OK, so technically, it’s probably not considered a Christmas movie, but I put it in my catalog of fun things to watch around Christmas time.

Here’s the original trailer:

Here’s some making of clips about the film’s birth:

Part 2

An excellent interview with the screenwriter Caroline Thompson:

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/olague_robert/caroline_thompson.php

I couldn’t find the original script, but I did find a transcript. It at least gives you a flavor of the wonderful dialogue and character development Caroline put into the work.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Edward-Scissorhands.html

I’ve noticed that most of my favorite films tend to have a speculative element. Edward Scissorhands is a kind of suburban fairytale and fantasy. I’m not sure if it’s a good one to use as a commercial model though, because honestly I don’t think something like this would have made it through the studio system at the time. Something like it might today though.

Edward is on my ‘watch 5 times’ list. I think it takes watching something about 5 times to truly grok its structure.

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