<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $86 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American romantic dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, produced by Denise Di Novi and Tim Burton, and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, starring Johnny Depp as an artificial man named Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands . The young man is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Additional roles were played by Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price and Alan Arkin . </P> <P> Burton conceived Edward Scissorhands from his childhood upbringing in suburban Burbank, California . During pre-production of Beetlejuice, Caroline Thompson was hired to adapt Burton's story into a screenplay, and the film began development at 20th Century Fox, after Warner Bros. declined . Edward Scissorhands was then fast tracked after Burton's critical and financial success with Batman . The majority of filming took place in Lakeland, Florida between March 10 and June 10, 1990 . The film also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and film score composer Danny Elfman . The leading role of Edward had been connected to several actors prior to Depp's casting: a meeting between Burton and the preferred choice of the studio, Tom Cruise, was not fruitful, and Gary Oldman and Tom Hanks turned down the part . The character of The Inventor was devised specifically for Vincent Price, and would be his last major role . Edward's scissor hands were created and designed by Stan Winston . </P> <P> Edward Scissorhands was released to positive feedback from critics, and was a financial success . The film received numerous nominations at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and the Saturn Awards, as well as winning the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Both Burton and Elfman consider Edward Scissorhands their most personal and favorite work . </P>

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