Edward Scissorhands

"Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees."

1990 1h 45m EN

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7.7

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92%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.8

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 14,097🍅92%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 562,377

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Synopsis

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A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

“Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.”

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Cast

Johnny Depp
Edward Scissorhands
Winona Ryder
Kim
Dianne Wiest
Peg
Anthony Michael Hall
Jim
Kathy Baker
Joyce
Robert Oliveri
Kevin
Conchata Ferrell
Helen
Caroline Aaron
Marge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson, Caroline Thompson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Burton, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder and Dianne Wiest carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tim Burton directs. Stefan Czapsky behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. Colleen Halsey cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Tim Burton, shot by Stefan Czapsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Colleen Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder and Dianne Wiest carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.".
8IMDB entry: tt0099487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
1014,097 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 30 themes, including "underdog", "small town", "unsociability", "inventor".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Original score: Danny Elfman
Editing: Colleen Halsey
Production design: Bo Welch
Costume design: Colleen Atwood
Makeup / hair: Ve Neill
Sound: Steve Maslow
Stunt coordinator: Glenn R. Wilder
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $86,024,005
Return: 430% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 562,377 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 25 nominations total

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

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What people are saying

kineticandroid2014-07-07
Take the story of Frankenstein's monster, remove the hateful creator, and replace the little girl's flowers with a brightly pastel Reagan-era suburb. Though not my personal favorite Tim Burton film, I feel like this one best encapsulates his style and story interests.
r96sk2021-01-05
★ 8/10
Very enjoyable. It's funny the way we picture things in our minds. I had heard of 'Edward Scissorhands' but actually knew very little about it, typified by the fact I was expecting this to be very dark - probably just based on the seeing the cover here and there. It's much sillier than expected, but in a positive way. I do kinda end up wishing they went down a more dark/creative route, instead of relying on the novelty of having scissors as hands; though, to be fair, they do touch on the deeper side a bit. With that said, I did get a good amount of entertainment seeing this plot unfold. It's weird and wonderful. Johnny Depp is a great actor and is very good here, mainly via his facial expressions and body language. It's cool to see Winona Ryder involved, someone I've thoroughly enjoyed in more recent times in 'Stranger Things'. Alan Arkin and Anthony Michael Hall also appear. The film looks neat, as I've come to expect from Tim Burton. It has the obvious touch of Bo Welch to it, with the neighbourhood looking not too dissimilar to what Welch would create for 2003's 'The Cat in the Hat' - which I, truly, enjoyed. Undoubtedly worth a watch.
Andre Gonzales2023-05-15
★ 8/10
Love this movie. It's like a non evil Freddy Kruger. The ending could have been better though.