---
title: 'Edward Scissorhands (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Burton'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/edward-scissorhands-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099487/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Edward Scissorhands (1990)

1990 · PG-13 · 105 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton, and starring Johnny Depp as the title character, along with Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin. It tells the story of an unfinished artificial humanoid who has scissor blades instead of hands, is taken in by a suburban family, and falls in love with their teenage daughter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- **Screenplay:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton), [Caroline Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-thompson)
- **Producer:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton), [Denise Di Novi](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-di-novi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stefan Czapsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-czapsky)
- **Editor:** [Richard Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-halsey)

## Cast

- [Aaron Lustig](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-lustig)
- [Dick Anthony Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-anthony-williams) as Officer Allen
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin) as Bill Boggs
- [Alan Fudge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-fudge)
- [Robert Oliveri](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-oliveri) as Kevin Boggs
- [Kathy Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-baker) as Joyce
- [Johnny Depp](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-depp) as Edward
- [Susan Blommaert](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-blommaert)
- [Winona Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/winona-ryder) as Kim Boggs
- [O-Lan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-lan-jones)
- [Anthony Michael Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-michael-hall) as Jim
- [Dianne Wiest](https://cinepixo.com/people/dianne-wiest) as Peg Boggs
- [Vincent Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-price) as Inventor
- [Steven Brill](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-brill) as Monteur
- [Nick Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-carter)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/edward-scissorhands-1990
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