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Beetlejuice

Original title: Beetle Juice
  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    316K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    220
    6
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Michael McDowell
      • Larry Wilson
      • Warren Skaaren
    • Stars
      • Alec Baldwin
      • Geena Davis
      • Michael Keaton
    • 461User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Jack Angel, and Tony Cox in Beetlejuice (1988)
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    Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Sylvia Sidney in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Catherine O'Hara, Susan Kellermann, Adelle Lutz, and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
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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
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is Michael Keaton's favorite film of his own.
    • Goofs
      Otho's shoes when he is spray-painting the walls in the house change from fire-engine red elf-looking shoes to white trainers as he walks through the bathroom and then they change back to the red elf shoes as he enters the next room.
    • 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 reviews461

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    8/10
    Keaton the ghost with the most.
    Considering he's not in the film that much and the film is named after his character he steals the whole show when he appears front and centre. He is so good you're amazed by him I wouldn't be surprised if Jim Carrey didnt use Michael Keaton's performance as Beetlejuice as a template for his fantastical cartoon character Stanley Ipkiss in the The Mask. Love the B Movie special fx and the Shake Senora dance scene. Little peave though was Betelgeuse/Beetlejuice dilemma. Wish they explained it a bit better thought I was having a dyslexic turn kept checking after all these years in was reading the name of the film wrong, kept stopping the film to check the title. The only downfall. All in all funny and out there film. I'd just watch it for Keaton's performance.
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    • Apr 10, 2020

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    • What's this I hear about a ton of rewrites on the script?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Maitlands
    • 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
      • $74,714,720
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    Technical 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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