Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American fantasy romance 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 humanoid named Edward, an unfinished creation
who has scissor blades instead of hands. The young man is taken in by
a suburban 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.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 fast tracked after Burton's
critical and financial success with Batman. The majority of filming
took place in Lutz, Florida between March 26 and July 19, 1990. 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.Edward Scissorhands was released to a positive
reception from critics and was a financial success, grossing over four
times its $20 million budget. The film received numerous nominations
at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and the Saturn
Awards, as well as winning the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic
Presentation. Both Burton and Elfman consider Edward Scissorhands
their most personal and favorite work.An elderly woman tells her
granddaughter the story of a young man named Edward who has scissor
blades for hands. As the creation of an old inventor, Edward is an
artificially created humanoid who is almost completed. The Inventor
homeschools Edward, but suffers a heart attack and dies before giving
real hands to Edward, leaving him "unfinished" forever. Edward Scissorhands Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter