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'{{short description|1988 film by Tim Burton}} {{about|the film|the star|Betelgeuse|other uses}} {{Use American English|date = March 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Beetlejuice | image = Beetlejuice (1988 film poster).png | image_size = | caption = Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey | director = [[Tim Burton]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Michael Bender * [[Larry Wilson (screenwriter)|Larry Wilson]] * Richard Hashimoto }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]] * [[Warren Skaaren]] }} | story = {{Plainlist| * Michael McDowell * Larry Wilson }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Alec Baldwin]] * [[Geena Davis]] * [[Jeffrey Jones]] * [[Catherine O'Hara]] * [[Winona Ryder]] * [[Michael Keaton]] }}<!--Keaton is placed last on the poster block--> | music = [[Danny Elfman]] | cinematography = [[Thomas E. Ackerman]] | editing = Jane Kurson | studio = [[The Geffen Company]] | distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] | released = {{Film date|1988|03|30}} | runtime = 92 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $15 million | gross = $74.3 million<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0094721/ |title=Beetlejuice (1988) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=April 3, 2018}}</ref> }} <!-- Per consensus on the talk page of this article, the name of the character in this article will be spelled "Beetlejuice" throughout for consistency, being well aware that the film itself is not consistent on its usage. --> '''''Beetlejuice''''' is a 1988 American [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/beetlejuice-v4624 |work=Allmovie |title=Beetlejuice (1988) |accessdate=2012-10-06 |last=Erickson |first=Hal |author-link=Hal Erickson (author)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23709652/beetlejuice-horror-movie-review/ |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |title=Beetlejuice Is a Horror-Fantasy-Comedy Hybrid Above All Categorization|accessdate=2018-11-10 |last=Nero |first=Dom}}</ref> directed by [[Tim Burton]], produced by [[the Geffen Company]], and distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. The plot revolves around a recently deceased couple ([[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Geena Davis]]) who become ghosts haunting their former home, and an obnoxious, devious poltergeist named Betelgeuse (pronounced and occasionally spelled Beetlejuice in the movie and portrayed by [[Michael Keaton]]) from the Netherworld who tries to scare away the new inhabitants ([[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Jeffrey Jones]], and [[Winona Ryder]]). ''Beetlejuice'' was a critical and commercial success, grossing US$73.7 million from a budget of US$15 million. It won the [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Academy Award for Best Makeup]] and three [[Saturn Award]]s: [[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|Best Horror Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]], and [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Sylvia Sidney]]. The film's success spawned an [[Beetlejuice (TV series)|animated television series]], video games, and a 2018 [[Beetlejuice (musical)|stage musical]]. ==Plot== <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for featured film articles should be 400-700 words. --> Married couple Barbara and Adam Maitland live in an idyllic [[Connecticut]] country home in Winter River. Barbara's cousin Jane Butterfield, a pushy real estate agent, hounds them to sell their large home but they refuse. While driving home from a trip to the hardware store, they swerve to avoid a dog and their car plunges into the river. When the two return home they find they cannot remember how they got back, having no recollection of the event, and when Adam attempts to leave the house he steps into an alien desert with monstrous sand-worms. They find a book titled ''Handbook for the Recently Deceased'' and realize they drowned in the crash and are trapped haunting their house. Jane sells their home to the Deetz family, from [[New York City]]: Charles, a former [[real estate development|real estate developer]]; his second wife Delia, a sculptor; and his teenage [[Goth subculture|goth]] daughter Lydia, from his first marriage. With her [[interior design]]er Otho, Delia makes plans to renovate the house. The Maitlands attempt to frighten the family away but fail because they cannot be seen and take refuge in the attic. A spectre named Betelgeuse (pronounced Beetlejuice) sends the two advertisements promoting himself as a "bio-[[exorcist]]". Consulting the handbook, the Maitlands open a door to the netherworld and discover that the afterlife is structured according to a complex bureaucracy. Their [[Caseworker (social work)|caseworker]], Juno, informs them it is for them to get the Deetzes out if they want them gone. The two inquire about Betelgeuse and Juno explains he was her former assistant who became a freelancer, and warns that he is a troublemaker and they should not seek his help. [[File:Beetlejuice sign at the Neon Museum - Dec 2019 - Stierch.jpg|thumb|Beetlejuice's sign as part of ''[[Lost Vegas: Tim Burton]]'']] The Maitlands return to their house and meet Lydia, who is able to see them due to her strange nature and has read and understood the ''Handbook''; the three become friends but the Maitlands still want to remove the Deetzes. They summon Betelgeuse, but his crude personality convinces