Yes indeed...Vincent Price is one of my all time favorite actors...For me there was no one better than him...I`ve seen everything he has ever done...I never get tired of his films.
Seriously, Danny Elfman is AMAZING. I genuinely feel like this movie would be nothing without his musical score. He's my all-time favorite composure. He also did music for my favorite game franchise: Fable.
I used to go for long drives at sunset/magic hour/dusk and play this soundtrack, which made real life feel mysterous and cinematic. One of my all-time favorites along with Bernard Herrmann's Vertigo.
I stand by my belief that what I like to call the "Christmas Trilogy" - Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, and The Nightmare Before Christmas - to be the best works in both Tim Burton's and Danny Elfman's careers.
I do enjoy the way Burton mixes chipper and gloom in his early work. Glad he got to work with Vincent Price (RIP) And I adore Alan Arkin and Dianne Wiest. They're so great!
That shot of Edward running back to the old mansion, followed by the slow police chase is shot so beautifully. It is, for me, the best shot in the whole film.
I've always said this film is a metaphor for Burton's career up to that point. A quirky outsider artist off on his own making unusual art (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice) gets discovered and brought to this bizarre town he doesn't really understand (Hollywood) which tries to take advantage of his quirkiness for its own purposes (Batman) and but he's not really happy and doesn't really belong there and so retreats back to his small, quirky art (this film).
What about the part where Edward Scissorhand just devolves into cutting sculptures out of his own moldy gross shit, like Alice In Wonderland, Planet Of The Apes, Miss Peregrine, and Dark Shadows?
Because of my specific experience of suburbia, I remember that when the Tom Jones song began, I said, "That's it. It's official. This is a documentary."
Love this kind of storytelling. Can't get enough of the soundtrack. So well done, that just by listening, you can recall anywhere in the film it appeared. Yes.
This is my favorite movie! I rarely cry when I watch movies, but no matter how many times I see this movie, it makes me bawl my eyes out. But what I love most about it is it teaches the lesson that you should never judge a book by its cover, which in my eyes is one of the most important lessons a person could ever learn. Edit: I always thought Dianne Wiest with short hair kinda looked like Annie Potts as the receptionist from Ghostbusters.
I was obsessed with this film as a kid when it came out, but I appreciated it much more as I got older.. it's truly the epitome of an original and unique film.. and Ambrosia Salad is awesome lol..
I saw this at the theater with my family. At the time, we were newly emigrated to the US and I related so much to Edward feeling like such an outsider in a foreign place.
Vincent Price was Edward's Father/Creator, and because he had been in many "B-Horror-Movies" in the 1950s and 1960s, he was seen as Perfect in His Role... P..S. - Vincent Price was a Noted Art Historian/Collector and seen as a Gourmet Cook...
The "Ice dance" music piece will never fail to make me tear up. The soundtrack is just brilliant. Listening to it on a flat roof a warm summernight while watching the stars is a point on my bucketlist.
Hey Shanelle. Check out the movie Benny and Joon, with Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, and Julianne Moore. Such a fun movie. Depp really shines with his physical comedic timing.
This is one of my sister's favorite movies! Before Johnny Depp played the title character, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, William Hurt, Tom Cruise, Crispin Glover, Gary Oldman, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey Jr and Michael Jackson were considered for the role. This was horror movie Legend Vincent Price's last film as an actor. He passed away in 1993. It was sweltering inside the suit, and Depp almost passed out during filming. The FX team would pump cool air in the suit. The makeup effects were done by Oscar Winning VFX company Stan Winston Studios. The movie was filmed on location in Tampa, Florida. Most of the houses seen in the movie are still there to this day. The interior scenes for the mansion were filmed in Century City, California. Beauty And The Beast and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame are a major influence to this movie, as well as Frankenstein and DRACULA.
The only ones of those alternate castings that might not have led to the movie being a complete disaster would've been Crispin Glover, or MAYBE Gary Oldman. That might've been interesting. Most of the rest are great actors but in this role... I don't think so.
