Nke asaa nke Disemba bụ afọ 30 site na ụbọchị ọpụpụ iji gbazite ihe nkiri mara mma "nke aka Ed-scissors". Otu n'ime ihe osise kachasị mma nke Tim Berton gwara akụkọ banyere ihe okike (Johnny PAP), onye Okike ha nwụrụ, ma enweghị oge iji mezue okike ya. N'ihi ya, nwa okorobịa ahụ kama iji aka nweta ihe mkpa, nke dugara n'ọdachi ahụ, mgbe edward chọpụtara ụlọ nwanyị nkịtị n'ime ụlọ nwere ahapụrụ ya ma biri n'ezinụlọ ya. Na fim ahụ wee wuo ndị na-agba ọsọ na-akwụ ụgwọ na ọnụahịa Vincent.
A na-ahụta akụkọ na-emetụ n'ahụ nke Edward nke Edward nke ọma otu ọrụ kachasị mma nke Berthon: Ihe nkiri bụ ule nke oge, na oke ewu ewu na ya kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ. Dị mkpa nke echiche efu Burton nwetara maka ndị nwere nkwarụ. Ndị odeakụkọ nke Portaider Portal jisiri ike ịgwa ndị okike okwu - onye isi Tim Berton na onye edemede Thompson ("Ahisohụnanya tupu Christmas"). Thompson chetara ka esi ekere na "okwu ma na-aza" nnọkọ na ememme ịse.
Thompson kwuru, sị: "Amataghị m na Edward ghọrọ ihe ngosi maka obodo nwere nkwarụ, a ka obi sie ike na ntụkwasị obi ọ mere ka ndị mmadụ." - Amalitere m ibe ákwá. Gịnị Ka ọ ga-emetụ n'ahụ? Ọ dị mma ịmara na Edret we ghọrọ ndị na-ata ahụhụ ndị ọzọ obi ọjọọ. "
Burton keere m na isi nke owu ọmụma site na owu ọmụma mgbe onye nduzi ahụ dị afọ iri na ụma. Ọnọdụ nke ọgụ na-adịgide adịgide na ụwa gbara ya gburugburu ebe a gbara ya gburugburu, na-akwado sinsimatographero nke onye nwere ihe nkiri kama iji tụgharịa uche nke ihe nkiri ahụ.