them they made a mistake and they refuse to work with him. The Maitlands attempt to frighten the Deetzes at a dinner party, but their actions only amuse them and the Deetzes search the attic, and Otho takes the ''Handbook''. Betelgeuse manifests as a monstrous [[snake]] and attacks them until the Maitlands order him back. Juno summons the Maitlands and reprimands them, as their subpar hauntings and summoning of Betelgeuse are providing proof of the afterlife to the living, and orders them to get rid of the Deetzes. The two cannot bring themselves to scare Lydia and decide to allow the family to stay. Charles has the idea to turn the town into a [[tourist trap]] themed around the supernatural and convinces his former boss Maxie Dean to visit, and Maxie demands proof of the supernatural. Using the handbook, Otho summons Adam and Barbara, but they begin to decay and he realizes what he thought was a [[séance]] was actually an [[exorcism]]. Lydia asks Betelgeuse for help and he agrees on the condition she marry him so he can be freed to enter the mortal world; she agrees and summons him. Betelgeuse stops the exorcism and disposes of Maxie, his wife, Sarah in a [[High striker]] game and Otho, then summons a ghastly [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] to wed Lydia. The Maitlands intervene before the ceremony is completed, with Barbara riding a sandworm through the house to devour Betelgeuse. The Maitlands and the Deetzes agree to live in the house in harmony, and Lydia becomes more socially-adjusted from her friendship with them as she attends school. Meanwhile in the afterlife, Betelgeuse impatiently sits in the afterlife waiting room, waiting to be called in. He steals the number of a [[witch doctor]] who is to be called in next, and in response, the witch doctor angrily shrinks his head in retaliation. ==Cast== {{Cast listing| * [[Michael Keaton]] as Betelgeuse (pronounced Beetlejuice) * [[Alec Baldwin]] as Adam Maitland * [[Geena Davis]] as Barbara Maitland * [[Jeffrey Jones]] as Charles Deetz * [[Catherine O'Hara]] as Delia Deetz * [[Winona Ryder]] as Lydia Deetz * [[Sylvia Sidney]] as Juno * [[Robert Goulet]] as Maxie Dean * [[Dick Cavett]] as Bernard * [[Glenn Shadix]] as Otho * [[Annie McEnroe]] as Jane Butterfield * [[Tony Cox (actor)|Tony Cox]] as Preacher **[[Jack Angel]] (voice) }} ==Production== ===Development=== The financial success of ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' (1985) made Burton a "[[Bankable star|bankable]]" director, and he began working on a script for ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' with [[Sam Hamm]]. While Warner Bros. was willing to pay for the script's development, they were less willing to [[green-light]] ''Batman''.<ref name=Batman>{{cite book |last1=Salisbury |first1=Mark |last2=Burton |first2=Tim |author-link2=Tim Burton |title =Burton on Burton |publisher =[[Faber and Faber]] |year =2006 |page =54 |isbn = 0-571-22926-3 |ref=harv}}</ref> Meanwhile, Burton had begun reading the scripts that had been sent his way, and was disheartened by their lack of imagination and originality, one of them being ''[[Hot to Trot]]''. [[David Geffen]] handed Burton the script for ''Beetlejuice'', written by McDowell (who wrote the script for "The Jar", an episode of ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' directed by Burton).<ref name=Batman/> Wilson was brought on board to continue rewriting work with McDowell, though Burton replaced McDowell and Wilson with Skaaren due to creative differences. Burton's original choice for Betelgeuse was [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], but Geffen suggested Keaton. Burton was unfamiliar with Keaton's work, but was quickly convinced.{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=55–7}} Burton cast Ryder upon seeing her in ''[[Lucas (film)|Lucas]]''. O'Hara quickly signed on, while Burton claimed it took a lot of time to convince other cast members to sign, as "they didn't know what to think of the weird script."{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=58–60}} ''Beetlejuice''{{'}}s budget was US$15 million, with just US$1 million given over to visual effects work. Considering the scale and scope of the effects, which included [[stop motion]], replacement animation, prosthetic makeup, puppetry and [[Chroma key|blue screen]], it was always Burton's intention to make the style similar to the [[B movie]]s he grew up with as a child. "I wanted to make them look cheap and purposely fake-looking", Burton remarked.{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=61–6}} Burton had wanted to hire [[Anton Furst]] as production designer after being impressed with his work on ''[[The Company of Wolves]]'' (1984) and ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' (1987), though Furst was committed to ''[[High Spirits (film)|High Spirits]]'', a choice he later regretted.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hughes |first= David |title=Comic Book Movies |isbn=0-7535-0767-6 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |page = 38 |year=2003}}</ref> He hired [[Bo Welch]], his future collaborator on ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990) and ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992). The [[test screening]]s were met with positive feedback and prompted Burton to film an epilogue featuring Betelgeuse foolishly angering a witch doctor.{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=64–6}} Warner Bros. disliked the title ''Beetlejuice'' and wanted to call the film ''House Ghosts''. As a joke, Burton suggested the name ''Scared Sheetless'' and was horrified when the studio actually considered using it.