I grew up in a small town, so I remember going to see this at a matinee in the nearest “big city”. I fell in love with it immediately. Afterwards, I remember running into someone I had a crush on that had moved away and got to interact with them one last time. I fell in love with the soundtrack and bought it immediately; it’s still a Christmas staple after all these years. ❄️
This movie has a special place in my heart for two reasons. First, this was the first movie I went with a girl to see(I was 19) ; second, I also got to see Vincent Price as The Inventor in his final film role before he passed away. Very fond memories. I was also living in Florida at the time this movie was being made and lived near some of the filming locations. There were some articles in the local paper. I have been to some of those locations in the years since. This will always be one of my favorite movies ever made.
That's my at the time girlfriend Kathy with the short hair getting out of the van with Winona. I drove her to the location, she didn't have her driver's license yet, and picked her up in time to see the wrap on that scene. It was filmed near Clearwater, FL. We lived in Orlando.
I woyld love to see you react to some Vincent Price movies!!! He's one of the most iconic & greatest actors to ever live! His role in Edward Scissorhands was short but so impactful! A horror legend going out on top!
Saw this at the movies as a teen. Later introduced my my 14 and 8 year old nieces to it. It’s the only film they both ever sat and watched quietly with me the whole way through. We all love it❤ and the score gorgeous.
Edward Scissorhands is my favorite Christmas movie. What's funny, is the Batman Returns was kind of a test run for some of Tim Burton's ideas for Edward Scissorhands.
I've honestly never been the biggest fan of this film for a few reasons, but Danny Elfman wrote one of the finest film scores of all time here. Not only a career highlight but easily a top 10 score in a decade that gave us probably the best scores of all time
4:32 - That's one of the things I love about Tim is his particular use of practical effects. Not so much THAT he uses them, but WHICH and HOW he chooses to use them. Many times he uses miniatures, but they are so (purposely) devoid enough of detail that even though a pan or fly-over is suppose to give the impression that you're looking at something potentially huge and most importantly REAL, the fact that it's all an illusion shines thru. And how those dynamic miniature shots end in a seamless transition to "reality", is just...chef's kiss! There's a sort of child-like innocence of doing it this way.
My favorite detail of the production design is that there was only one house in the neighborhood they filmed in that wouldn't consent to having it repainted. In the movie, it's the house that's covered with a fumigation tent. Great reaction as always!
I saw this in the theater on a snowy night when I was 10. I went in thinking of movies as entertainment (James Bond, ext.) and left understanding film as art. It was the first time I got lost in a film, cliche as it sounds, it did change my life, cinefile ever since.
Rhe old man was played by Vincent Price who was a classic gorror star. Tim Burton short "Vincent" was about a boy who admired him. He was the narrator of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". After a long distiquish career, Tim Burton loved that he convinced him to appear in Edward. It ended up to be Vincent's Price fibal movie. A wonderful beautiful performance for a wonderful beautiful man.
I’m pretty sure I saw this movie at a late showing on Christmas Day with my sisters. A great memory & now it’s a solid Christmas movie for me. Also, I think this was Vincent Price’s last film..? I also remember it seemed like winona Ryder was in a new movie every month or so. Heathers, Beetlejuice, Mermaids, Edward Scissorhands, Dracula, etc…
The score really immerses the viewer into the film imo. Danny Elfman did great with this one. Can’t remember the first time I saw this. I feel like it must’ve been in theaters but I have this strange recollection of just always having watched this film lol. One of my childhood favorites.
