DVD Edward Scissorhands [DVD] [Full Screen Edition] (DVD 17294),
back to browsing

Edward Scissorhands [DVD] [Full Screen Edition]

  • PG-13
  • DVD
  • 1 disc
  • Region 1 USA/CA (info)
  • The film opened in New York City and Los Angeles December 7, 1990, and was released nationwide December 14, 1990. Filmed in the Land O'Lakes housing settlement, located north of Tampa, Florida. Forty-four of the fifty houses in this area were painted in pastel shades like pink, green, blue, and yellow to give the "previously subdued neighborhood a timeless, classic suburban look." Huge topiary statues consisting of chicken wire and metal frameworks with plastic greens attached and animal-shaped shrubs, meant to be examples of Edward's work, were later added to their front yards. The character of Edward is said by film critics and historians to be a reflection of how director Tim Burton sees himself. The role of The Inventor was actor Vincent Price's last screen role; he died of lung cancer in Hollywood Hills, California on October 25, 1993 at the age of 82. In a film career than spanned 55 years, he appeared in over 100 films, only a fraction of which were either as villains or sinister protagonists in horror thrillers for which he was famous, such as THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961), THE RAVEN (1963), and THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964), all of which were based on macabre E.A. Poe stories.
    Read More...
  • Additional Info
    Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 2003764

  • Credits
    Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Bryan Larkin, O-Lan Jones
  • Critic Reviews
    "...The year's most comic, romantic and haunting film fantasy....Burton is a true movie visionary with uncommon insights into hearts in torment..."
    Rolling Stone

    "...Eye-catching, ingenious..."
    Sight and Sound

    "...The whole film has a tender underlining and a marvelous fun-house look and pace....Gentleness is a nice quality to have back in movies. Along with some fairy-tale pain, longing and hilarity, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS has it..."
    Los Angeles Times

    "...A fairytale with an edge....Just as affecting a decade on..."
    Total Film

    "Depp's oddball hero transforms cute, quirky sentimentality into emotional palatability..."
    Total Film

    "[T]he best part of Tim Burton's sweet-tempered fantasy is that the hero is played by the ever-surprising Johnny Depp..."
    Wall Street Journal

0 Stars 0 average rating
In Stock -- Item Ships for FREE
Our price $9.91
Add to wishlist

What viewers like you said...

Have you seen this movie? Be the first to write a review

Also suggested for you...

  • Quick View
    Gamera Trilogy

    buy now for

    $12.96

    Blu-ray
  • Quick View
    Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

    buy now for

    $10.40

    DVD
  • Quick View
    Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II

    buy now for

    $9.07

    DVD
  • Quick View
    Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack

    buy now for

    $9.22

    DVD