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Director:
Writers:
Michael McDowell (screenplay)
Michael McDowell (story)
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Release Date:
30 March 1988 (USA) more
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 & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Burton's true masterpiece, and one of the ten best 80s movies. more (241 total)
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)
The Maitlands (USA) (working title)
Beetlejuice el super fantasma (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
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 (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 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
Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA more
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Trivia:
Catherine O'Hara was a replacement for an ill Anjelica Huston as Delia. On the set she met her future husband, production designer Bo Welch. more
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (2005) (V) more
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Man Smart, Woman Smarter more
FAQ
What's this I hear about a ton of rewrites on the script?more
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Watching this one more time on TV yesterday reminded me of the first time I saw it all those years ago at the movies when Tim Burton was just the guy who had directed that funny Pee-wee Herman movie. Walking into 'Beetlejuice' then, without knowing anything about it, was an amazing experience. Along with 'Blade Runner', 'Blue Velvet', 'Videodrome', 'Brazil', 'Paris, Texas', 'The Terminator' and 'Repo Man' it was one of the most astonishing and memorable movies of the 1980s, an era dominated by Hollywood dreck like 'Flashdance', 'Top Gun', and 'Footloose'. The whole Bruckheimer/Simpson/Spielberg/Hughes zeitgeist that dumbed down popular movies as never before. Movies like 'Beetlejuice' were a glimmer of hope in a truly awful period.
The big question is - how does it stand up today? The answer is better than ever! In fact I would argue that 'Beetlejuice' is Tim Burton's most successful and least compromised film. Everything about it is perfect. A great cast lead by the very appealing and likable Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis as the newly dead Maitlands, a star turn by Michael Keaton as the gonzo "bio-exorcist" title character, and strong support from Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, and especially Winona Ryder (a performance that really put her on the map), as the new occupants of the Maitlands house. 'Beetlejuice' juggles gruesome, trippy and genuinely witty sequences, and ends up becoming one of the freshest and surreal movies to find a mainstream audience since the heyday of 60s/70s "head" movies. Forget Burton's more recent hit and miss big budget efforts, and try this for the real deal, Luis Bunuel meets Tex Avery meets George Romero, and then some! 'Beetlejuice' is a blast!