 105 => 'Marc Lee of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' scored the film five out of five stars, writing, "Burton's modern fairytale has an almost palpably personal feel: it is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy for an outsider who charms the locals but then inadvertently arouses their baser instincts." whilst additionally adding praise to Depp's performance, "[Depp] is sensational in the lead role, summoning anxiety, melancholy and innocence with heartbreaking conviction. And it's all in the eyes: his dialogue is cut-to-the-bone minimal."<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands, review: 'a true fairytale'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11298442/Edward-Scissorhands-review-a-true-fairytale.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=17 December 2014}}</ref>', 106 => '', 107 => '[[Desson Thomson]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "Depp is perfectly cast, Burton builds a surrealistically funny cul-de-sac world, and there are some very funny performances from grownups Dianne Wiest, Kathy Baker and Alan Arkin."<ref>{{cite web|title='Edward Scissorhands'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13howe_a0b2c5.htm|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=14 December 1990}}</ref> Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' granted the film praise, "Enchantment on the cutting edge, a dark yet heartfelt portrait of the artist as a young mannequin." She too praised Depp's performance in stating, "... nicely cast, brings the eloquence of the silent era to this part of few words, saying it all through bright black eyes and the tremulous care with which he holds his horror-movie hands.<ref>{{cite web|title='Edward Scissorhands'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13kempley_a0a0bf.htm|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=14 December 1990}}</ref>', 108 => '', 109 => '[[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film an "A-" rating and praised it in "The romanticism has a personal dimension – for Edward is, of course, Burton's surreal portrait of himself as an artist: a wounded child converting his private darkness into outlandish pop visions. Like Edward, he finds the light." He also commented very positively on character of Edward, "... who is Burton's purest achievement as a director so far." Of Depp he wrote, "Depp may not be doing that much acting beneath his neo-Kabuki makeup, but what he does is tremulous and affecting." As well as Elfman's score of the piece by saying it to be, "[A] lovely, storybook score highlights the pop romanticism of Burton's conception. The romanticism has a personal dimension."<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318762,00.html|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=7 December 1990}}</ref>', 110 => '', 111 => '[[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Mr. Burton invests awe-inspiring ingenuity into the process of reinventing something very small."<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Scissorhands (1990)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE2D81338F934A35751C1A966958260|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=7 December 1990}}</ref>', 112 => '', 113 => '===Accolades===', 114 => '[[Stan Winston]] and [[Ve Neill]] were nominated the [[Academy Award for Best Makeup]], but lost to [[John Caglione, Jr.]] and [[Doug Drexler]] for their work on ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author = Edward Scissorhands | title = Edward Scissorhands | work = [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] | url = http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1228595688082 | accessdate = 2008-12-06 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Production designer]] [[Bo Welch]] won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design]], while [[costume design]]er [[Colleen Atwood]], and Winston and Neil also received nominations at the [[British Academy Film Awards]]. In addition, Winston was nominated for his [[visual effects]] work.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bafta.org/search.html?q=Edward%20Scissorhands&w=true | work = [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] | title = Edward Scissorhands | accessdate = 2008-12-06}}</ref> Depp was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy]], but lost to [[Gérard Depardieu]] of ''[[Green Card (film)|Green Card]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23998 |title=Edward Scissorhands |work=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |accessdate=2008-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114190639/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23998 |archivedate=2009-01-14}}</ref> ''Edward Scissorhands'' was able to win the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1991-hugo-awards/ |title=1991 Hugo Awards |work=The [[Hugo Award]]s |accessdate=2010-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164720/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1991-hugo-awards/ |archivedate=2011-05-07}}</ref> and the [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film]]. [[Danny Elfman]], Ryder, [[Dianne Wiest]], [[Alan Arkin]], and Atwood received individual nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |work=[[Saturn Awards]].org |accessdate=2008-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511180136/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archivedate=May 11, 2008 }}</ref> Elfman was also given a [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Grammy Award nomination]].