When Avon rep Peg Boggs calls at the gothic mansion overlooking her colorful town, she encounters Edward Scissorhands, a soft spoken young man with... wait for it... scissors for hands. Peg invites him to live with her family and her busybody neighbors waste no time getting the 411 on Edward, who must endure the horror that is ambrosia salad. He soon becomes the talk of the town, honing his topiary and dog grooming skills while catching the eye of Peg's daughter Kim. After a series of misunderstandings, Edward finds himself shunned by the town. He flees back to the mansion, believed to be dead after a fight with Kim's boyfriend. But a now ninety-five year old Kim believes he's still alive as the town occasionally sees snow when Edward carves ice sculptures.
Admittedly, I was dragged to see this movie. I wanted to see Kindergarten Cop for the third time but my cousins were visiting for Christmas and wanted to see Edward Scissorhands. The TV ads didn't make the film look like something up my alley. But little did I know gothic mastermind Tim Burton had another masterpiece on his hands. Edward Scissorhands is a heartwarming modern day fairytale. Johnny Depp delivers an amazing performance, mostly with his eyes. Burton initially looked at his hometown of Burbank, California to film but eventually settled on the town of Lutz, Florida. The production took over the newly built Carpenter's Run subdivision, painting houses in pastels with many residents cast as extras.
Edward Scissorhands was filmed in Lutz and Lakeland, FL
Location: Neighborhood Establishing Shot
Address: 1820 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Helen's House
Address: 1823 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Joyce's House
Address: 1769 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Teenage Girl's House
Address: 1820 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Esmerelda's House
Address: 1816 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Gothic Mansion Entrance
Address: Looking east on Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Spoiler Alert! The gothic mansion does not actually exist. The facade was built outside Dade County with interiors filmed at 20th Century Fox...
Location: Marge's House
Address: 1827 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: Tinka's House
Address: 1773 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
Location: The Boggs' House
Address: 1774 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
The house was up for sale recently. Here are few real estate shots of the interior...
Location: Southgate Shopping Center
Address: 2515 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL
The spot where the beauty salon was located no longer has windows...
Location: The Diner
Address: Roughly 2420 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL
Sadly, the diner is no longer around but it would've been located where Lopez & Humphries law offices currently are...
Location: Jim's House
Address: 1844 Tinsmith Circle, Lutz, FL
While I was walking around Tinsmith Circle, I bumped into a friendly neighbor who lived there at the time of filming and showed me several photos he took during production...
Locations Visited: March 2020
Still Need To Locate:
The School
The Bank
FYI, 1774 Tinsmith Circle is up for sale. Interior pics on zillow, in case you want to use some for comparison shots. I always figured they filmed inside, and looks like they did. Living area/kitchen and possible master bedroom.
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