{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=68–9}} Exterior shots were filmed in [[East Corinth, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/2013/02/20/famous-fictional-new-england-locales/gnWtJIWaeGbmmtjjIGzAXO/story.html?pg=15 |title=15 famous fictional New England locales - A&E |website=[[Boston.com]] |date=2013-02-20 |accessdate=2013-03-06}}</ref> ===Writing=== McDowell's original script is far less comedic and much darker; the Maitlands' car crash is depicted graphically, with Barbara's arm being crushed and the couple screaming for help as they slowly drown in the river.<ref name=2nddraft>{{cite web |last=McDowell |first=Michael |author-link=Michael McDowell (author) |title=Beetle Juice (2nd Draft) | url=http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/beetlejuice_mcdowell.html |website=Dailyscript.com|accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> A reference to this remained, as Barbara remarks that her arm feels frozen upon returning home as a ghost.<ref>Burton, Tim (1988). ''Beetlejuice.'' Warner Bros. Studios.</ref> Instead of possessing the Deetzes and forcing them to dance during dinner, the Maitlands cause a vine-patterned carpet to come to life and attack the Deetzes by tangling them to their chairs. The character of Betelgeuse—envisioned by McDowell as a winged demon, who takes on the form of a short Middle Eastern man–is also intent on killing the Deetzes rather than scaring them, and wanted sex from Lydia instead of wanting to marry her. In this version of the script, Betelgeuse only needs to be exhumed from his grave to be summoned, after which he is free to wreak havoc; he cannot be summoned or controlled by saying his name three times, and wanders the world freely, appearing to torment different characters in different manifestations. McDowell's script also featured a second Deetz child, nine-year-old Cathy, the only person able to see the Maitlands and the subject of Betelgeuse's homicidal wrath in the film's climax, during which he mutilates her while in the form of a rabid squirrel before revealing his true form.<ref name=2nddraft /> In another version of the script, the film was to have concluded with the Maitlands, Deetzes, and Otho conducting an exorcism ritual that destroys Betelgeuse, and the Maitlands transforming into miniature versions of themselves and moving into Adam's model of their home, which they refurbish to look like their house before the Deetzes moved in. Co-author and producer Larry Wilson has talked about the negative reaction to McDowell's original script at [[Universal Studios|Universal]] where he was employed at the time: {{quote|I won't name names here, but I worked at Universal Studios at the time. I was director of development for the director [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]. I had a very good relationship with a very prominent executive at Universal. He liked me, and he liked what I was doing with Walter, and the material I was bringing in. I gave him ''Beetlejuice'' to read, and I gave it to him on a Friday, and on Monday his assistant called me and said well, he wants to meet with you. My initial reaction was wow! He'd read it. He must have loved it or he wouldn't have wanted to see me so soon. But I went into his office, and he literally said "what are you doing with your career?" "This piece of weirdness, this is what you're going to go out into the world with? You're developing into a very good executive. You've got great taste in material. Why are you going to squander all that for this piece of shit", was basically what he was saying. It goes to show, right? Shortly after that, we sold it to the Geffen Company.<ref>Brew, Simon (2014). [https://denofgeek.com/movies/larry-wilson/32611/larry-wilson-interview-cindy-beetlejuice-sequels-aliens ''Larry Wilson interview: Cindy, Beetlejuice, sequels, Aliens''], Den of Geek, 23 October 2014</ref>}} Skaaren's rewrite drastically shifted the film's tone, eliminating the graphic nature of the Maitlands' deaths while depicting the afterlife as a complex bureaucracy.<ref name=Skaaren>{{cite web |last=Skaaren |first=Warren |author-link=Warren Skaaren |title=Beetle Juice |url=http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/beetlejuice_skaaren_.html |website=Dailyscript.com |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> Skaaren's rewrite also altered McDowell's depiction of the limbo that keeps Barbara and Adam trapped inside of their home; in McDowell's script, it takes the form of a massive void filled with giant clock gears that shred the fabric of time and space as they move. Skaaren had Barbara and Adam encounter different limbos every time they leave their home, including the "clock world", and the Sandworm's world, identified as Saturn's moon Titan. Skaaren also introduced the ''[[leitmotif]]'' of music accompanying Barbara and Adam's ghostly hijinks, although his script specified [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] tunes instead of [[Harry Belafonte]],<ref name=Skaaren /> and was to have concluded with Lydia dancing to "[[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]". Skaaren's first draft retained some of the more sinister characteristics of McDowell's Betelgeuse, but toned down the character to make him a troublesome pervert rather than blatantly murderous. Betelgeuse's true form was that of the Middle Eastern man, and much of his dialogue was written