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

previously directed Corpse Bride

Swearing revenge after having been wronged in the past, Sweeney Todd sets up a barbershop/bakery, where they serve meat pies made of people while he hones his wicked ways.

Trivia:

This is the second musical that Johnny Depp has starred in but this is the first one where he actually sings. He was only lip-syncing in Cry-Baby (1990).

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Reference: Don't Look Now

Blood forms a spiral pattern in the opening credits sequence of "Sweeney Todd". This red spiral is a recurring motif throughout "Don't Look Now". Both films also deal with self-destructive obsession.

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Quote: Sweeney Todd

I can guarantee the closest shave you'll ever know.

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Writers
	John Logan
	Stephen Sondheim
	Hugh Wheeler
	Christopher Bond

Cast
	Johnny Depp	Sweeney Todd
	Helena Bonham Carter	Mrs. Lovett
	Alan Rickman	Judge Turpin
	Jayne Wisener	Johanna
	Jamie Campbell Bower	Anthony Hope
	Timothy Spall	Beadle Bamford
	Sacha Baron Cohen	Pirelli
	Laura Michelle Kelly	Lucy Barker
	Ed Sanders	Toby Ragg
	Philip Philmar	Mr. Fogg
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Name	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
US Release	Dec. 21, 2007
UK Release	Jan. 25, 2008
AUS Release	Jan. 24, 2008
Runtime	116
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Horror Thriller Drama Musical
Theme(s)	Add a new theme extreme violence period piece
Rating	R
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