Frequent Tim Burton collaborator Danny Elfman recalls the terrible initial test screenings for Edward Scissorhands. Having made the transition to blockbuster director with 1989’s Batman, Burton returned to his quirky filmmaking roots with his follow-up feature, released in 1990. Starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, Edward Scissorhands tells the strange story of an unfinished artificial man with scissors for hands, who is taken in by a suburban family, and experiences unlikely romance with their teenage daughter.

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