Edward Scissorhands
Movie • 1990
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Edward's creator dies which leaves him alone
and SPOILERS:
At the end the woman who was taking care of and housing Edward says she regrets taking him in and doesn't stop him when he runs back to his lonely castle
and SPOILERS:
At the end the woman who was taking care of and housing Edward says she regrets taking him in and doesn't stop him when he runs back to his lonely castle
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A child is injured and cut, although it is not abuse and is not on purpose.
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it’s kim’s boyfriend, not peg
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Edward is tricked into participating on a home robbering (it's later revealed that he knew what he was doing, but he was still manipulated)
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Near the end of the movie, the jock dude acts out on a drunken rage
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There is one short moment where a woman kicks her dog and you hear a yelp.
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Many things in the castle are covered in cobwebs, but there are no spiders themselves in the film
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A character makes a mention of Edward accidentally cutting someone's genitals.
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The main characters hands are scissors. There is a scene where these scissors destroy human looking prosthetics
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There's no limb stubs or limbs being cut off. The other commenter mentioned Edwards hand being removed but it was actually a prototype she grabbed from a rack
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Prosthetic hands.
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Edward is given "lemonade" that he discovers is actually alcohol but he's not abused while he's drunk
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Edward is handcuffed during one scene
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edwards beaten up a few times, mostly by the daughters boyfriend, theres also general bullying remarks throughout the movie
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A 17 year old is stabbed and dies, but he is also an antagonist and not really someone you care about. The younger brother of the family is slightly injured but does not die.
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SPOILERS::::::::::
edwards creator dies onscreen(1.26.05-1.26.56), and the daughters boyfriend dies on screen(1.34.00-1.34.40 corpse shown until 1.36.27).
neither are really characters that are easy to get attached to because you don't see the creator much and the daughters boyfriend isn't a nice guy.
theres a lie edwards dead but hes not and the audience knows.
edwards creator dies onscreen(1.26.05-1.26.56), and the daughters boyfriend dies on screen(1.34.00-1.34.40 corpse shown until 1.36.27).
neither are really characters that are easy to get attached to because you don't see the creator much and the daughters boyfriend isn't a nice guy.
theres a lie edwards dead but hes not and the audience knows.
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Someone dies (partially) onscreen when they are stabbed and pushed out a window near the end of the film. However, the character who dies is an antagonist throughout the entire film, and dies as a result of self-defense. The scene is very brief and happens quickly with minimal blood.
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The character played by Vincet Price is already deceased from the begining of the film (the saddest part is that this was the last role he ever played)
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Some of Peg’s items are accidentally damaged by Edward
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Joyce is married but she first tries to seduce a handyman and later Edward.
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Edward gets temporarily stuck in a small room. He gets out but he is shown desperately trying and failing to open the door beforehand
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No, but a lot of scissors, and similar wounds to razor wounds.
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kims room has a clown looking toy on the bed it isnt too scary but it is a little weird looking lol
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No, but the dad (Bill) asks Edward if he can see it from the castle
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When Joyce is showing Edward the salon theres mannequins in the background
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When asked if he wants lemonade, Edward vomits, but it's not shown and it's only for a second. After that, there is no vomiting.
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Cops are shown to be ignorant and bad at their jobs.
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Edward is arrested and detained in a holding cell by police, but he is let free.
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SPOILERS*********
Edwards creator died in a way that could be interpreted as a heart attack, his facial expression says theres something wrong then he faints and dies
Edwards creator died in a way that could be interpreted as a heart attack, his facial expression says theres something wrong then he faints and dies
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It got cut out from the movie so there's no hospital scene in the final cut, but originally there was going to be a scene of Edward at the hospital after he gets shocked during the TV interview. There are pictures of the scene on the internet and can be read in the script, so watch out if you ever decide to check the script out.
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Other comment is correct. Film is a very heavy allegory for autism and as such there is a lot of autism specific ableism
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There are repetitive scissor sounds.
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No, but there's a scene at the BBQ where a bunch of women get around Edward and start over-feeding him and can be triggering for someone sensitive (like me). Edward doesn't seem to mind much though.
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Edward does have a Flashback to the time with his creator though and stares blankly into space
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Edward is coded as autistic and is occasionally violent but only when justified. Other people do not see it this way and view him as a violent mentally ill person
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Edward experiences displeasure because he has scissors for hands
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Edward has a few meltdowns where he breaks things
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There are briefly lights from a police car
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Kim comes home from a trip unannounced not knowing that Edward is staying in her room. She is about to undress if I remember correctly and Edward is watching her awkwardly, he isn’t doing so to be creepy he is a little startled himself and doesn’t exactly know what to do until she sees him and starts screaming.
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There are a few moments (especially around the beginning of the film) where characters look directly at the camera (in the form of POV shots from the perspective of a few characters). It's not technically a fourth-wall break, but it could definitely cause discomfort.
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A lot directed toward Edward for both physical and psychological disabilities, as well as autism
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Jim says the r slur when talking about Edward.
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sort of. johnny depp was 27 and winona ryder was 18 while filming this.
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There is a religious lady who believes that Edward is a monster or demon or something along those lines.
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Sculpture of one
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S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Edward frequently injures himself with his scissorhands, but it is not intentional.
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National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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A woman tries to assault Edward. There are also a lot of sexual jokes
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During the scene where Joyce is trying to sexually assault Edward she makes his hand to undress her, but all you can see is her lingerie
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SCENE ALERT
FREE FOR EVERYONESomeone is sexually assaulted.
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A character reaches toward an electrical box.
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0:58:01A character is forcibly pushed down and sexually assaulted.
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Not explicitly pedophilia but Edward is very child-like and innocent so it comes across this way when an older woman attempts to seduce him.
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Although there is a brief scene (see the "is there sexual assault?" question) in which an older woman makes sexual advances towards Edward and turns the story around to pin the blame on him, there are no jokes made about sexual assault on men as the one answer to this question implies.
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It is more like painfully bittersweet, but I'd be darned to meet someone who doesn't cry to it.
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I wouldn’t say there is any gore, but there is lots of people getting cut and bleeding on accident and someone is (non-graphically) stabbed. Blood is minor.
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A cop fires his gun (not at anyone)
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Very frequent cutting, sometimes of flesh
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The villain is stabbed
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SPOILER!
Jim is stabbed and pushed out a window near the end of the film in an act of self-defense after attacking Edward and Kim. The scene is very brief, with minimal blood. More shocking than scary.
Jim is stabbed and pushed out a window near the end of the film in an act of self-defense after attacking Edward and Kim. The scene is very brief, with minimal blood. More shocking than scary.
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During a scene Edward drinks alcohol and passes out
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