in [[African American Vernacular English]]. This version concluded with the Deetzes returning to New York and leaving Lydia in the care of the Maitlands, who, with Lydia's help, transform the exterior of their home into a stereotypical haunted house while returning the interior to its previous state. It also would have featured deleted scenes such as the real-estate agent, Jane, trying to convince the Deetzes to allow her to sell the house for them (having sold it to them in the first place—Charles and Delia decline), and a revelation on how Beetlejuice had died centuries earlier (that he had attempted to hang himself while drunk, only to mess it up and died slowly choking to death, rather than quickly by snapping his neck) and wound-up working for Juno before striking it out on his own as a "[[Freelancer|free-lance]] Bio-[[Exorcist]]". Retrospectively, McDowell was impressed at how many people made the connection between the film's title and the star [[Betelgeuse]].<ref name=schaaf>{{cite book |last=Schaaf |first=Fred |year=2008 |title=The Brightest Stars |chapter=Betelgeuse |pages=175–76 |publisher=Wiley |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |isbn=978-0-471-70410-2}}</ref> He added that the writers and producers had received a suggestion the sequel be named ''Sanduleak -69 202'' after [[Sanduleak -69 202|the former star]] of [[SN 1987A]]. ===Filming=== While the setting is the fictional village of Winter River, [[Connecticut]], all outdoor scenes were filmed in East Corinth, a village in the [[New England town#Characteristics of the New England town system|town]] of [[Corinth, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/2013/02/20/famous-fictional-new-england-locales/gnWtJIWaeGbmmtjjIGzAXO/story.html?pg=15 |title=15 famous fictional New England locales |author=Staff writers |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2013-02-20 |access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> Interiors were filmed at [[The Culver Studios]] in [[Culver City]], California. [[Principal photography]] began on March 11, 1987. ===Soundtrack=== {{Infobox album | name = Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | type = soundtrack | artist = [[Danny Elfman]] and [[Harry Belafonte]] | cover = | alt = | released = 1988 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Soundtrack | length = 36:00 | label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] | producer = Geffen Studios | chronology = [[Danny Elfman]] | prev_title = [[Breakfast Machine|Pee-wee's Big Adventure]] | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = [[Batman (score)|Batman]] | next_year = 1989 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beetlejuice-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000196043 |title=Danny Elfman: Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |website=[[Allmusic.com]] |accessdate=2014-10-17}}</ref> | rev2 = [[Filmtracks.com|Filmtracks]] | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/beetlejuice.html |title=Beetlejuice (Danny Elfman)| date=1999-03-01 |publisher=[[Filmtracks.com]] |accessdate=2011-08-10}}</ref> | noprose = }} The ''Beetlejuice'' soundtrack, first released in 1988 on LP, CD, and cassette tape, features most of the score (written and arranged by [[Danny Elfman]]) from the film. Geffen reissued the original 1988 soundtrack on vinyl in 2015, and then was later re-mastered and pressed to vinyl by [[Waxwork Records]] in 2019 for the 30th anniversary of Beetlejuice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/beetlejuice-ost|title=Beetlejuice OST (30th anniversary)|location=Starburst Magazine|author=Spacek, Nick|date=1 January 2019|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> The soundtrack features two original recordings performed by [[Harry Belafonte]] used in the film: "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]" and "[[Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)]]". Two other vintage Belafonte recordings that appeared in the film are absent from the soundtrack: "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" and "Sweetheart from Venezuela". The soundtrack entered the Billboard 200 albums chart the week ending June 25, 1988, at #145, peaking two weeks later at #118 and spending a total of six weeks on the chart. This was after the film had already fallen out of the top 10 and before the video release later in October. "Day-O" received a fair amount of airplay at the time in support of the soundtrack. The complete score (with the Belafonte tracks included) was released in both the DVD and the Blu-ray as an isolated music track in the audio settings menu; this version of the audio track consists entirely of "clean" musical cues, uninterrupted by dialogue or sound effects. ==Reception== ===Box office=== ''Beetlejuice'' opened theatrically in the United States on March 30, 1988, earning US$8,030,897 in its opening weekend. The film eventually grossed US$73,707,461 in North America. ''Beetlejuice'' was a financial success,<ref>{{cite web |url =https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beetlejuice.htm |title = Beetlejuice |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate = 2008-04-03}}</ref> recouping its US$15 million budget, and was the 10th-highest grossing film of 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title= Roger Rabbit' Hops to Box-Office Top; 'Coming to America' Hits 2nd |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1989-01-05 |url= https://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-05/entertainment/ca-271_1_box-office-information |accessdate=2010-10-26 |first=Nina J. |last=Easton |author-link=Nina Easton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm |title = 1988 Yearly Box Office Results |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate = 2008-04-03}}</ref> ===Critical response=== ''Beetlejuice'' was met with a mostly positive response. Based on 59 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Beetlejuice'' received an 85% overall approval rating with a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] of 7.21/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Brilliantly bizarre and overflowing with ideas, ''Beetlejuice'' offers some of Michael Keaton's most deliciously manic work - and creepy, funny fun for the whole family."