Fish out of water double billing. Eric’s declining health? A controversial stance on Tim Burton. The elements of a Burton film. Danny Elfman. Michael’s Burton-Fantasty-Theory. Vincent Price. The 13th Ghosts of Scooby Doo. Mormonism. Johnny Depp: The Target Superstore of cinema. The classic age of monster and horror films. Building suburbia in Edward Scissorhands. Should men play God? Of course they should. Is The Brother From Another Planet blaxploitation? Cheap and effective special effects. Exposition in science fiction. Silent roles. A collection of characters. Sam the Bellhop. Authenticity.
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Also referenced: A Scanner Darkly, Nightmare Before Christmas, Spy Kids 2, Spider-Man, Beetlejuice, Batman, Scooby Doo, Ed Wood, The Stepford Wives, Desperate Housewives, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Frankenstein, Duel, Vanishing Point, Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), Coffy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Lost, Early Edition, Short Circuit, M, Seven
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Edward Scissorhands
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Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne West, Vincent Price
An uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl.
The Brother From Another Planet
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Director: John Sayles
Writer: John Wayles
Starring: Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Rosanna Carter, Bill Cobbs, Steve James
A mute alien is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem in this thought-provoking cult classic.
