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DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street DVD Cover Art - © DreamWorks
Tagline: "Never forget. Never forgive."
Length: 116 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for graphic bloody violence
About the Movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on DVD:
Based on Stephen Sondheim's 1979 Broadway musical, this screen adaptation was directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. Set in Victorian London, the story is a macabre revenge tale centering on Sweeney Todd (Depp), a barber who was egregiously wronged by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Todd sets out to kill the judge, and this turns out to require cutting many other throats along the way. The victims are used in the meat pies sold by Mrs. Lovett (Bonham Carter). Appearing in a supporting role as a rival barber is Sacha Baron Cohen.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street DVD - Selected Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Featurettes:
- "Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber"
- "Burton Depp Carter = Todd"
- "Musical Mayhem: Sondheim's Sweeney Todd"
- "Sweeney's London"
- "The Making of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- "Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition "
- "Designs for a Demon Barber"
- "A Bloody Business"
- "The Razor's Refrain"
- Interviews:
- Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
- Sweeney Todd Press Conference, November 2007
Formats Available: Check with your video store/online rental service to see if Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is available in other formats. The above information on special features refers to the Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street DVD.
