The 14 Most Disturbing Moments From 'Edward Scissorhands'
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Edward Probably Lived With His Inventor's Corpse For Months
Photo: 20th Century FoxWhen Peg finds Edward in the mansion, he has been living there alone since his inventor passed the previous winter, if not earlier. None of the townspeople appear to acknowledge his existence, but gossip travels quickly in the community. This means that after Edward saw his creator die in front of him, he didn't call an ambulance or a morgue to get rid of the body (dialing the phone would have been tough).
Instead, Edward likely let his creator decompose in the mansion while he puttered around on the property.
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Edward Shreds Up His Own Hands
Photo: 20th Century FoxOne of the film's mysteries is why Edward has scissors for hands. One flashback shows his creator, played by Vincent Price, replacing Edward's parts piece by piece, with his hands being the last body parts to go.
The inventor presents him with the perfect hands on Christmas, but in a cruel twist, he has a heart attack and falls forward. As he slumps, Edward's scissors impale the hands and destroy the final gift he might have received from the closest thing he has to a father.
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The Local Housewives Have An Unhealthy Obsession With Edward
Photo: 20th Century FoxOne of the more unsettling aspects of the film is how Peg's housewife friends start swooning over Edward. From the moment he shows up, they find him titillating because he is different. They invite themselves over and inquire about his life.
Joyce is especially bold, as she tries to start a business with Edward as well as seduce him.
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Joyce Likes To Get Her Hair Aggressively Cut By Edward
Photo: 20th Century FoxWhen Joyce gets her hair cut by Edward, she describes it as "the single most thrilling experience" of her life. As Edward slices through her hair, she cries with delight, possibly revealing a secret fascination with the limits of existence or pain.
With every snip, she almost catches a scissor to the face, and that's what she appears to like.
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The Inventor Thinks It's Totally Fine To Give Edward Scissors For Hands
Photo: 20th Century FoxOne of the most disturbing parts in Edward Scissorhands is that the inventor decides to give his living creation scissors for hands. Sure, it looks cool, but he basically forces Edward to be an outsider from the beginning.
When he ultimately makes real hands for Edward, it's tragically too late.
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Peg's Neighbors See Edward As A Tool, Not A Person
Photo: 20th Century FoxThough Peg genuinely cares for Edward, her neighbors see him as nothing more than a tool that can cut lettuce, trim hedges, make shish kebabs, and groom dogs. Edward may have scissors for hands, but he's still a person.
The darkest part of this is that all along, his creator might have intended for him to be a tool.
- 71,601 VOTES
Edward Is A Monster Who's Never Going To Die
Photo: 20th Century FoxWhile never explicitly stated, it's implied that Edward doesn't age - so he's probably never going to experience the limits of mortality. The opening credits and flashbacks drop these hints by juxtaposing Edward with the other machines built by his creator. Throughout the film, whenever Edward cuts his face, he doesn't bleed, unlike the rest of the characters.
At the end of the film, after a much older Kim finishes telling her granddaughter Edward's story, we see Edward, who's still the same age, slicing up ice sculptures. It doesn't take a lot to infer that Edward is going to live forever - at least, until his gears dry up and he winds down.
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It Doesn't Take Much For Edward To Become Unhinged
Photo: 20th Century FoxThough Edward goes through the wringer when he becomes part of the neighborhood, he handles most of his experiences in the outside world with an odd smile. He does everything from working for the neighbors for free to helping young Jim break into his father's home.
But the moment Edward finally loses his cool, he starts shredding the walls, the curtains, and anything within reach. It's no surprise that he so easily turns deadly in the film's finale.
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Kim Finds Edward In Her Bed
Photo: 20th Century FoxKim's introduction to Edward is a terrifying take on a meet-cute. She returns home from a camping trip with her friends, and after coming home early, she slips into her room to find a leather-clad man with razor-sharp blades for hands in her bed.
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The Opening Credits
Photo: 20th Century FoxThe opening credits of Edward Scissorhands take you through the rundown mansion where Edward lives, and it's all Tim Burton-like and weird until the final two images in the montage: a pair of severed hands and the face of a dead Vincent Price.
These unsettling visuals hint at the dark tale that awaits.
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Kim Covers Up Her Ex-Boyfriend's Passing
Photo: 20th Century FoxAfter Edward kills Jim by stabbing him through the chest and throwing him out a window, Kim covers it all up by telling the townspeople Edward and Jim killed each other. Then she lives with that lie for decades.
It makes sense, though, because her neighbors would have killed Edward otherwise.
- 121,139 VOTES
Edward Never Sleeps
Photo: 20th Century FoxEdward seemingly never sleeps. After the barbecue, Edward stays awake all night, thinking about his past. Apparently, only alcohol is enough to knock him unconscious.
- 131,178 VOTES
Edward Kills Jim And Pushes Him Out A Window
Photo: 20th Century FoxAt some points, Edward Scissorhands resembles a lighthearted, romantic spin on the classic Universal Monsters formula, but the movie veers straight into Gothic horror when the townspeople turn against Edward and chase him into his mansion. Jim, Kim's cruel and jealous boyfriend, breaks into the mansion and tries to kill Edward.
Though Edward doesn't fight back at first, he lashes out to protect Kim, impaling Jim with his scissor hands before pushing him out a window.
- 141,194 VOTES
Edward Slices Open Kevin's Face
Photo: 20th Century FoxToward the film's end, Edward saves Kevin from getting run over by a car driven by Jim and his drunk friends. In saving the boy, Edward accidentally falls on top of him and cuts Kevin's face.
Even when Edward wants to be a hero, he can't help but almost kill an innocent kid.
