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

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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.

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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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Beware! Sweeney Todd is coming. This Christmas. See more »


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Rated R for graphic bloody violence | See all certifications »

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21 December 2007 (USA)  »

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Sweeney Todd  »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,635,390 (USA) (21 December 2007)

Gross:

$52,882,759 (USA) (14 March 2008)
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Trivia

Pirelli is left handed, as suggested by his constant use of the hand during his contest against Sweeney Todd. See more »

Goofs

During the song Epiphany, when Sweeney Todd is walking backwards through the people, he is only imagining he's there, but when he looks down, a lady slows down and walks carefully around him. See more »

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.
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Connections

Spoofed in Hay que Hacer un Musical (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Final Scene (Part 2)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Johnny Depp
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Dark Humor Done Right
5 December 2007 | by (Cleveland, Ohio) – See all my reviews

Despite the grim expectations from the story synopsis, the film delivers gore in a surprisingly tasteful way. There are no screaming teenagers running from a lunatic; instead we get a somewhat British blend of satire, slapstick and just "wrong" humor. Although I'm not much of a Johnny Depp fan, I enjoyed his performance as well as Helena Bonham Carter's. Even the portrayal of the common clients was stunning.

Despite being generally familiar with the story, I fell into some traps expecting specific twists, yet something different (and better) being delivered. This is a model of how to do dark humor that filmmakers should and probably will follow. It is most refreshing. Don't read the story and don't read any spoilers until you've seen it.


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