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Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetle Juice (original title)

PG  92 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy   -  30 March 1988 (USA)
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Reviews: 259 user | 83 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com

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 | Attic | Yuppie | Car Crash | Shrunken Head  | See more »

Taglines:

In This House... If You've Seen One Ghost... You Haven't Seen Them All. 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:

1.33 : 1
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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: The photograph Lydia takes of the Maitlands would not develop that quickly; they take at least 45 seconds. See more »

Quotes

Betelgeuse: Go ahead... make my millenium.
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Connections

Referenced in WWF One Night Only (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Light Cavalry"
Written by Franz von Suppé See more »