Actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton are cinematic peanut butter and jelly. This weekend’s “Dark Shadows” — a comedic take on the 1970s vampire series — marks the eighth film the two have collaborated on.
Burton, the wonderful and weird auteur that he is, has pretty much made Depp his alter ego, especially in recent years. As we look back on Depp’s characters in Burton films, let’s see just how quirky they can be.
Ed Wood
Release year: 1994
Depp character: Blissfully unaware bad director who cross-dresses
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 2
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: No
Overall ranking: 1
Edward Scissorhands
Release year: 1990
Depp character: Gentle, scissor-handed young man
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 5
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: No
Overall ranking: 2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Release year: 2007
Depp character: Simple, eventually murderous barber of the title
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 4
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: Yes
Overall ranking: 3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Release year: 2005
Depp character: Reclusive candyman Willy Wonka
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 1
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: Yes
Overall ranking: 4
Corpse Bride
Release year: 2005
Depp character: Inadvertent dead-person marry-er Victor Van Dort
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 6
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: Yes
Overall ranking: 5
Sleepy Hollow
Release year: 1999
Depp character: Mousy schoolteacher Ichabod Crane
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 7
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: No
Overall ranking: 6
Alice in Wonderland
Release year: 2010
Depp character: Nutty tea fan the Mad Hatter
Depp Quirk-o-Meter ranking: 3
Is Helena Bonham Carter in it?: Yes
Overall ranking: 7