Yes, Tim Burton is a genius… he knew right where to put the flashback scene of the inventor dying when he gives him his hands. The scene where she asks him to hold her. RIP Vincent Price
I forgot how simply enjoyable this movie is, carrying on thru time without diminishing nostalgia. I can only imagine copyright issues for the soundtrack is what would keep Shanelle from watching my favorite Robin Williams movie "Good Morning, Vietnam". I think it's a forgotten classic. Out of all the reactors I've seen, I think she would do it justice to react to. Well wishes to her and all of you. 👍✌️
1:21 - Oh yeah, that guy. The that did that tune on that one, with that guy, that came out a few years ago. His world renowned collaborator. Of course, who doesn't know "that guy"? 🤣
This is my favorite movie of all time, to the point it’s somewhat an obsession… very happy to see you enjoyed it!! It was so fun to see you try to guess what happened next
This was shot in Lutz, FL, outside of Tampa. That neighborhood was newly built when the movie was filmed there which is why there's no landscaping. That same neighborhood is now full of trees. It looks so much better now.
This was the last Movie that Vincent Price was in before he passed away! He has 211 Acting credits and was the King of Horror, but you may know him from the end voice and laughing of Michale Jacksons Thriller!
This movie is one my favorite Tim Burton films of all time. His work is so recognizable. From the models, to the set designs / locations, the wardrobe, the musical score (hail Danny Elfman), and the story telling. The movie had elements from his previous films...Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman. And in his later works you get that vibe of his style: Batman Returns, Frankenweenie, Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow - you get the picture. This movie along with Beetlejuice in my opinion, was a perfect example of his sketches coming to life on to the screen. I was happy that you reacted to Edward Scissorhands 😁
I first saw it in the early 90's. I was a teenager and action movies were my favourite genre. One evening my parents and another couple that they were friends with went to a party together. That left me and their daughter, who was a friend of mine, to look after ourselves. I only expected to be bored by this movie, but as soon as Danny Elfmans wonderful music kicked in, we were both swept away on this magical journey. I felt shell-shocked afterwards. We put on another movie, which was a run of the mill action movie from the 80's, but I couldn't stop thinking about Edward Scissorhands. To this day I find the "Ice dance" to be the most beautiful piece of music in existence. That's why such words as corny and cheesy may be accurate, but feels like an insult to the emotions this movie evokes in me.
To answer your question about the location / filming of Edward Scissorhands. Burbank, California was considered as a possible location for the suburban neighborhoods, but Burton believed the city had become too altered since his childhood, so the Tampa Bay Area of Florida, including the town of Lutz, on Tinsmith Circle inside the Carpenter's Run subdivision, and the Southgate Shopping Center of Lakeland was chosen for a three-month shooting schedule. The production crew found, in the words of the production designer Bo Welch, "a kind of generic, plain-wrap suburb, which we made even more characterless by painting all the houses in faded pastels, and reducing the window sizes to make it look a little more paranoid." The key element to unify the look of the neighborhood was Welch's decision to repaint each of the houses in one of four colors, which he described as "sea-foam green, dirty flesh, butter, and dirty blue". The facade of the Gothic mansion was built just outside Dade City. The majority of filming took place in Lutz between March 26 and July 19, 1990. Filming Edward Scissorhands created hundreds of (temporary) jobs and injected over $4 million into the Tampa Bay economy. Production then moved to a Fox Studios sound stage in Century City, California, where interiors of the mansion were filmed.
i saw it in theaters. i was in elementary school at the time and was a social outcast with no friends. i had been seeing the trailers for a long time and i was super hyped, so my whole family went to see it together. i very much identified as edward as a child (and as an adult was diagnosed with autism, so that makes sense). anyway, this movie is still one of my favorites.
I watched this for the first time last month and thought it was absolutely darling! magical and heartbreaking, kind of fairy-tale vibes. glad you enjoyed it too!!
I went to undergrad in Lakeland, Florida, and lived just down the street from the shopping center pictured in the film. I started undergrad in ‘95, so the film was still pretty fresh back then. I flipped out the first time I recognized the location.
Magical indeed. A masterpiece and arguably Burton's most personal film. PINOCCHIO meets FRANKENSTEIN with iconic Depp acting his heart out and sadly one of Vincent Price's last performances. I saw this opening day at an afternoon matinee @ NYC's late, great Ziegfeld theatre and I kid you - as the lights dimmed for the film to begin 2 shadowy figures bee-lined to the end of the empty back row I was in - it was Spike Lee & Halle Berry. I kept glancing back and forth at them during the film and they were completely engrossed.
