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== Plot ==
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Married couple Barbara and Adam Maitland live in Winter River, [[Connecticut]], in an idyllic country home, which real estate agent Jane Butterfield, Barbara's pushy cousin, pressures them to sell. Returning from a trip to the hardware store, they swerve to avoid a dog and their car plunges off a bridge and into the river. Back at home, they cannot remember driving there, and do not remember the accident. Attempting to leave the house, Adam finds himself in a strange desert, inhabited by monstrous sand-worms. He quickly returns to the house, where they find a book titled ''Handbook for the Recently Deceased'', and realize they drowned in the crash and are spirits trapped in 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' attempts to frighten the family away fail because they cannot be seen. They take refuge in the attic, where a being named Betelgeuse (pronounced Beetlejuice) sends the two advertisements promoting himself as a "bio-[[exorcist]]".
Married couple Barbara and Adam Maitland live in Winter River, [[Connecticut]], in an idyllic country home, which real estate agent Jane Butterfield, Barbara's pushy cousin, pressures them to sell. Returning from a trip to the hardware store, they swerve to avoid a dog and their car plunges off a bridge and into the river. Back at home, they cannot remember driving there, and do not remember the accident. Attempting to leave the house, Adam finds himself in a strange desert, inhabited by monstrous sand-worms. He quickly returns to the house, where they find a book titled ''Handbook for the Recently Deceased'', and realize they drowned in the crash and are spirits trapped in their house.


Consulting the ''Handbook'', the Maitlands open a door to the netherworld and discover that the afterlife is structured as a complex bureaucracy. Their [[caseworker]], Juno, tells them that they must force the Deetzes out of their home. The Maitlands ask 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.
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' attempts to frighten the family away fail because they cannot be seen. They take refuge in the attic, where a being 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 as a complex bureaucracy. Their [[caseworker]], Juno, tells them that they must force the Deetzes out of their home. The Maitlands ask 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]]'']]
[[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 home and meet Lydia, who due to her strange personality is able to see them, and the three become friends. Still wanting to remove the Deetzes, the couple summon Betelgeuse, but his abrasive behavior 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 backfire, amusing the guests. The Deetzes search the attic, and Otho finds the ''Handbook''. Betelgeuse manifests as a monstrous [[snake]] and attacks them until the Maitlands order him to stop. Juno summons the Maitlands and scolds them for calling on Betelgeuse and providing proof of the afterlife to the living. She then insists they get rid of the Deetzes. The two cannot bring themselves to scare Lydia and decide to allow the family to stay.
The Maitlands return home and meet Lydia, who due to her strange personality is able to see them, and the three become friends. Still wanting to remove the Deetzes, the couple summon Betelgeuse, but his abrasive behavior 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 backfire, amusing the guests. The Deetzes search the attic, and Otho finds the ''Handbook''. Betelgeuse manifests as a monstrous [[snake]] and attacks them until the Maitlands order him to stop. Juno summons the Maitlands and scolds them for calling on Betelgeuse and providing proof of the afterlife to the living. She then insists they get rid of the Deetzes. The two cannot bring themselves to scare Lydia and decide to allow the family to stay.

Revision as of 11:57, 8 September 2021

This article is about the film. For the star, see Betelgeuse. For other uses, see Beetlejuice (disambiguation).

Beetlejuice
Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey
Directed byTim Burton
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
  • Michael Bender
  • Larry Wilson
  • Richard Hashimoto
Starring
CinematographyThomas E. Ackerman
Edited byJane Kurson
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million
Box office$84.6 million[1]

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American horror comedy film[2][3] 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 film 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 three Saturn Awards: Best Horror Film, Best Makeup, and Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Sidney. The film's success spawned an animated television series, video games, and a 2018 stage musical.

