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Edward Scissorhands: Directed by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall. The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
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- Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands. Johnny Depp had career momentum when he stepped into the memorable makeup of Edward Scissorhands. He had roles in Nightmare on Elm Street and Platoon, but in 1987 he became a household name when he began his stint on the TV series 21 Jump Street.
- Winona Ryder as Kim. Edward Scissorhands was not Winona Ryder’s first time in the world of Tim Burton; she had starred in 1988's Beetlejuice, which was her breakout role.
- Dianne Wiest as Peg. Dianne Wiest was well known as a stage actres (in 1982, she performed in Three Sisters and in 1985 appeared in Othello alongside James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer) before landing the role of Peg in Edward Scissorhands.
- Anthony Michael Hall as Jim. Anthony Michael Hall was one of the biggest stars of the '80s, with roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, when he landed the role of Kim’s boyfriend, Jim.
Other major film roles include Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990), Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate (1991) and The Birdcage (1996), Mike Nichols' remake of La Cage aux Folles. On television, her performance on the series Road to Avonlea in 1997 brought her her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series .
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Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton, and starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin.
Arguably her most beloved role came as Peg Boggs, the kindly Avon Lady who discovers the titular Edward Scissorhands (1990). Wiest returned to Woody Allen for Bullets Over Broadway (1994), a superb comedy film set in 1920s New York, winning her second Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her magnificent portrayal of Helen Sinclair, a boozy ...
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Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Dianne Wiest as Peg - IMDb. Dianne Wiest: Peg. Showing all 32 items. Jump to: Photos (17) Quotes (15) Photos. Quotes. Peg Boggs : My, those are your hands? Those are your hands! What happened to you? Where are your parents? Um... Your mother? Your father? Edward : He didn't wake up. Peg Boggs : Are you alone?
Dec 7, 2015 · In “Edward Scissorhands,” Dianne Wiest played an Avon representative who takes in a boy with scissors for hands. In 1990, she appeared on TODAY to talk about the Tim Burton movie.
