Edward Scissorhands

Contains moderate violence

Director(s)Tim Burton

Production year1990

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes327m

CastJohnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Dick Anthony Williams, O-Lan Jones, Tim Burton, Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi, Danny Elfman, Stefan Czapsky, Colleen Halsey, Richard Halsey, Victoria Thomas, Bo Welch

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Edward Scissorhands

Contains moderate violence

A family takes in an artificial man whose hands were never completed by his inventor, leaving him with scissors for hand ...

A family takes in an artificial man whose hands were never completed by his inventor, leaving him with scissors for hands. Despite a fairy-tale tone, some moments of moderate violence may be unsuitable for younger children.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

sexual violence and sexual threat

alcohol and smoking

Classified Date:

12/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Contains moderate violence

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Previous cuts waived

violence

A protracted fight sequence features a number of heavy blows, including a man being repeatedly struck with a poker. A person is stabbed with a blade, resulting in sight of blood.

threat and horror

There are sequences of mild threat and some spooky scenes when characters enter a dark Gothic house.

language

There is use of mild bad language ('dick' and 'bastard').

sex

There are some visual and verbal sex references, including a clothed woman straddling a man's lap and some references to undressing and sexual development.

discrimination

There is use of discriminatory language, such as 'retarded'.

injury detail

The central character sometimes cuts others, using the scissors he has for hands. Most of the cuts are accidental but some occur during fighting.

sexual violence and sexual threat

There is a brief verbal reference to sexual violence when a woman falsely alleges that a character "practically raped" another woman when he threatened her with blades.

alcohol and smoking

Adult characters drink and smoke and there is a scene of drink driving.

Classified Date:

01/09/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Classified Date:

19/12/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Classified Date:

31/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

11/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

11/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

25/10/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

14/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

13/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary COMMENTARY BY COMPOSER DANNY ELFMAN

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material DVD Director's audio commentary Previous cuts waived

Classified date14/11/2007

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

sexual violence and sexual threat

alcohol and smoking

Director(s)Tim Burton

Production year1990

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes327m

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Classified Date:

12/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Contains moderate violence

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Previous cuts waived

violence

A protracted fight sequence features a number of heavy blows, including a man being repeatedly struck with a poker. A person is stabbed with a blade, resulting in sight of blood.

threat and horror

There are sequences of mild threat and some spooky scenes when characters enter a dark Gothic house.

language

There is use of mild bad language ('dick' and 'bastard').

sex

There are some visual and verbal sex references, including a clothed woman straddling a man's lap and some references to undressing and sexual development.

discrimination

There is use of discriminatory language, such as 'retarded'.

injury detail

The central character sometimes cuts others, using the scissors he has for hands. Most of the cuts are accidental but some occur during fighting.

sexual violence and sexual threat

There is a brief verbal reference to sexual violence when a woman falsely alleges that a character "practically raped" another woman when he threatened her with blades.

alcohol and smoking

Adult characters drink and smoke and there is a scene of drink driving.

Classified Date:

01/09/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Classified Date:

19/12/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

violence

Scenes include a man being kicked and punched. A man with scissors for hands accidentally cuts others, producing brief sight of blood.

Classified Date:

31/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

11/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

11/10/2000

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

25/10/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

14/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

13/03/1991

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary COMMENTARY BY COMPOSER DANNY ELFMAN

Classified Date:

14/11/2007

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material DVD Director's audio commentary Previous cuts waived

Classified date14/11/2007

LanguageEnglish