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Bookmark this pageEdward Scissorhands (1990)
Director: Tim Burton
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From Time Out Film Guide
With his electric-shock hairdo and kinky black gear, Edward (Depp) is a model of trendy respectability - except for one thing. This man-made creature has got shears instead of hands, because his creator (Price) died mid-project. He sits lonely and lethal in his gloomy mansion, until the Avon Lady (Wiest) comes to call. She invites him home, and he proceeds to dazzle her family and neighbours with his flair for topiary and surreal hair-styling. With its skewed vision of suburbia, Burton's film bears comparison with his earlier Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. It's a visual treat, complete with pastel bungalows, surreal shrubbery and grotesque outfits, but it remains curiously hollow.Author: CM
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- Fern Estevez said...
- Posted on Jul 09 2009 11:47 Winona Ryder is really pretty. I love this film. xxxxxx
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- Posted on Mar 04 2009 14:39 asdfghjkl
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- PB said...
- Posted on Mar 03 2009 11:35 This film is quite good - much better than the last one we had to review for English Language.
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- Chris Pritchard said...
- Posted on Mar 03 2009 11:34 Icould use hands like that to cut my hair. Maybe mine could resemble a dinosaur rather than a yeti.
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- Declan Howden said...
- Posted on Mar 03 2009 11:30 I love this film - JD is superb and I want hands like his. Oh God I love those hands.HANDSHANDSHANDSHANDS!
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Cast & crew
Director: Tim Burton
Producer: Denise Di Novi, Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 105 mins
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