Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie (2007)
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA 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.
In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy swallowed arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family.
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Storyline
In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy swallowed arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family.
Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:56 hours
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical
- Director: Tim Burton
- Writer: John Logan (screenplay), Hugh Wheeler (musical), Christopher Bond (musical adaptation)
- Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
- Language: English, Italian
- Country: USA, UK
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 72 nominations
- Production Company: DreamWorks/Paramount Studios
- Box Office: $52,900,000
- ASIN: B0013D8LOK
- Year Released: 2007
- Release Date: Dec 20, 2007
- DVD Date: Mar 31, 2008
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