Sannadii toddobaad ee bishii Diseembar wuxuu ahaa 30 sano laga soo bilaabo taariikhda bixitaanka si uu u kireysto filim fantastik ah "Edwards gacmo-gacmeedyada-maqas-maqal-maqas". Mid ka mid ah rinjiyeyaasha ugu fiican ee Tim Berton ayaa u sheegay sheekada Charcomic ee hal abuurka dabiiciga ah (Johnny Depp), oo uu abuuray oo uu abuuray, mana uusan helin waqti uu ku dhammaystiro abuurkiisa. Natiijo ahaan, ninka dhallinta yar halkii uu ka helay maqas, kaas oo horseeday musiibada, ka dib markii Edward uu helay guri guri Mareykan ah oo ku dhex jira qalcaddii la dayacay oo uu ku noolaaday qoyskiisa. Filimka ayaa sidoo kale xiddig xidhan Ginni Rider iyo Vincent qiimaha.
Sheekada taabashada ee Edward waxaa si sax ah loo tixgeliyaa mid ka mid ah mashaariicda ugu wanaagsan ee Berthon: Filimku wuxuu ahaa imtixaan waqti, oo caannimadiisa sannadihii la soo dhaafay ayaa kor u kacay. Muhiimad gaar ah oo ay leedahay khiyaalitii Burton ee laga helay dadka naafada ah. Saxafiyiinta ka tirsan Portal ee Portal-ka ayaa ku guuleystey inay la hadlaan abuurayaasha rinjiga - agaasime Tim Berton iyo qoraa Caroline Thompson ("Habeenkii Habeenkii ka hor kirismaska", "mayd aroosadda"). Thompson wuxuu xasuustaa sida looga qeyb qaato "arrimaha iyo jawaabaha" kalfadhiga "xafladda filimka dib-u-eegista.
"Ma aanan garanaynin in Edward uu astaan u noqday bulshada naafada ah, intee kalsooni, raaxo iyo caddeyn ayuu ku keenay dadka," ayuu yidhi Thompson. - Waxaan bilaabay oo oohin. Maxaa taaban kara? Way fiicneyd in la ogaado in Edward uu ka taageeray dadkaas dhibaataysan ee ay kuwa kale u xun yihiin. "
Burton waxay la wadaagtay in dabeecadda ugu weyn ay ku dhiirrigelisay dareenkiisa kelinimo markii uu agaasimuhu da 'yaraa. Xaaladda la-dagaallanka joogtada ah ee adduunka ku hareereysan ee uu wiilku ku yaal, ayaa ku kiciyay tiyaaemathaperapher inuu ka soo baxo sawirro qof maqas ah halkii ay ka noqon lahaayeen gacmaha, oo markii dambe loo rogay fikirka filimka.