american romantic dark fantasy film directed produced written story starring artificial man named edward unfinished creation hands taken suburban family falls love teenage daughter kim additional roles portrayed burton conceived childhood upbringing suburban burbank california pre production hired adapt burton story screenplay film began development 20th century fox denied fast tracked burton critical financial success batman majority filming took place florida march june film marks fourth collaboration burton film score composer leading role edward connected actors prior casting meeting burton preferred choice studio turned character inventor devised specifically major role edward hands created designed released positive feedback critics financial success film received numerous nominations academy_awards saturn awards winning hugo award best dramatic presentation burton consider personal favorite work plot elderly woman tells granddaughter story snow comes telling story young man named edward hands creation old inventor edward human like boy penultimate stage work inventor edward suffered fatal heart attack died hands edward local visits gothic mansion hill edward lives finds edward realizing means virtually harmless takes home edward friends young son kevin husband bill later falls love beautiful teenage daughter kim despite initial fear neighbors impressed edward adept hair cutting skills eccentric religious fanatic named kim boyfriend jim fearful housewife neighborhood fascinated edward suggests edward open hair cutting salon examining proposed site attempts seduce room causing edward leave panic trying rape wanting money van jim takes advantage edward ability pick locks break parents house steal wealthy bullying father alarm sounds edward flees trapped automatic locks triggered alarm despite kim insistence return police arrested released psychological examination reveals isolation allowed live sense reality common sense questioning edward takes blame robbery behavior believed committed robbery earlier denied bank loan hair salon christmas edward cast family edward returns home reveals knew jim house asked kim shock causes break jim family setting christmas decorations edward creates large angel ice sculpture modelled kim create effect falling snow kim dances jim arrives calls edward startling resulting edward accidentally cutting kim hand jim accuses edward intentionally attacks edward runs away wandering neighborhood rage earlier works hole tire car bush yard shape devil comes near edward dog trim bill search edward returns finds kim house asks edward hold afraid hurt pulls arms embrace jim returns house drunken rage confront kim forcing friend drive van kevin run edward pushes way cutting kevin arms face causing witnesses think attacking jim attacks edward cuts jim right arm police arrive edward flees mansion neighbors pursue kim runs mansion reuniting edward jim follows attacks beating edward severely refuses fight jim strikes kim face edward stabs jim stomach causing fall window death kim confesses love edward share kiss saying goodbye kim tells townspeople edward jim fought death tells roof edward showing discarded hand inventor lab neighbors return home feeling guilty framing edward causing neighbors hate elderly woman finishes telling granddaughter story revealing kim saying saw edward chose visit decades passed wanted remember way youth believes edward alive immortal artificial winter snow edward creates carving ice sculptures neighborhood remind dancing snow long ago cast johnny edward aaron officer vincent price inventor production development genesis came drawing director reflected feelings isolation unable communicate people suburban burbank burton stated trouble retaining friendships feeling people got urge want leave reason don know exactly pre production burton hired young novelist write screenplay script burton impressed short novel born abortion came life burton felt born psychological elements wanted showcase detail important tim personal thompson remarked wrote love poem burton calling articulate person know couldn single sentence shortly thompson hiring burton began develop worked couple months warner sold film rights 20th century fox fox agreed finance thompson screenplay giving burton complete creative control time budget projected million writing storyline burton thompson influenced films notre dame phantom opera creature black fairy tales burton originally wanted musical feeling big later dropped idea following enormous success batman burton arrived status list director opportunity film wanted fast track choices batman returns burton opted fox casting cast member attached script sign particular wonderful burton said actress read script supported completely respected given stamp approval soon got interested came casting lead role edward actors considered fox having burton meet certainly wasn ideal talked burton remembered interesting think worked best lot questions came cruise asked ending turned favor critical commercial flop found story absurd declined meeting burton said finished film literally minutes went yeah got late considered role thompson favored musician michael_jackson expressed interest burton neglected jackson burton unfamiliar popular performance jump street burton choice time casting wanting break teen idol status performance jump street afforded sent script like newborn immediately found personal emotional connections story preparation role watched films study idea creating sympathy dialogue fox studio executives worried edward image tried pictures costume release film