"Edward Scissorhands"
(1990):Tim Burton found his muse in Depp when he cast him as
Edward Scissorhands, the ultimate innocent outcast, dropped into the petty
jealousies and fears of suburban America. With his gothic black leather garb,
wild fright wig, and Swiss Army knife ... moreattachments at the end of his arms, Depp
turns a nightmarish exterior into little boy lost. He plays the clockwork boy
with a sense of wonder, curiosity and dazed joy -- part Pinocchio, part
Frankenstein, all lonely isolation yearning for love and acceptance. It was the
first of many collaborations for Burton and Depp, and it firmly established
Depp's affection for offbeat projects and iconoclastic creators. (20th
Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection)Close
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