Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims.
Rating: R; for graphic bloody violence.|||adult
DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Parkes/MacDonald production ; a Zanuck Company production ; produced by John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay by John Logan ; directed by Tim Burton.
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Videodisc release of the 2007 motion picture.
Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler and the musical adaptation by Christopher Bond.
Special features: commentary by Tim Burton; "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" featurette; Sweeney Todd press conference ; Sweeney Toddy is alive: The real history of the Demon Barber; Musical mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd; Sweeney's London; The making of Sweeney Todd; Grand Guignol: a theatrical tradition; Designs for Demon Barber; A bloody business; Moviefone unscripted with Johnny Depp and Tim Burton; The razor's refrain; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jayne Wisener, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders, Anthony Head, Peter Bowles.
Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Chas Jarrett.
Blu-ray Disc, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, widescreen.
This is a Blu-ray disc and will not play in a standard DVD player.
Can be viewed dubbed in French or Spanish, or subtitled in English, French or Spanish.