burton approached role based positive working experience previously auditioned role auditioned role jim cast saw neighbor tries seduce edward perfect chance break comedy says read script bit sense saw sets burton visual imagination extraordinary role inventor written specifically ultimately final feature film role burton commonly watched price films child completing vincent good friends cast kevin kim younger brother boys uncredited casting blond boy playing edward riding car filming burbank california considered possible location suburban neighborhoods burton believed city altered childhood florida including town chosen month shooting schedule production crew found words production designer kind generic plain wrap suburb painting houses faded reducing window sizes look little paranoid key element unify look neighborhood decision houses colors described sea foam green dirty flesh butter dirty blue facade gothic mansion built outside filming created hundreds temporary jobs injected million economy production moved sound stage california interiors mansion filmed create edward hands burton employed later design prosthetic makeup wardrobe prosthetic makeup took hour minutes apply giant sculptures edward creates film wrapping metal skeletons chicken wire weaving thousands small plastic plant worked art directors music fourth feature film collaboration director composer orchestra consisted musicians personal favorite work addition music songs appear unusual hands unusual later mars attacks film burton music composed themes burton acknowledged main themes deal self discovery isolation edward found living attic gothic castle setting main characters burton batman nightmare christmas like burton mob confronts evil creature case edward castle edward unable love kim appearance film seen influenced beauty beast fairy tale book ended prologue epilogue featuring old woman telling granddaughter story german gothic fiction burton explained depiction bad place weird place tried walk fine line making funny strange place lot integrity kim leaves boyfriend jim edward event burton revenge encountered teenager suburban burbank jim subsequently killed scene shocked number observers felt tone film radically altered burton referred scene high school fantasy release box office test screenings film encouraging 20th century fox president company considered marketing scale blockbuster decided aggressively promote film direction let find place want careful hype movie universe reasoned limited release united_states december wide release came december film earned opening weekend theaters eventually grossed north_america outside north_america coming worldwide total million budget million film declared box office success new_york_times wrote chemistry real life time gave film teen idol potential drawing younger audiences critical response received acclaim critics audiences review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reports film holds approval rating based reviews average score site consensus reads collaboration magical modern fairy tale gothic overtones sweet center metacritic review aggregator assigned film weighted average score based reviews mainstream critics considered generally favorable reported audiences gave film grade rolling_stone praised piece stating burton richly entertaining update story year comic romantic haunting film fantasy continued praising performance stating expresses fierce longing gentle edward terrific performance score staff variety spoke highly film director burton takes character wildly unlikely boy arms end makes center delightful delicate comic daily_telegraph scored film stars writing burton modern personal feel told gently subtly infinite sympathy outsider locals inadvertently instincts whilst additionally adding praise performance sensational lead role anxiety melancholy innocence heartbreaking conviction eyes dialogue cut bone minimal washington_post wrote perfectly cast burton builds funny sac world funny performances washington_post granted film praise cutting edge dark heartfelt portrait artist young praised performance stating nicely cast brings silent era words saying bright black eyes care holds horror movie hands entertainment_weekly gave film rating praised personal dimension edward course burton surreal portrait artist wounded child converting private darkness pop visions like edward finds light commented positively character edward burton achievement director far wrote acting beneath neo makeup affecting score piece saying lovely score highlights pop burton conception personal dimension new_york_times wrote burton awe inspiring process small accolades nominated lost work production designer won bafta award best production design costume designer received nominations addition nominated visual effects work nominated musical comedy lost able win hugo award best dramatic presentation saturn award best fantasy film received individual nominations given grammy award nomination legacy burton cites personal work film burton collaboration actor cinematographer october purchased television rights metal band white song entitled snow lyrics written film homage legacy impact gothic scottish indie rock band twilight sad named mini album line spoken final scene film extinct like sea creature called named like claws stage adaptations theatrical ballet adaptation british choreographer premiered london november week season production toured asia united_states british director directed stage adaptation film world premiere june brooklyn studio lab ended july
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