Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Trivia: When Edward is driven into town, the car passes a house with children playing on a slip 'n' slide on the front lawn. The boy running and sliding is future Backstreet Boy Nick Carter.

Trivia: This role of Inventor played by Vincent Price would be his very last in a motion picture. Shortly after narrating and starring in a couple of television shows and a voice-over for an animated film, he passed away in 1993.

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Trivia: When Peg Boggs enters the mansion for the first time, there is a spikey shadow on the wall at the top of the stairs. Listen carefully and you can hear scissors snipping and the shadow will move - it is Edward looking down to see the stranger in his house.

Trivia: Johnny Depp seems to get his look for Edward Scissorhands from the classic Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. Watch the original version of Dr. Caligari and notice how much the look and mannerisms of the somnambulist Cesare resemble Edward. The hair, the eyes, Even the makeup is similar.

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Trivia: Johnny Depp only speaks 169 words in the entire film.

Trivia: Michael Jackson wanted to play the role of Edward Scissorhands, but Johnny Depp was cast instead. (Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar 2010).

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Trivia: The neighborhood in which the film takes place is a real development in Southern Florida. During filming, the residents of the development stayed in a local motel. While the homes were repainted by the film crew to give the neighborhood the creepy pastel look, the insides were left as they were.

Trivia: In an interview, Tim Burton, who directed the movie, told the interviewer that it was based upon his own life growing up in Burbank, CA as a teen seen as different from the others.

Trivia: In the scene where Peg Boggs comes into the mansion she backs up to the base of the staircase. Right behind her, you'll see a statue which looks like the Oogie Boogie man in The Nightmare Before Christmas, released a few years later.

Trivia: Johnny Depp was allegedly excited about the role of Edward Scissorhands. He was annoyed by the "teen idol" image that he was getting from the show "21 Jump Street" and wanted to do something very different.

Trivia: Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey were both considered for the role of Edward. According to Johnny Depp, there was a day when two girls approached him on the set, asking if Tom Hanks was there. He was startled, wondering if he had suddenly been replaced by Hanks.

Trivia: For the role of Jim, Anthony Michael Hall gained weight and developed a more muscular body. This was a change from his more "geeky" appearances, and there were rumors that he used steroids. In an interview in 1999, he stated that he changed his body naturally.