The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘Edward Scissorhan­ds’ house in Florida is back on the market

- By Paul Guzzo Tampa Bay Times

One of the Tampa Bay area’s most famous cinematic homes is for sale.

The house at 1774 Tinsmith Circle, on the Pasco County side of Lutz, is where Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhan­ds character stayed with the Boggs family in director Tim Burton’s 1990 movie “Edward Scissorhan­ds.”

In September 2020, Joey and Sharon Licalzi purchased the home for $230,000. They lived there, but also turned it into a museum dedicated to the fairy tale movie. They allowed fans inside for free.

Now, the 1,432 square-foothouse is back on the market for $699,900. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage, according to the real estate listing. The Pasco County Property Appraiser’s website says the house was built in 1989.

“My daughter is having twins,” Joey Licalzi said. “We need more space. I wish we didn’t have to sell.”

Licalzi has a connection to the movie. He worked at a nearby Denny’s in 1990 when a producer stopped by with an offer. The movie’s craft services department needed a kitchen at which to wash dishes and a dishwasher. He volunteere­d for the job. That’s why he wanted the house when it was for sale in 2020.

He and his wife landscaped the yard so it looked as it did in the movie. Fans and former crew members donated props — both authentic and reproduced — plus other items connected to the film.

Last year, the movie’s prop master donated an original script, an autographe­d photograph of Burton, a crew schedule, photograph­s of the constructi­on and the prototype for the paper dolls that Edward Scissorhan­ds creates in a scene from the film.

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