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/beetlejuice/|title=Beetlejuice |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=October 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 18 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://metacritic.com/movie/beetle-juice| title = Beetlejuice (1988): Reviews | work = [[Metacritic]] | accessdate = 2019-03-23}}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a B on a grade scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= BEETLEJUICE (1988) B |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018 |access-date= August 30, 2019 }}</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] referred to the film as a "comedy classic",{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| pp=68-9}} while [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] of ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' gave a highly positive review. Rosenbaum felt ''Beetlejuice'' carried originality and creativity that did not exist in other films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenbaum |first=Jonathan |author-link= Jonathan Rosenbaum |url=http://onfilm.chicagoreader.com/movies/capsules/839_BEETLEJUICE.html |title = Beetlejuice |work = [[Chicago Reader]] |date = 1988-04-01 |accessdate = 2008-04-04}}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "a farce for our time" and wished Keaton could have received more screen time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby | title = ''Beetle Juice'' is Pap For The Eyes |work = [[The New York Times]] |date = 1988-05-08 }}</ref> [[Desson Thomson|Desson Howe]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' felt ''Beetlejuice'' had "the perfect balance of bizarreness, comedy and horror".<ref>{{cite news |last=Howe |first=Desson |author-link=Desson Howe |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/beetlejuicepghowe_a0b155.htm |title = Beetle Juice |work =[[The Washington Post]] |date = 1988-04-01 |accessdate = 2008-04-04}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''The New York Times'' gave the film a negative review, stating that the film "tries anything and everything for effect, and only occasionally manages something marginally funny" and "is about as funny as a shrunken head".<ref>{{cite news| last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link= Janet Maslin| title = Beetlejuice (1988) |work = [[The New York Times]] |date = 1988-03-08 }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film two out of four stars, writing that he "would have been more interested if the screenplay had preserved their [Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis] sweet romanticism and cut back on the slapstick". For Keaton's character, Ebert called him "unrecognizable behind pounds of makeup" and stated that "his scenes don't seem to fit with the other action".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beetlejuice-1988 |title = Beetlejuice |work = [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date = 1988-03-30 |accessdate = 2010-06-13}}</ref> ===Accolades=== At the [[61st Academy Awards]], ''Beetlejuice'' won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]], ([[Steve La Porte]], [[Ve Neill]] and [[Robert Short (make-up artist)|Robert Short]].)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp |title=Oscar winners 1988 (61st): Makeup |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=2015-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194626/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> while the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] nominated the film with [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Makeup|Makeup]] at the [[42nd British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1988&category=Film&award=Achievement+in+Special+Effects |title = Achievement in Special Effects: 1988 |publisher= [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |accessdate = 2010-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1988&category=Film&award=Make-Up+Artist |title = Make-Up Artist: 1988 |publisher= [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] | accessdate = 2010-06-13}}</ref> ''Beetlejuice'' won Best Horror Film and Best Make-up at the 1988 Saturn Awards. Sidney also won the Saturn for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Juno, and the film received five other nominations: [[Saturn Award for Best Direction|Direction]] for Burton, [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Writing]] for McDowell and Skaaren, [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Keaton, [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Music]] for Elfman and [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Special Effects]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#film |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |accessdate=2010-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404160758/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=April 4, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> ''Beetlejuice'' was nominated for the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1989-hugo-awards/ |title=1989 Hugo Awards |publisher=[[Hugo Award|The Hugo Awards]] |accessdate=2010-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612033831/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1989-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Beetlejuice'' was 88th in the [[American Film Institute]]'s list of [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs|Best Comedies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/laughs.aspx |title=AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS |work=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=2008-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615021804/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/laughs.aspx |archive-date=June 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}}</ref> ==Cancelled sequel== In 1990, Burton hired [[Jonathan Gems]] to write a sequel titled ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian''.{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006|p=145}} "Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of [[German Expressionism]], because they're totally wrong together," Gems said.<ref name=Gems/> The story followed the Deetz family moving to Hawaii, where Charles is developing a resort. They soon discover that his company is building on the burial ground of an ancient Hawaiian [[Kahuna]]. The spirit comes back from the afterlife to cause trouble, and Beetlejuice becomes a hero by winning a surf contest with magic. Keaton and Ryder agreed to do the film, on the condition that Burton directed, but both he and Keaton became distracted with ''[[Batman Returns]]''.<ref name=Gems>{{cite journal|last=Ferrante|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony C. Ferrante|date=March 1997|title=Hidden Gems|journal=[[Fangoria]]|pages=53–56}}</ref> Burton was still interested in ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian'' in early 1991. Impressed with [[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]]' work on ''[[Heathers]]'', Burton approached him for a rewrite. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for ''Batman Returns''.<ref name=beetle>{{cite journal|last=Sloane|first=Judy|title=Daniel Waters on Writing|date=August 1995|journal=[[Film Review (magazine)|Film Review]]|pages=67–69}}</ref> By August 1993, producer [[David Geffen]] hired [[Pamela Norris]] (''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'') to rewrite.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brodie |first=John |url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/news/twentieth-norris-clay-ink-pact-109942/|title=Twentieth, Norris-Clay ink pact|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 26, 1993|accessdate=May 26, 2008}}</ref> Warner Bros. approached [[Kevin Smith]] in 1996 to rewrite the script, though Smith turned down the offer in favor of ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]]''. Smith later joked that his response was "Didn't we say all we needed to say in the first ''Beetlejuice''? Must we go tropical?"<ref>{{cite video|title=[[An Evening With Kevin Smith]]|type= DVD|publisher=[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]|year=2002}}</ref> In March 1997, Gems released a statement saying "The ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian'' script is still owned by [[The Geffen Company]] and it will likely never get made. You really couldn't do it now anyway. Winona is too old for the role, and the only way they could make it would be to totally recast it."<ref name=Gems/> {| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" | style="text-align: left;" | "I don't wanna be the guy that destroys the legacy and the memory of the first film; I would rather die. I would rather just not make it, I'd rather just throw the whole thing away than make something that pays no respect and doesn't live up even close to the legacy of the first film." |- | style="text-align: left;" | — Writer Seth Grahame-Smith<ref name=collider/> |} In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], who collaborated with Burton on ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' and ''[[Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter]]'', to write and produce a sequel to ''Beetlejuice''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=KatzSmith Duo Makes First-Look Warner Bros Deal; Will Bring 'Beetlejuice' Back From Dead|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/katzsmith-duo-makes-first-look-warner-bros-deal-will-bring-beetlejuice-back-from-dead/|date=September 6, 2011|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref> Grahame-Smith signed on with the intention of doing "a story that is worthy of us actually doing this for real, something that is not just about cashing in, is not just about forcing a remake or a reboot down someone's throat." He was also adamant that Keaton would return and that Warner Bros. would not recast the role. Burton and Keaton have not officially signed on but will return if the script is good enough.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ary|first=John|url=https://aintitcool.com/node/55824/|title=John Ary With A Brief Snippet Of Info Re: Beetlejuice 2 Via Writer Seth Grahame-Smith!!