Parents Guide for
Edward Scissorhands (1990)

No nudity, but some scenes are sensual in nature as characters are wooed.

A character beaten for several seconds in two scenes. A man is stabbed and falls to his death.

People throughout the film are accidently cut with Edward's hands.

Some mild curse words are uttered.

Some characters drink alcohol, while another drives drunk, nearly hitting a child.

Kathy Baker almost single-handedly earned this movie its 4 Butts! She is seen smoking in almost every scene in which she appears. Using a standardized scoring system, this film received a smoking rating of 4 Butts (on a scale of 0-4 Butts). For more information on the impact of onscreen smoking and the initition of youth tobacco use, or for more information on the rating system, visit www.smokescreeners.org.

This film has a gothic tone to it and the apperence of Edward may be frightening to very small children. Some parts of story can be quite intense for some viewers because of the way Edward is treated, especially in the last 15 minutes of the film.