That's "Mr. Scissorhands" To You!

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1. The film, released in 1990, has a predictably interesting tagline. Which of the following is correct? "His story will touch you even though he can't" "Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees" "Edward Was Here" Actually, all three were used!

2. This film marked the final appearance of a veteran (and well known) actor. He passed away a few years after finishing the movie but never was seen in another. Who was he? Answer: (Two words, Full or just surname)

3. "Edward Scissorhands" was the movie sandwiched between the releases of two others by gifted director Tim Burton. Which came just before and which came just after? "Beetlejuice" was just before and "Batman" was just after None of these answers are right "Batman Returns" was just before and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was just after "Batman" was just before and "Batman Returns" was just after

4. The initial idea of "Edward Scissorhands" was NOT that it would be a motion picture that might be labelled a "fantasy/romance". At first it was thought the project should be what? a comic book a musical a television animated series a one man show off- Broadway

5. Edward, as per the story, was a creation of a pretty eccentric inventor who lived in an odd castle. A very remote and interesting place it was, one only that Avon Lady would both find and venture into. But the inventor died. Was the inventor's name ever given? Yes No

6. I'm always intrigued by just who was considered to play the part that was finally assigned to the one we see on screen. In Hollywood, I am sure many names get bandied about but it usually comes down to a select few candidates. In "Edward Scissorhands" Tom Cruise was a prime selection for the role (but he turned it down). There was another actor who almost got the part. Which of these actors was it? Robert Downey, Jr. Elijah Wood Brad Pitt Kevin Spacey

7. Was "Edward Scissorhands" nominated for any Academy Awards? Yes No

8. In the movie who said: "Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities in life with cookies!"? Joyce Monroe Kim Boggs Bill Boggs Peg Boggs

9. The neighborhood where Edward moved into the Boggs' home was unique, to say the least. Which of these best describes it? The neighborhood was all a set, created in Burbank. The exterior shots of the neighborhood were computer generated. People actually lived there with homes painted those colors! The houses in the film were from a real community in Florida.

10. In ending on a bittersweet note: Kim, who is now wildly intrigued, and probably in love with Edward, asked him to do something to which his sad reply was that he couldn't. What did she ask him to do? to dance with her in the snow to leave her alone to be with her "normal" boyfriend since she and Edward could never be a couple to take her to live with him in the castle to hold her