History Trivia / EdwardScissorhands

** Johnny Deep admitted that two things made him throw up when playing as Edward. First was when he was forced fed food at the BBQ scene and later [[spoiler: when Edward is running from the police down the street. The shot of him running and jumping into the bushes to hide was done three times in the middle of a record heatwave while he was in his full-leather costume]].

** Creator/MacaulayCulkin was Tim Burton's first chose for the part of Kevin Boggs, but he turned it down due to him playing another character named Kevin in ''Film/HomeAlone''.
** Creator/GeenaDavis was considered for the part of Pegg Boggs after previously working with Burton on ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' before Dianne Wiest was cast, but she was busy doing ''Film/QuickChange''.

** Creator/WinonaRyder was heavily associated with EmoTeen girls in ''Film/{{Heathers}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', ''Film/{{Mermaids}}'', etc. Kim is a glamorous GirlNextDoor.

** The film began development at Warner Bros. but they soon sold it afterwards (along with ''Film/HomeAlone'') to 20th Century Fox.

** Creator/WinonaRyder was born a blonde but dyed it black, but she was asked to change it back for this movie. In roles and appearances following this film, she has kept it dark.

** Creator/WinonaRyder was born a blonde but dyed it black, but she was asked to change it back for this movie, even though she remains having black hair.

** Creator/CoreyFeldman, Creator/WilWheaton, and Creator/SeanAstin were initially offered the part of Jim before Creator/AnthonyMichaelHall was cast. However, Feldman and Wheaton turned it down due to filming commitments to ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' respectively, while Astin declined due to his reluctance at portraying a villain. Astin would go on to play another character who is a boyfriend to Winona Ryder in ''Series/StrangerThings''.

* PlayingAgainstType: All the three young actors:

* CreatorChosenCasting: The role of The Inventor was written specifically for Creator/VincentPrice.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Being rather frail of health at this point, Creator/VincentPrice fainted under the hot studio lights in the scene where he dies. Creator/TimBurton reportedly kept the shot of him on the floor in the final movie.

* StarMakingRole: This is where Creator/JohnnyDepp's film career really took off.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Averted with Creator/WinonaRyder and Creator/JohnnyDepp, who were already dating when they were cast in the film, having met a year prior at the premiere of another Ryder film, ''Film/GreatBallsOfFire''.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/WinonaRyder and Creator/JohnnyDepp dated and became engaged briefly.

** Johnny Deep admitted that two things made him throw up when playing as Edward. First was when he was forced fed food at the BBQ scene and later [[spoiler: when Edward is running from the police down the street. The shot of him running and jumping into the bushes to hide was done three times]].

** Burton had asked [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] to do the soundtrack and had even sent him the script. Robert was busy recording ''Music/{{Disintegration|Album}}'' at the time and didn't know who Burton was, so passed up the opportunity, handing Music/DannyElfman the job.

** Burton had asked [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] to do the soundtrack and had even sent him the script. Robert was busy recording ''Music/{{Disintegration}}'' at the time and didn't know who Burton was, so passed up the opportunity, handing Music/DannyElfman the job.

** Creator/AnthonyMichaelHall was famous for his HollywoodNerd roles, most famously as Brian in ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''. Here, he's the JerkJock.

** What with Creator/TimBurton finally working with his idol Creator/VincentPrice, you'd expect him to cast Price as a creepy gothic madman. Instead, the Inventor is shown to be a kind and gentle man whose only crime was not finishing Edward before his untimely death.

* FanNickname: The SignatureScene where Edward makes an ice sculpture and Kim dances in the "snow" he makes is frequently referred to as "the ice dance."

* UsefulNotes/ListOfFilmsYouShouldSeeByTheAgeOf14: #18

* InspirationForTheWork: When writing the storyline, Burton and Caroline Thompson were influenced by Universal Horror films, such as ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1923'', ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925'', ''Film/Frankenstein1931'', and ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', as well as ''Film/KingKong1933'' and various fairy tales.

** Creator/DrewBarrymore, Creator/JenniferConnelly, Creator/HeatherLangenkamp, Creator/ElisabethShue, Creator/LeaThompson, Creator/MollyRingwald, Creator/AlyssaMilano, Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/AllySheedy, and Creator/UmaThurman read for the role of Kim Boggs before the casting of Creator/WinonaRyder. Creator/SaraGilbert was forced to turn it down because the producers of ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' refused to release from her contract.

** Creator/GeenaDavis was considered for the part of Pegg after previously working with Burton on ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', but she was busy doing ''Film/QuickChange''.
** Creator/DustinHoffman was to play Bill Boggs, but he was busy doing ''Film/DickTracy'' instead. The late Creator/RoyScheider and Creator/HarryDeanStanton were also considered.

** Creator/GeenaDavis was considered for the part of Peg after previously working with Burton on ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', but she was busy doing ''Film/QuickChange''.