Old Spook Lane Creepy Chats: Edward Scissorhands

Continuing with Tim Burton Month at Old Spook Lane Creepy Chats,
Patricia and Arun discuss about the 1990 film Edward
Scissorhands. Peg Boggs, an Avon saleswoman, discovers a strange
human with scissor hands at an abandoned mansion named Edward.
Edward's creator had passed away many years prior and had been
living alone, so Peg decides to take him home and introduces him
to her family and neighbors. Edward uses his scissor hands to
help the neighbors and community, he falls in love with Peg's
daughter Kim, and tries to fit into society. But obstacles such
as Kim's jealous boyfriend Jim, the religious fanatic Esmerelda,
and his own lack of knowing how societal life works.


The film made $86 million dollars out of a $20 million dollar
budget and received positive reviews from critics and viewers
calling it a modern telling of Frankenstein with Tim Burton's
unique storytelling of loners trying to fit into society. It has
since become a pop culture staple and one of Tim Burton's most
popular films. What did Arun and Patricia think? Listen and find
out.