All of the exterior neighborhood shots were done near my Dad's house in Florida. I remember us riding by one night while they were filming it. All the houses were crazy colors and they had a snow machine going. It was so cool.
Shanelle, my girl, what are you trying to do to me? I'll overdose with this much you a week! 🤪 No but seriously, you rock! Thanks for a second weekly upload. 😊
I think this came out here when I was 9 or 10 (it took a few months for some movies to open outside of the US), and unfortunately I didn't catch it in the movies, but I was dying to see it, so I remember going to the VHS rental place and putting my name on the waiting list. I saw it as soon as it came out on VHS. I was too young to be into this or that director, I remember just falling in love with the promo material, the poster, the displays. I think it was how it looked that drew me to the movie at first.
I saw this in the movie theater when I was 14, I was already a huge fan of Beetlejuice and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. But this one really touched my soul in a different way. Magic.
One of my favourite films of all time. Saw it at age 8 at the theatre when it came out- it was a special double feature that day alongside Home Alone!! Was the 2nd film i ever saw at the theatre and it was so magical and funny and sad - i still love it to this day, it has a special place in my heart ❤️ fun to watch along with you and your reaction 😊
love this film and your reaction. As for favourite Burton pic though I have to give it to Ed Wood, it is a favourite for film makers and has an oscar winning performance in it also.
Yep, when you mentioned it looked like Florida, mostly of the suburban scenes were filmed around the Tampa area. I used to live there and went around to all the different filming locations, it’s really cool how they managed to take real settings and make them feel timeless and as if they were from multiple decades all at once.
I was about 19 or 20 when this movie came out. Saw it in theater on date with my first boyfriend. Had no clue about Tim Burton and no real expectations. I was sooo moved by this film and I, too, cried like a baby. I think anybody who has ever felt like an outcast or bullied for being "different" relates to Edward. I know people love those silly pirate movies, but this is THE Johnny Depp for me!
So glad to see you watched this. Great way to end my night. You said it looked like Florida. Well.... it IS Florida. Yep, Tampa Bay is where most of the movie was filmed. And that was the real Southgate Shopping center that we saw.
I don't see this movie as a Christmas movie, rather a bedtime fairy tale about where snow comes from. As you saw that was how Edward let Kim know he was still alive and always thinking of her. If you watch again, the first thing Edward sees in Kim's room is her collection of snow globes. He turned her world into a snow globe. ❄
the British ballet company - New Adventures (Matthew Bourne) have produced a ballet of this! its beautiful and works so well as a ballet i saw it back in 2006 It will be touring the UK next year.
There was nothing like this movie when it came out. Other than Burton's previous films but this one was truly timeless and I gave up trying to figure out what decade it was in because it was a story being told to a granddaughter from her grandmother. Vincent Price was amazing in the few scenes he was in and I am really glad he was cast in the film.
The Southgate Shopping Center still stands in South Lakeland, FL. They've even added LEDs to the arc. Most of this movie was filmed in Florida, and the neighborhood they lived in is in Lutz.
The car is a 1970s Plymouth gold Duster in a neighborhood of cookie-cutter suburban homes painted in '50s pastels. Timewise, I think you nailed it: ambiguous yesteryear.
I saw this at the cinema when it came out as a teenager. I loved it! I had only seen Johnny Depp in Cry Baby before this and he was fast becoming the cool alternative 'It Boy' actor. I remember loving the set design and loving the fact that Johnny and Winona were a couple in real life. Tim Burton was a very new and indie director at the time and if you said you were into Tim Burton films then you were considered to be pretty cool - lol.
The multi-color houses have always reminded me of the Pete Seeger song 'Little Boxes'. "And they're all made out of ticki-tacki and they all look just the same."
