Tim Burton’s first movie with Johnny Depp was a hugely important moment in the careers of both the filmmaker and his leading man. For Burton,
Edward Scissorhands set the stage for his long-running and increasingly regular collaborations with an actor who soon became his muse, while it gave Depp his first leading role in a major studio project, an opportunity he grabbed with both hands.
He scored a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in the Musical or Comedy category, while the pic itself was a decent-sized box office hit after raking in $86 million on a $20 million budget. And now, more than three decades on it remains a perennial cult favorite that’s still viewed by many as one of the high points from either man’s lengthy Hollywood career.