<ref name=fantasy/>', 115 => '', 116 => 'The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:', 117 => '* 2005: [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |title= AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-08-12}}</ref>', 118 => '* 2008: [[AFI's 10 Top 10]]:', 119 => '** Nominated Fantasy Film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 Nominees |format=PDF |accessdate=2016-08-19 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071937/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |archivedate=2011-07-16}}</ref>', 120 => '', 121 => '===Legacy===', 122 => 'Burton cites ''Edward Scissorhands'' as epitomizing his most personal work.<ref name=fantasy/> The film is also Burton's first collaboration with actor Johnny Depp and [[Cinematography|cinematographer]] Stefan Czapsky. In October 2008, the [[Hallmark Channel]] purchased the television rights.<ref>{{cite news | author = Daniel Frankel; Mike Flaherty | title = BET, Hallmark pact for pics | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2008-10-22}}</ref> [[Metal]] band [[Motionless in White]] have a song entitled "Scissorhands (The Last Snow)", with its lyrics written about the film in homage to its legacy and impact on the [[gothic subculture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Track-By-Track: Motionless in White|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track-by-track_motionless_in_white/|publisher=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|accessdate=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227212646/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track-by-track_motionless_in_white/|archive-date=27 February 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Scottish indie rock band [[The Twilight Sad]] named a mini-album ''[[Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did]]'' after a line spoken in the final scene of the film.', 123 => '', 124 => 'An extinct lobster-like sea creature called ''[[Kootenichela|Kootenichela deppi]]'' is named after Depp because of its scissor-like claws.<ref name=fossil>{{cite web|last=Colin Smith|title=Actor Johnny Depp immortalised in ancient fossil find|url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_16-5-2013-10-40-49|publisher=Imperial College London|accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4931416/ancient-fossil-named-after-johnny-depp.html| title=Fossil named after Johnny Depp because of ‘scissor hand’ claws| date=May 17, 2013| accessdate=May 18, 2013| author=Jack Losh| publisher=The Sun}}</ref>', 125 => '', 126 => 'From 2014 to 2015, [[IDW Publishing]] released an ''Edward Scissorhands'' comic book series which serves as a sequel and takes place several decades after the film. The series consists of ten issues which have been collected in two trade paperbacks. It was written by [[Kate Leth]] with art by Drew Rausch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/edward-scissorhands-final-cut-oversized-hardcover/ |title=Edward Scissorhands: The Final Cut Oversized Hardcover - IDW Publishing|accessdate=2016-10-24 }}</ref>', 127 => '', 128 => '==Stage adaptations==', 129 => 'A [[Edward Scissorhands (dance)|theatrical ballet adaptation]] by the British choreographer [[Matthew Bourne]] premiered at [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]] in London in November 2005. After an 11-week season, the production toured the UK, Asia and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.new-adventures.net/the_company|title= The Company|author= |publisher= New Adventures|accessdate= October 31, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101026091232/http://www.new-adventures.net/the_company|archive-date= 2010-10-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 130 => '', 131 => 'The British director Richard Crawford directed a stage adaptation of the Tim Burton film, which had its world premiere on June 25, 2010, at The Brooklyn Studio Lab and ended July 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140670-Edward-Scissorhands-Tim-Burtons-Dark-Fairy-Tale-Tested-as-a-Play-in-Brooklyn |title="Edward Scissorhands," Tim Burton's Dark Fairy Tale, Tested as a Play in Brooklyn |work=Playbill |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016142715/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140670-Edward-Scissorhands-Tim-Burtons-Dark-Fairy-Tale-Tested-as-a-Play-in-Brooklyn |archivedate=2012-10-16}}</ref><ref name="personal2">Nina J. Easton "[http://www.timburtoncollective.com/articles/es7.html For Tim Burton, This One's Personal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121001355/http://www.timburtoncollective.com/articles/es7.html |date=2010-11-21 }}" Los Angeles Times (8–12–90)</ref>', 132 => '', 133 => '== See also ==', 134 => '{{Portal|Film|1990s}}', 135 => '* ''[[Struwwelpeter]]''', 136 => '* [[Edward Fortyhands]]', 137 => '', 138 => '==References==', 139 => '{{reflist|30em}}', 140 => '', 141 => ''''Works cited'''', 142 => '*{{cite book|author=Ken Hanke|title=Tim Burton: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmaker|publisher=[[Renaissance Books]]|year=1999|isbn=1-580-63046-4}}', 143 => '*{{cite book|author=Mark Salisbury|author2=[[Tim Burton]]|title=Burton on Burton|publisher=[[Faber and Faber]]|year=2006|isbn=0-571-22926-3}}', 144 => '', 145 => '==External links==', 146 => '{{wikiquote}}', 147 => '* {{IMDb title|0099487}}', 148 => '* {{Tcmdb title|22200}}', 149 => '* {{AllRovi movie|15350}}', 150 => '* {{Mojo title|edwardscissorhands}}', 151 => '* {{Rotten Tomatoes|edward_scissorhands}}', 152 => '* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140516215403/http://edwardscissorhands.co.uk/ Official website for Matthew Bourne's adaptation]', 153 => '* {{cite news | author = Kristin Hohenadel | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/22/arts/dance/22scis.html | title = Run With Scissors? 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