12 Things You Probably Didn?t Know About The Movie "Edward Scissorhands"

12 Things You Probably Didn?t Know About The Movie "Edward Scissorhands"


1. Johnny Depp says only 169 words throughout the entire movie



2. This was Vincent Price's last screen appearance and his last moment ever on screen is a death scene



3. Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey and Robert Downey Jr. were all considered for the role of Edward Scissorhands



4. Michael Jackson also lobbied hard for the role



5. The movie was filmed just outside of Tampa, Florida. All of the houses in the neighborhood were painted one of four colors: sea-foam green, dirty flesh, butter and dirty blue. During filming, the residents of the development stayed in a local motel



6. This is what the neighborhood looks like today

7. In the scene where Edward is being driven into town, the car passes a house with children playing on a slip 'n' slide on the front lawn. The boy that is seen running and sliding was future Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter



8. Johnny Depp's inspiration for Edward Scissorhands was the classic movie Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari



9. All thoughout the movie, the scars on Edward's face keep moving and changing sizes and depth



10. The first draft of the film was written as a musical



11. The giant hedge sculptures that Edward creates in the film were made by wrapping metal skeletons in chicken wire, then weaving in thousands of small plastic plant sprigs. Many of the bush sculptures that Edward creates in the neighborhood are significantly taller than the original shrubberies



12. Depp's wardrobe and prosthetic makeup took one hour and 45 minutes to apply