|work=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|date=May 17, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522005333/https://aintitcool.com/node/55824|archive-date=May 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Grahame-Smith met with Keaton in February 2012, "We talked for a couple of hours and talked about big picture stuff. It's a priority for Warner Bros. It's a priority for Tim. [Michael's] been wanting to do it for 20 years and he'll talk to anybody about it who will listen."<ref>{{cite web|last=Turek|first=Ryan|url = http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165575-michael-keaton-meets-about-beetlejuice-2-seth-grahame-smith-offers-update|title=Michael Keaton Meets About Beetlejuice 2, Seth Grahame-Smith Offers Update|website=[[Shock Till You Drop]]|date=February 11, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref> The story will be set in a real time frame from 1988; "This will be a true 26 or 27 years later sequel. What's great is that for Beetlejuice {{sic}}, time means nothing in the afterlife, but the world outside is a different story."<ref name=collider>{{cite web |last=Chitwood|first=Adam | url = https://collider.com/seth-grahame-smith-beetlejuice-sequel/153065/|title=Seth Grahame-Smith Gives Update on Beetlejuice Sequel; Says Film Will Be a True Sequel Set 26 or 27 Years After the Original|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=March 17, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref> In November 2013, Ryder hinted at a possible return for the sequel as well by saying, "I'm kind of sworn to secrecy but it sounds like it might be happening. It's 27 years later. And I have to say, I love Lydia Deetz so much. She was such a huge part of me. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later." Ryder confirmed that she would only consider making a sequel if Burton and Keaton were involved.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Andrew|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/18/exclusive-winona-ryder-on-beetlejuice-2-looks-like-it-s-happening-with-burton-keaton-and-ryder.html|title=Winona Ryder on'Beetlejuice 2': 'Might Be Happening' With Burton, Keaton, and Ryder|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=November 18, 2013|accessdate=November 27, 2013}}</ref> In December 2014, Burton stated, "It's a character that I love and I miss actually working with Michael. There's only one Betelgeuse. We're working on a script and I think it's probably closer than ever and I'd love to work with him again."<ref>{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Edward|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/392099-exclusive-tim-burton-thinks-theyre-closer-than-ever-to-beetlejuice-sequel|title=Exclusive: Tim Burton Thinks Beetlejuice 2 is Closer Than Ever|date=December 14, 2014|website=[[ComingSoon.net]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref> In January 2015, writer Grahame-Smith told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that the script was finished and that he and Burton intended to start filming ''Beetlejuice 2'' by the end of the year, and that both Keaton and Ryder would return in their respective roles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/01/16/beetlejuice-2-something-wicked-gremlins-seth-grahame-smith/3|title='Beetlejuice' 2, 'Something Wicked,' 'Gremlins,' vampires galore: Seth Grahame-Smith's 2015 to-do list|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 16, 2015|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'', Ryder confirmed she would be reprising her role in the sequel.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Beetlejuice 2' Is Really Happening, Says Winona Ryder|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/beetlejuice-2-sequel-winona-ryder-tim-burton-michael-keaton-1201567607/|accessdate=September 13, 2015|first=Mannie|last=Holmes|magazine=Variety|date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> In May 2016, Burton stated, "It's something that I really would like to do in the right circumstances, but it's one of those films where it has to be right. It's not a kind of a movie that cries out [for a sequel], it's not the ''Beetlejuice'' trilogy. So it's something that if the elements are right—because I do love the character and Michael's amazing as that character, so yeah we'll see. But there's nothing concrete yet."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-update-tim-burton/|title=Beetlejuice 2: Tim Burton Gives Update on Sequel|website=Collider|date=May 10, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref> In October 2017, Mike Vukadinovich was hired to re-write the script.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anita Busch |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/beetlejuice-2-new-writer-mike-vukadinovich-warner-bros-tim-burton-1202184970/ |title='Beetlejuice 2' Pushes Forward With New Writer At Warner Bros. – Deadline |publisher=Deadline.com |date=2017-10-12 |accessdate=2019-10-07}}</ref> In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/02/beetlejuice-sequel-tim-burton-michael-keaton/3337292002/|title=Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice' sequel is stuck in the afterlife waiting room|website=[[USA Today]]|date=April 2, 2019|accessdate=April 9, 2019}}</ref> ==In other media== ===Animated series=== {{Main|Beetlejuice (TV series)}} Due to the film's financial success, a ''Beetlejuice'' animated television series was created for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The series ran for four seasons (the final season airing on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), lasting from September 9, 1989 to December 6, 1991. Burton served as [[executive producer]].