The many Lydias

As for Delia’s stepdaughter Lydia Deetz, plenty of young actresses were in the running before Burton settled on Winona Ryder.

Lori Loughlin, Diane Lane, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields, Justine Bateman, Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly had been approached for the part, though all turned down the role.

Juliette Lewis auditioned, but Ryder managed to secure the gig after the director watched her impressive performance in the 1986 rom-com ‘Lucas’.