Edward Scissorhands Movie Review 1990

Depp's a young man created by loony scientist Price, who dies before he can attach hands to his boy-creature. Then the boy is rescued from his lonely existence outside of suburbia by an ingratiating Avon lady. With scissors in place of hands, he has more trouble fitting into suburbia than would most new kids on the block, and he struggles with being different and lonely in a cardboard-cutout world. Visually captivating fairy tale full of splash and color, however predictable the Hollywood-prefab denouement.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Coming of Age, Strained Suburbia, Adapted from a Cartoon, Robots & Androids, Flashback, Director/Star Teams: Burton & Depp

Screenplay

Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson

Cast

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Vincent Price, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Kathy Baker, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Oliveri, John Davidson

Cinematography

Stefan Czapsky

Director

Tim Burton

Music

Danny Elfman

Producer

20th Century-Fox