who is edward?
He is an artificial humanoid who is an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands.
Edward Scissorhands
 an artificial humanoid 
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Edward Scissorhands [SEP] Introduction
Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American fantasy romance film directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton. Johnny Depp plays an artificial humanoid named Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands. The young man is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Additional roles were played by Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price and Alan Arkin. Burton conceived "Edward Scissorhands" from his childhood upbringing in suburban Burbank, California.