{{sfn|Salisbury|Burton|2006| p=100}} The character of Beetlejuice was later prominently featured in the ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'' episode "Ghost with the Most," which aired in October 2020 as part of [[List of Teen Titans Go! episodes#Season 6 (2019–20)|the show's sixth season]]. In this appearance, he was voiced by [[Alex Brightman]], who originated the role in [[Beetlejuice (musical)|the Broadway musical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-teen-titans-goghost-with-the-most/|title=Review: Teen Titans Go!“Ghost With the Most”|first=David|last=King|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Alex-Brightman-Plays-an-Animated-BEETLEJUICE-On-Last-Nights-TEEN-TITANS-GO-20201006|title=VIDEO: Alex Brightman Plays an Animated BEETLEJUICE On Last Night's TEEN TITANS GO!|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}</ref> ===Video games=== * ''[[Beetlejuice (video game)#1990|Adventures of Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet]]'' is a video game released for MS-DOS in 1990. * ''[[Beetlejuice (video game)#1991|Beetlejuice]]'' is a video game developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. * ''[[Beetlejuice (video game)#1992|Beetlejuice: Horrific Hijinx from the Neitherworld!]]'' is a [[video game]] created by [[Rare (company)|Rare]] and published by [[LJN]] for the [[Nintendo]] [[Game Boy]]. It is based on the animated series. * A ''Beetlejuice''-themed fun pack for the [[toys-to-life]] video game ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' was released on September 12, 2017. The pack includes a Beetlejuice minifigure and constructable Saturn's Sandworm, and adds a ''Beetlejuice''-themed open-world area and battle arena to the game. Beetlejuice also features prominently in an episode of ''[[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]'' included as part of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ign.com/articles/2017/05/31/teen-titans-go-the-powerpuff-girls-and-beetlejuice-packs-coming-to-lego-dimensions|title=Teen Titans Go!, The Powerpuff Girls and Beetlejuice Packs Coming to LEGO Dimensions|first=Alex|last=Osborn|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}</ref> ===Stage musical=== {{Main|Beetlejuice (musical)}} In 2016, work began on a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage musical adaptation of the film directed by [[Alex Timbers]], produced by [[Warner Bros.]], with music and lyrics by [[Eddie Perfect]] and the musical book written by Scott Brown and [[Anthony King (writer)|Anthony King]]. The musical was debuted by readings starring [[Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)|Christopher Fitzgerald]] with the second featuring Kris Kukul as musical director and Connor Gallagher as choreographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-beetlejuice-musical-finds-its-writing-team|title=The Beetlejuice Musical Finds Its Writing Team {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2017-05-31}}</ref> The musical premiered its pre-Broadway tryout at the [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] for a limited run from October 14 to November 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/beetlejuice-musical-sets-spring-2019-broadway-opening-date|title=Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref> On Broadway (March 2020), it was initially given poor reviews but it developed a strong following and subsequently gave the highest ever box-office takings for the theatre until it was ended prematurely with the effects of the Covid pandemic. ==See also== * [[List of ghost films]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://warnerbros.com/beetlejuice}} * {{IMDb title|0094721}} * {{Amg title|4624}} * {{Mojo title|beetlejuice}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|beetlejuice}} * {{Metacritic film|beetle-juice}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902090800/https://www.universalorlando.com/Shows/Universal-Studios-Florida/Beetlejuice.aspx Official site for Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue] {{Beetlejuice}} {{Tim Burton}} {{Saturn Award for Best Horror Film 1972–1990}} {{Authority control}} {{Good article}} [[Category:Beetlejuice| ]] [[Category:1988 films]] [[Category:1988 horror films]] [[Category:1988 soundtrack albums]] [[Category:1980s black comedy films]] [[Category:1980s comedy horror films]] [[Category:1980s fantasy-comedy films]] [[Category:1980s ghost films]] [[Category:American black comedy films]] [[Category:American comedy horror films]] [[Category:American fantasy-comedy films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:1980s fantasy films]] [[Category:American haunted house films]] [[Category:American dark fantasy films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films scored by Danny Elfman]] [[Category:Films about exorcism]] [[Category:Films about the afterlife]] [[Category:Films adapted into television shows]] [[Category:Films directed by Tim Burton]] [[Category:Films set in Connecticut]] [[Category:Films shot in Vermont]] [[Category:Films that won the Academy Award for Best Makeup]] [[Category:The Geffen Film Company films]] [[Category:Titan (moon) in film]] [[Category:Warner Bros. films]] [[Category:Warner Bros. 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