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Beetlejuice

  • 1988
  • 12
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
390K
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Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
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The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

  • Director
    • Tim Burton
  • Writers
    • Michael McDowell
    • Larry Wilson
    • Warren Skaaren
  • Stars
    • Alec Baldwin
    • Geena Davis
    • Michael Keaton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    390K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    113
    65
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Michael McDowell
      • Larry Wilson
      • Warren Skaaren
    • Stars
      • Alec Baldwin
      • Geena Davis
      • Michael Keaton
    • 564User reviews
    • 163Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Adam
    Geena Davis
    Geena Davis
    • Barbara
    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Betelgeuse
    Annie McEnroe
    Annie McEnroe
    • Jane Butterfield
    Maurice Page
    • Ernie
    Hugo Stanger
    • Old Bill
    Rachel Mittelman
    • Little Jane
    Catherine O'Hara
    Catherine O'Hara
    • Delia
    J. Jay Saunders
    J. Jay Saunders
    • Moving Man #1
    Mark Ettlinger
    • Moving Man #2
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Charles
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Lydia
    Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix
    • Otho
    Patrice Martinez
    Patrice Martinez
    • Receptionist
    Cindy Daly
    • 3-Fingered Typist
    • (as Cynthia Daly)
    Douglas Turner
    • Char Man
    Carmen Filpi
    Carmen Filpi
    • Messenger
    Simmy Bow
    • Janitor
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Michael McDowell
      • Larry Wilson
      • Warren Skaaren
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is Michael Keaton's favorite film of his own.
    • Goofs
      All the people in the waiting room and in the office are in the same condition as when they died and the way they died is shown clearly. However, the Maitlands, who were drowned, are not wet. This was an artistic decision so that the actors would not have to constantly wear wet clothing.
    • Quotes

      Adam: What are your qualifications?

      Beetlejuice: Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified?

    • Crazy credits
      The Geffen Company logo is accompanied by a ghoulish version of the Banana Boat song (sung by the film's composer Danny Elfman).
    • Alternate versions
      A workprint of the film surfaced with some added/alternate scenes. This version of the film runs around 2 minutes shorter than the theater release, has a few extra scenes and is missing some others, is in black and white, and has a time-code on the bottom. This version has 4 major differences: Alternate scene: The scene were Adam attempts to leave the house after him and his wife die is different. Instead of a desert he sees empty darkness filled with rolling cogs. Extra Scenes: There is an added scene were Lydia is developing the pictures she took of Adam and Barbra. Then after her mother yells at her and blames her for cutting holes in her sheets Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her dad the pictures are real. There is more to the scene where the adults search the attic for the ghosts were we see the desert monster trying to eat Adam and Barbra as they hang from the attic window. Finally there is an extra 2 minute scene at the end were we see Lydia riding her bike home from school and her parents talking to Jane on the phone telling her they do not want to sell the house. Lydia's dancing scene is shorter in this version, and there is no scene with Beetlejuice in the waiting room. The film ends with a final exterior shot of the house.
    • Connections
      Edited into Terror Toons (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Day-O
      Traditional, lyrics by William A. Attaway and Irving Burgie

      [Incorrectly credited as written by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie (as Lord Burgess)]

      Performed by Harry Belafonte

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews564

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    10/10

    AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER, EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT! (that's not just a quote)

    This is one of Tim Burton's best films. His sophomore effort shows the story of a married couple (the Maitlands played with good degree by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) who die accidentally 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 every time I watch. Reccomendable to anyone.
    • Quinoa1984
    • Sep 26, 2000
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1988 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beetlejuice, el superfantasma
    • Filming locations
      • East Corinth, Vermont, USA(Winter River, CT)
    • Production company
      • The Geffen Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $74,664,632
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,030,897
      • Apr 3, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $74,852,535
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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