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Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetle Juice (original title)

PG 92 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy  -   30 March 1988 (USA)
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A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Michael McDowell (story), Larry Wilson (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alec Baldwin ...
Geena Davis ...
Annie McEnroe Annie McEnroe ...
Maurice Page Maurice Page ...
Ernie
Hugo Stanger Hugo Stanger ...
Michael Keaton ...
Rachel Mittelman Rachel Mittelman ...
Catherine O'Hara ...
J. Jay Saunders J. Jay Saunders ...
Moving Man #1
Mark Ettlinger Mark Ettlinger ...
Moving Man #2
Jeffrey Jones ...
Winona Ryder ...
Glenn Shadix Glenn Shadix ...
Patrice Martinez ...
Receptionist
Cindy Daly Cindy Daly ...
3-Fingered Typist (as Cynthia Daly)
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Storyline

Adam and Barbara are a normal couple...who happen to be dead. They have given their precious time to decorate the house and make it their own, but unfortunately a family is moving in, and not quietly. Adam and Barbara try to scare them out, but ends up becoming the main attraction to the money making family. They call upon Beetlejuice to help, but Beetlejuice has more in mind than just helping. Written by simon  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Yuppie | Car Crash | Attic | Doubt  | See more »

Taglines:

Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Beetlejuice el super fantasma See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,000,000 (USA) (3 April 1988)

Gross:

$73,326,666 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Geffen Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

During the sequence where Adam and Barbara enter Juno's office and see her speaking to a recently deceased football team, a movie theater full of ghosts can be seen through Juno's office window. When the film was first released in theaters, the scene created the illusion that the audience were themselves being watched by the ghosts. Among the ghosts in the audience are a red skeleton and a green skeleton (identical to the ones seen in Tim Burton's later movie, Mars Attacks!), a woman with red hair, and two men in suits and Ray-Ban style sunglasses. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When the Maitlands are digging through cardboard inside the model to find Beetlejuice, one of the pieces of cardboard has "FRAGILE" written on it. If the model is a miniature you would not be able to see the whole of the word FRAGILE on one tiny piece. See more »

Quotes

Lydia: Are you the guys hiding out in the attic?
Adam: We're ghosts!
Lydia: What do you look like under there?
Adam: Aren't you scared?
Lydia: I'm not scared of sheets. Are you gross under there? Are you Night of the Living Dead under there? Like all bloody veins and pus?
Adam: Night of the what?
Lydia: Living Dead. It's a movie.
Barbara: You know, if I had seen a ghost at your age I would have been scared out of my wits.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan" (0000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Marcha funebre, Sonata Piano No. 2"
Written by Frédéric Chopin See more »