Todd has Toby deliver a letter to Turpin, telling him where Johanna will be brought when Anthony frees her. Creed however, goes into a speech about the Loch Ness Monster. When Michael tells him that they have discovered a murder and he is a suspect, Creed steps out under the guise of settling at his desk but is caught by the camera running back to his car and fleeing the parking lot (this is possibly an allusion to the disappearance of the "other" Creed Bratton as mentioned in "Crime Aid"). Although not much is known of Creed's origins as a child, he claimed to have been born in the United States and having a Swiss passport in the episode Lotto and recalls being born on November 1st numerous times. Returning to 1936, the barber's terrified patron runs out of the shop while still wearing a full face of shaving cream. It tells a story all by itself. Beneath this Sweeney’s vacant, sullen exterior is a man consumed with a murderous rage that threatens to burst forth every time he slowly takes a breath and is poised to speak. Creed was additionally briefly romantically involved with Meredith Palmer.[4]. In "A Benihana Christmas," he joins Karen and Pam's party and performs a real song of his, "Spinnin' N Reelin'". He also said that Roy came in "very late at night" with a sock filled with nickels and that "Cheroot" defended himself with a can of hairspray and a lighter. Then, I took her to the junket – and (Depp) greeted her like an old pal when he saw her. [2] In the United States, the Marcus Theaters Corporation was not initially planning to screen the film following its premiere, because it was unable to reach a pricing agreement with Paramount. He does seem to remember some facts, such as the funeral for the bird in the parking lot. Although the film was not an outstanding financial success in North America, it performed well worldwide, and produced a soundtrack album and DVD releases. It's certainly not the first time anyone's used it. [54] Depp won the award for Best Villain at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Time's Richard Corliss named the film one of its top ten movies of 2007, placing it fifth. Mrs. Lovatt secretly helps Mark escape. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - IMDb Todd kills Collins and hides his body in a trunk. In the same episode, Phyllis recounts her run-in with a flasher to which Creed responds with "The guy was just hanging brain; what's all the fuss?" He has a team-building meeting despite not calling for one (with dismal attendance from the office), makes an acronym chart up as he goes along, and starts calling a number of Dunder-Mifflin's clients (actually Pam disguising her voice), informing clients of various derogatory things about the company. The film stars Johnny Depp as the title character and Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett. ", In "Goodbye, Michael", Creed is seen once again using the women's restroom and is angry at Gabe for barging in (when he is trying to make his case to Erin). [7], Depp created his own image of Todd. [36], Although Sondheim was cautious of a cinematic adaptation of his musical, he was largely impressed by the results. Producer Walter Parkes stated, "All these things that could be described as difficulties could also be the movie's greatest strengths." "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" 1936 film, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_(1936_film)&oldid=973274956, Articles needing additional references from February 2017, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Graham Soutten (credited as Ben Souten) as Beadle, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 09:40. Hearing all these guys sing, I don't know if I can ever have an experience like that again. [3] Production designer Dante Ferretti created a darker, more sinister London by adapting Fleet Street and its surrounding area. The film won the award for Best Motion Picture in the Musical or Comedy genre, and Depp for his performance as Sweeney Todd. In "The Cover-Up", while Andy believes there is a conspiracy relating to faulty printers going on at Sabre, Creed mysteriously walks by him and slices his hand across his throat. "[3] When his directing career took off in the late 1980s, Burton approached Sondheim with a view to making a cinematic adaptation, but nothing came of it. [7], Depp created his own image of Todd. After this, Creed suggests to the rest of the office that he believes Pam isn't even pregnant. He thanked his fans for "sticking with [him] on this very obtuse and strange road. After the play, when Michael is confronted by the actor who played Sweeney Todd (whom Michael previously booed), Creed whispers to Michael "be cool, Michael. My daughter, my youngest daughter, really wanted me to do it for that reason – Johnny Depp was in it. Todd denounces faux-Italian barber Adolfo Pirelli's hair tonic as a fraud and humiliates him in a public shaving contest judged by Bamford. In a deleted scene, when Dwight dresses up fancily to Pretty Woman the Mall, Creed gives him a pipe and tells him to take good care of it, since it belonged to a museum. In a talking head interview, Creed gleefully says "I love stealing. Any movie is a risk, but it is nice to be able to do something like that that doesn't fit into the musical or slasher movie categories. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (also known simply as Sweeney Todd)[4] is a 2007 musical slasher film directed by Tim Burton and an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning 1979 musical of the same name. It represented his rage over what had happened. In "Casual Friday", Creed spends the day playing board games with Jim. Like the rest of the staff, Creed is aware that it was Michael's idea and jokingly gives Dwight the credit by saying "Good job kid" in which Dwight responds "Thanks old man". In the end of the episode, Michael is trying to help Creed learn how to do a cartwheel, which he performs (poorly). Teaming with Depp, his long-time alter ego, Burton makes Sweeney a smoldering dark pit of fury and hate that consumes itself. [53] Sweeney Todd further received three Oscar nominations at the 80th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role for Depp; Best Achievement in Costume Design; and Best Achievement in Art Direction, which it won. Creed was never actually hired, but walked in one day, and acted like he worked there and has been going in every day since then. Oscar declares in a talking head interview "that Creed is a very interesting guy to talk to. [3] Burton said "the studio was cool about it and they accepted it because they knew what the show was. He makes a special effort to invite Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper), whom he hopes to win back with a good performance, by buying tickets for her and Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods). Later, when the staff is arguing about the identity of the whistleblower, Creed states that he thinks they can all agree that it's either Gabe or Angela. Todd distracts him with an offer of a free grooming and murders him. Each of the characters, because a lot of them are repressed and have their emotions inside, the music was a way to let them express their feelings. The film features actor Tod Slaughter in one of his most famous roles as the barber Sweeney Todd. When she wakes, Jim explains that Creed snatched her hash browns while she was asleep on her keyboard. [28], The Deluxe Complete Edition soundtrack was released on December 18, 2007. Tim Burton masterfully stages the musical in a way that will make you think he has done this many times before. The site's critical consensus reads, "Full of pith and Grand Guignol grossness, this macabre musical is perfectly helmed and highly entertaining. I stopped caring a long time ago." In "The Coup," when Pam, at Kelly's insistence, wears a slightly more revealing shirt than is usual, Creed comes to her desk and stares at her for an awkwardly long time.