{"id":951,"date":"2013-10-25T22:32:15","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T04:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.postmoderntrashaeology.thezombified.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2014-02-08T04:33:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T10:33:41","slug":"vincent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.postmoderntrashaeology.thezombified.com\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"Vincent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Related to my earlier post (review of Vincent Price- A Daughter’s Biography<\/strong><\/a>), I’m sure most of you have seen this, but if it’s been awhile, it’s worth another view (one of the best shorts ever).<\/p>\n

In 1982, Vincent Price received a phone call from an executive at Disney<\/strong> on behalf of an animator (who was a huge fan) who had made a short about a boy who thinks he’s Vincent Price. \u00a0The executive asked if Vincent would give his blessing to it, and maybe lend his voice. \u00a0Vincent was happy to do it, and it began a collaboration that lead to his final role in Edward Scissorhands<\/em>, which came out December 1990 (and in which Vincent plays Edward’s creator, who dies before he can finish him). \u00a0It also began a friendship with director Tim Burton (who was the animator who made the short) and Johnny Depp that lasted until his death (20 years ago today). \u00a0But first there was this excellent short, Vincent <\/em>(1982):<\/p>\n