Where was Edward Scissorhands filmed?

Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) brings Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp) to her home to live with her and her family. As she enters the house with him, she shows him around the house. Peg realizes Edward has never seen the interior of an American home and starts explaining things to him, "This is the living room, and back here are the bedrooms. You want to see the pictures? All right. This is my husband, Bill. He's a bowling champion. Do you know what bowling is? Bowling? No? Well, here they are down at the lake fishing. I think Kevin looks glum because they didn't catch anything that day."

She rambles about different parts of her house and her family when Edward sees the picture of Kim Boggs (Winona Ryder) for the first time. He's instantly smitten by her. He stares at Kim's photographs since she looks breathtakingly beautiful. Peg tells him Kim is camping in the mountains with some friends, and Edward can meet her when she's back in a few days.

This filming location of Edward Scissorhands is a house recently sold to a couple who has also painted it the same blue as in the movie. If you want to get to the house that Edward was adopted into, simply hop onto bus number 54, and get off at SR 54 & Oak Grove Blvd. The home at 1774 Tinsmith Circle is a few minutes' walk from here.

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All the houses in the suburb are slightly open to the overall street with an open-backdoor policy. The fencing has a substantial space that allows people to come in and go from behind. In this scene, Edward has just cut the garden hedge into the shape of a dinosaur and is cutting another that looks like the Boggs family – mother, father, and two children.

Bill Boggs (Alan Arkin) is relaxing while drinking a beer and listening to the game when he sees the marvelous work that Edward has done. Bill says, "Well, it's just wonderful, Ed. My God, you have the whole family in there, don't you?" Edward and Peg look mighty pleased with the family topiary. While they are fawning over Edward's work, religious fanatic Esmerelda (O-Lan Jones) comes in through the back fence and says, "It's not Heaven he's from, it's straight from the stinking flames of hell. The power of Satan is in him, I can feel it. Can't you? Have you poor sheep strayed so far from the path?"

To visit this Edward Scissorhands location, hop on to bus number 54 and get off at SR 54 & Oak Grove Blvd. From this stop, you can walk for approximately ten to fifteen minutes to reach Tinsmith Circle.

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In this scene, Peg tries to help Edward get a bank loan to set up his salon business. While they are in front of the manager, Edward is concerned since he doesn't have the funds. The loan officer (portrayed by Alan Fudge) looks at Peg and Edward and says, "No credit. No record of jobs you've held. No savings. No personal investments. No social security number. You may as well not even exist. There is no collateral." Peg pipes up and says, "No, we already have a second on the house, but don't the testimonials make a difference? Did you see here the mayor's wife can't wait to become a client?"

The loan officer refuses to budge and says, "We simply can't do it. Get yourself a social security card. Establish credit and buy yourself a car. You have a decided advantage; you can get one of those handicap placards, no problem, and park anywhere you like." Edward smiles at the loan officer, and he and Peg leave the office.

To get to the iconic 'Beer Can' building of Tampa, where this scene was shot, hop onto bus number 30 and get off at Kennedy Blvd @ Ashley Drive. From here, getting to 400 North Ashley Drive is a 2-minute walk.

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Just before this scene, Peg and Edward sit with the loan officer, and Peg tries to convince the loan officer to sanction Edward's request for funding to open a salon. However, the loan officer refuses to authorize the loan because Edward has no tax priors, no social security, and no previous loans or savings. Instead, he advises Edward that he should first get a social security card and buy a car.

Peg and Edward leave the meeting with the loan officer, who refuses to grant Edward a loan to start his salon business. Peg is distraught and says, "I can't believe it. Honey, it's just an outrage. But don't you worry. This isn't the end of it. We'll get you your money somehow."

This scene, while insignificant compared to others, shows the bond that has formed between Edward and Peg, where she starts to think of him as part of her family. While the interior of the loan office scene is a different place, the exterior is what was a florist wholesaler. It is now a Publix Super Market at the northern end of Southgate Shopping Center. Catch the gold bus from Lakeland Downtown Terminal to Southgate Shopping Center to get here.

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In this scene, Joyce Monroe (portrayed by Kathy Baker) aids Edward by offering to help him set up a hair salon. Joyce takes Edward to see a new salon space and says, "Aren't you excited? Oh, this is just so thrilling. I want to call it Shear Heaven. And here we are. Now, along here, I'm going to put in a row of new mirrors, and back along here, I think a whole row of new cosmetics." Edward, in his simplicity, suggests, "Peg could sell cosmetics here."

Joyce gets annoyed and responds, "Yeah, sure. Anyway, this is where we wash hair. And this is where I stand when I greet customers." Edward follows her around without commenting much. He keeps looking around in wonder. Joy asks him to follow her into the back room, where she tells him she needs him to decide whether she should model new smocks for him. She then tries to seduce Edward, but the chair they are on falls backward, and he leaves the salon in a huff.

Out of all the funny scenes in Edward Scissorhands, this one is a hoot since viewers ended up laughing when the joke was on Joyce. It is filmed at the Lakeland Southgate Shopping Center. You can follow Florida Ave S to the Southgate Shopping Center.

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Edward starts building his individual bonds with the Boggs family and thinks of them as his family. He tries to fit in with the Boggs and makes an effort to get along with them.

Kevin Boggs (Robert Oliveri) takes Edward to school to present his 'scissorhands' in the class show and tell. Kevin presents to the class, "One chop to a guy's neck, and it's all over. They're the sharpest blades in the world. They can hack through anything." When Kevin says this, Edward gets into a fighting pose and scares all the students while trying to make the class interactive.

After that, Kevin says, "And…" and looks expectantly at Edward, who pulls out a red folded paper and starts snipping away at it till it makes an origami-style streamer for doorways. When the kids see what Edward has created, they're so happy that they break into a round of applause.

This Edward Scissorhands film scene is in a Christian center. The exterior of the school scene is at the religious Mary Help of Christians Center in Tampa. This center is open to everyone and has special sign-up times too. To get here, get onto N 56th St/ Harney Rd and continue straight ahead to E Chelsea St.

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