What is Johnny Depp movie "Sweeny Todd" about?!
Question: Sweeny Todd was originally a musical, and the Johnny Depp version is a mixture of musical and more classic Tim Burton movie-making (Edward Scissorhands, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas - dark stuff).
The story line is much like the others have mentioned: Benjamin Barker is set-up and convicted of a crime he didn't commit, all so that the evil judge can move in on his family. Banished, he finally returns years later and assumes the identity of Sweeny Todd and opens up a barbershop. Keep in mind: back then barbers were not just people who cut hair and gave a close shave...they also were the closest thing to doctors (it's why barber poles are red and white - the red symbolizes blood)!!!
He goes on a carefully-selected killing spree, and makes the most of the downstairs neighbor to help get rid of the gruesome evidence in her meat pies.
Like I said: dark stuff.
Answers: Sweeny Todd was originally a musical, and the Johnny Depp version is a mixture of musical and more classic Tim Burton movie-making (Edward Scissorhands, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas - dark stuff).
The story line is much like the others have mentioned: Benjamin Barker is set-up and convicted of a crime he didn't commit, all so that the evil judge can move in on his family. Banished, he finally returns years later and assumes the identity of Sweeny Todd and opens up a barbershop. Keep in mind: back then barbers were not just people who cut hair and gave a close shave...they also were the closest thing to doctors (it's why barber poles are red and white - the red symbolizes blood)!!!
He goes on a carefully-selected killing spree, and makes the most of the downstairs neighbor to help get rid of the gruesome evidence in her meat pies.
Like I said: dark stuff.
A murderous barber.
Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop were she sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to rid of all the people who have ever done him wrong and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward
A barber that go's to jail and then gets out and gets revenge on the people that sent him to jail.
I can't wait to go and see it.
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" wasn't originally a musical. The first version~"Sweeney Todd" (1926 silent film) actually approached it comedically, a very early dark comedy.
The Tod Slaughter version (1936) is the one most film buffs are acquainted with, mainly because it's aired occasionally on television though it's been many years since I've seen it. At one time, Slaughter was one of the most popular actors in horror/suspense/thriller films.
It took many years before it became a Broadway musical in 1979 and many more years before it finally reached the screen. The story of the musical has been covered in other posts, but here's a site with a summary and songlist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Tod...
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Sweeney Todd character on Wikipedia:
Sweeney Todd is a fictional villain/antihero. A barber and an early example of a fictional serial killer, the character appears in various English language works starting in the mid-19th century. His weapon of choice is a straight razor, with which he cuts his victims' throats; in some versions of the story Mrs. Lovett, who is variously his lover, friend, and/or accomplice and who is variously Marjorie, Sarah, Nellie, Shirley or Claudette, bakes the corpses of his victims into meat pies. He is also assisted by an unwitting servant lad named Tobias Ragg, who later aids in unmasking his crimes. In most versions of the story, Sweeney either helps or hinders (sometimes both) the love affair of a young woman, Johanna and a sailor named Mark Ingesterie or, later, Anthony Hope.
In two books, the horror and crime story writer Peter Haining argues that Sweeney Todd was a historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800. However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Tod...
So, this story is definitely not a newcomer.
a barber who slices people's throats while cutting their hair and shaving their beards, oh and he sings with Tyler Durdens girlfriend and Borat
It's about a girl who goes on a website and asks dumb questions. It's pretty lame. It ends with the girl finally just looking it up in Google and getting real annoyed at this policeman, and yet, she thought his answer was pretty good, so she gave him a thumbs up and a 10 pt. bonus.