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SWEENEY TODD:
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007)

VISUAL AIDS
POSTERS AND COVER ART



THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Set in an imaginative world that only Tim Burton and Johnny Depp could capture, Sweeny Todd has been hailed as a masterpiece by critics and audiences everywhere. Supported by a stellar cast including Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. Depp's "Spellbinding" (NY Magazine) performance as Sweeny brilliantly elevates Burton's dark vision of a wronged man obsessed with revenge. Sweeny Todd is "mighty entertainment" (NY Post) that will win your hear with a vengance.

STARRING:

Johnny Depp: Benjamin Barker/Sweeny Todd
Helena Bonham Carter: Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman: Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall: Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen: Pirelli

SCREENWRITER: John Logan

DIRECTOR: Tim Burton

RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes

STUDIO: Dreamworks

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(3 nominations and 1 win)

Best Actor - Johnny Depp
(nominated)

Best Art Direction - Dante Ferretti (art director) and Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)
(winner)

Best Costume Design - Colleen Atwood
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Picture (Drama/Sci-Fi)
(nominated)

Best Actor - Johnny Depp
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(4 nominations and 2 wins)

Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
(winner)

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) - Johnny Depp
(winner)

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) - Helena Bonham Carter
(nominated)

Best Director - Tim Burton
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This film is based on the 1979 musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim, which is itself based on the play by George Dibdin-Pitt, which was based on a London legend. Over the years many film adaptations have been seen, the earliest being 1926's Sweeny Todd.
• This marks the sixth time that director Tim Burton has teamed up with Johnny Depp.
• Various directors and actors have been trying to get this film made since the musical first remiered in 1979, however Stephen Sondheim is very protective of his work and he declined all previous offers. It wasn't until Tim Burton had a personal conversation with Sondheim that he relented. During the conversation Burton agreed to let the composer have the final say on all people cast in the film as long as Johnny Depp was allowed to play the lead, after hearing a recording of Depp singing the songs Sondheim agreed.
• Johnny Depp had to leave production only a month into filming due the the unexpected illness of his daughter Lily-Rose. During this time Burton rescheduled his shooting schedule to film scenes that did not have Depp appearing in them.

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