He Convinced Winona Ryder To Star In Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands was the first collaboration between director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, but Depp could see that the film had great potential. That's why he convinced Winona Ryder to star alongside him, even though she had already signed on for a part in The Godfather: Part III. She quit the role and followed Depp instead.
Another underrated Depp movie: The Ninth Gate
#29 Is also a Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, though no where near as good as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas