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Overview
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Release Date:
30 March 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES more
Plot:
A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 6 wins
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8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(109 articles)
Michael Keaton wants to bring back Beetlejuice
(From Monsters and Critics. 31 December 2009, 8:20 AM, PST)
Come And Join The Tea Party: A New Alice In Wonderland Banner
(From FilmShaft.com. 23 December 2009, 3:50 PM, PST)
(From Monsters and Critics. 31 December 2009, 8:20 AM, PST)
Come And Join The Tea Party: A New Alice In Wonderland Banner
(From FilmShaft.com. 23 December 2009, 3:50 PM, PST)
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AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER, EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT! (that's not just a quote)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alec Baldwin | ... | Adam Maitland | |
| Geena Davis | ... | Barbara Maitland | |
| Annie McEnroe | ... | Jane Butterfield | |
| Maurice Page | ... | Ernie | |
| Hugo Stanger | ... | Old Bill | |
| Michael Keaton | ... | Beetlejuice | |
| Rachel Mittelman | ... | Little Jane Butterfield | |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Delia Deetz | |
| J. Jay Saunders | ... | Moving Man #1 | |
| Mark Ettlinger | ... | Moving Man #2 | |
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | Charles Deetz | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Lydia Deetz | |
| Glenn Shadix | ... | Otho | |
| Patrice Martinez | ... | Receptionist | |
| Cindy Daly | ... | 3-Fingered Typist (as Cynthia Daly) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Beetlejuice (USA) (alternative spelling) (USA) (DVD title)
The Maitlands (USA) (working title)
Beetlejuice el super fantasma (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Bételgeuse (Canada: French title) [fr]
Beetlegeuse (Norway) [no]
Beetlejuice (West Germany) [de]
Beetlejuice (France) [fr]
Beetlejuice (Sweden) [sv]
Beetlejuice (Finland) [fi]
Beetlejuice - spiritello porcello (Italy) [it]
Bitelchus (Spain) [es]
Bubimir (Croatia) [hr]
Lottergeist Beetlejuice (West Germany) [de]
O skatharozoumis (Greece) [el]
Os Fantasmas se Divertem (Brazil) [pt]
Os fantasmas Divertem-se (Portugal) [pt]
Sok z zuka (Poland) [pl]
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The Maitlands (USA) (working title)
Beetlejuice el super fantasma (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Bételgeuse (Canada: French title) [fr]
Beetlegeuse (Norway) [no]
Beetlejuice (West Germany) [de]
Beetlejuice (France) [fr]
Beetlejuice (Sweden) [sv]
Beetlejuice (Finland) [fi]
Beetlejuice - spiritello porcello (Italy) [it]
Bitelchus (Spain) [es]
Bubimir (Croatia) [hr]
Lottergeist Beetlejuice (West Germany) [de]
O skatharozoumis (Greece) [el]
Os Fantasmas se Divertem (Brazil) [pt]
Os fantasmas Divertem-se (Portugal) [pt]
Sok z zuka (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
92 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Spain:T |
Ireland:15 |
South Korea:All |
France:Unrated |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
Israel:PG |
New Zealand:PG |
Norway:15 |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
Canada:PG |
Iceland:12
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Director Trademark: [Tim Burton] [TV commercials]Betelgeuse's TV commercial.
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the first dinner scene, Lydia can be seen to push her chair back to leave; she doesn't just disappear when everyone starts singing.
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Movie Connections:
References Return to Oz (1985)
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Soundtrack:
Jump in the Line (Shake Seņora)
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What's this I hear about a ton of rewrites on the script?more
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This is one of Tim Burton's best films. His sophmore effort shows the story of a married couple (the Maitlands played with good degree by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) who die accidentaly off a bridge and wind up the target for a upper-class family (including a young yet well played Winona Ryder) and a weird yet scary ghost (with the most) named Beetleguise (or Beetlejuice in a scene of laughs) played to immense complexity by Michael Keaton. Sure this plot may sound a little anti-climactic being mainly gags and not really a focused story, but so what? In a film where you see sandworms from saturn, shrimps that attach after calypso and a nut who has seen the exorcist 167 time (insert quote here), why bother with a plot. Great fun everytime I watch. Reccomendable to anyone. A