Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

John Logan (screenplay)
Stephen Sondheim (musical) ...

Release Date:

21 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Musical | Thriller

Tagline:

Never Forget. Never Forgive.

Plot:

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Widow | Lust | Razor | Grinder

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Johnny Depp	...	Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman	...	Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall	...	Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower	...	Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly	...	Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener	...	Johanna
Ed Sanders	...	Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May	...	Baby Johanna
Ava May	...	Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman	...	Baby Johanna
Jody Halse	...	Policeman
Aron Paramor	...	Policeman
Lee Whitlock	...	Policeman

Also Known As:

Sweeney Todd (USA) (short title)
Sweeney Todd, le diabolique barbier de Fleet Street (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Svini Tod: Pakleni berberin iz ulice flit (Serbia) [sr]
Sweeney Todd (Germany) [de]
Sweeney Todd (Norway) (short title) [no]
Sweeney Todd - Ðavolji brijac Fleet Streeta (Croatia) [hr]
Sweeney Todd - A Fleet Street démoni borbélya (Hungary) [hu]
Sweeney Todd - Demonbarbereren fra Fleet Street (Norway) (poster title) [no]
Sweeney Todd - Demoniczny golibroda z Fleet Street (Poland) [pl]
Sweeney Todd - Der teuflische Barbier aus der Fleet Street (Germany) [de]
Sweeney Todd - El barbero demoníaco de la calle Fleet (Venezuela) [es]
Sweeney Todd - El barbero diabólico de la calle Fleet (Spain) [es]
Sweeney Todd - O Barbeiro Demoníaco da Rua Fleet (Brazil) [pt]
Sweeney Todd - O Terrível Barbeiro de Fleet Street (Portugal) [pt]
Sweeney Todd - O fonikos koureas tis odou Fleet (Greece) [el]
Sweeney Todd: Den Djævelske Barber fra Fleet Street (Denmark) [da]
Sweeney Todd: El barbero demoníaco de la calle Fleet (Argentina) [es]
Sweeney Todd: Fleet Sokaginin Seytan Berberi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sweeney Todd: Fleet Streeti deemonlik habemeajaja (Estonia) [et]
Sweeney Todd: Fleet Streetin paholaisparturi (Finland) [fi]
Sweeney Todd: Il diabolico barbiere di Fleet Street (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic bloody violence.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:18PL | Czech Republic:15 | Taiwan:R-18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:16 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Italy:VM14 | Israel:18 | South Africa:16LV | Greece:K-17 | USA:R (certificate #43914) (cut) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | France:-12 | Austria:14 | Denmark:15 | Spain:13 | New Zealand:R16 | Chile:18

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

DreamWorks Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Tim Burton] [Black and white stripes]Sweeney's bathing suit and Mrs Lovett's long socks.

Goofs:

Continuity: During "My Friends" the razor in Sweeney's hand goes from fully open when he first opens it to half way when he stands up, and back to fully open when he turns around. Also, his grip on it changes from fingers on the blade in the close-up to fingers on the handle only when the camera cuts to a further view.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Anthony Hope: I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders, from the Dardanelles to the mountains of Peru. But there's no place like London.
Sweeney Todd: No, there's no place like London.
Anthony Hope: [spoken] Mr. Todd?
Sweeney Todd: You are young. Life has been kind to you. You will learn.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX (#21.4)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Final Scene (Part 2)

A Conventicle of Geniuses Came Together Here

And this conventicle has brought us a glistening and irresistible nightmare. There are delicious Dickensian overtones throughout, and the look of the film itself is poetically potent. The entire mix is shockingly seductive with an unforgettable ending. Burton's humor is part and parcel of his sheer brilliance, as always, and, as always, the great Johnny Depp is intense and positively unforgettable. All performances are electric, the pace and length are perfect, and the film draws us deeper and deeper with every moment into its stunning blend of the grotesque and the undeniably beautiful. Analysing the power of a film like this is no simple matter. The whole is dazzlingly disturbing. You don't want to miss a second of it, even though the film is merciless to us and to its protagonists. It sings, it glows, it enchants, it horrifies. I want to see it again. And again. It's a brutal and shattering masterpiece.