Plot

Married couple Barbara and Adam Maitland live in Winter River, Connecticut, in an idyllic country home, which real estate agent Jane Butterfield, Barbara's pushy cousin, pressures them to sell. Returning from a trip to the hardware store, they swerve to avoid a dog and their car plunges off a bridge and into the river. Back at home, they cannot remember driving there, and do not remember the accident. Attempting to leave the house, Adam finds himself in a strange desert, inhabited by monstrous sand-worms. He quickly returns to the house, where they find a book titled Handbook for the Recently Deceased, and realize they drowned in the crash and are spirits trapped in their house.

Jane sells their home to the Deetz family, from New York City: Charles, a former real estate developer; his second wife Delia, a sculptor; and his teenage goth daughter Lydia, from his first marriage. With her interior designer Otho, Delia makes plans to renovate the house. The Maitlands' attempts to frighten the family away fail because they cannot be seen. They take refuge in the attic, where a being 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 as a complex bureaucracy. Their caseworker, Juno, tells them that they must force the Deetzes out of their home. The Maitlands ask 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.

Beetlejuice's sign as part of Lost Vegas: Tim Burton

The Maitlands return home and meet Lydia, who due to her strange personality is able to see them, and the three become friends. Still wanting to remove the Deetzes, the couple summon Betelgeuse, but his abrasive behavior 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 backfire, amusing the guests. The Deetzes search the attic, and Otho finds the Handbook. Betelgeuse manifests as a monstrous snake and attacks them until the Maitlands order him to stop. Juno summons the Maitlands and scolds them for calling on Betelgeuse and providing proof of the afterlife to the living. She then insists they 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 persuades 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, and Otho before summoning a ghastly minister to wed Lydia. The Maitlands intervene before the ceremony is completed, with Barbara bringing a sandworm to devour Betelgeuse.

The Maitlands and the Deetzes agree to live in the house together, 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

Production

Development

The financial success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) made Burton a "bankable" director, and he began working on a script for Batman with Sam Hamm. While Warner Bros. was willing to pay for the script's development, they were less willing to green-light Batman.[4] Meanwhile, Burton had become disheartened by the lack of imagination and originality in the scripts that had been sent his way, particularly 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 directed by Burton).[4]

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. The producers also considered Dudley Moore and Sam Kinison for the role;[5] but Geffen suggested Keaton. Burton was unfamiliar with Keaton's work, but was quickly convinced.[6] The role of Lydia Deetz was offered to several actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields, Lori Loughlin, Diane Lane, Justine Bateman, Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly, all of whom turned it down.[7] Juliette Lewis auditioned for the role of Lydia Deetz.[7] Alyssa Milano was the runner-up for the role of Lydia Deetz.[8] Burton cast Ryder upon seeing her in Lucas. Anjelica Huston was originally cast as Delia Deetz but then later dropped out due to illness.[7] 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."[9]

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 blue screen, it was always Burton's intention to make the style similar to the B movies he grew up with as a child. "I wanted to make them look cheap and purposely fake-looking", Burton remarked.[10] 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, a choice he later regretted.[11] He hired Bo Welch, his future collaborator on Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Batman Returns (1992). The test screenings were met with positive feedback and prompted Burton to film an epilogue featuring Betelgeuse foolishly angering a witch doctor.[12] 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.[13] Exterior shots were filmed in East Corinth, Vermont.[14]

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.[15] A reference to this remained, as Barbara remarks that her arm feels frozen upon returning home as a ghost.[16] 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.[15]

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 where he was employed at the time:

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. 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.[17]

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.[18] 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 R&B tunes instead of Harry Belafonte,[18] and was to have concluded with Lydia dancing to "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 "free-lance Bio-Exorcist".

Retrospectively, McDowell was impressed at how many people made the connection between the film's title and the star Betelgeuse.[19] He added that the writers and producers had received a suggestion the sequel be named Sanduleak -69 202 after 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 town of Corinth, Vermont.[20] Interiors were filmed at The Culver Studios in Culver City, California. Principal photography began on March 11, 1987.

Soundtrack

Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Danny Elfman and Harry Belafonte
Released1988
GenreSoundtrack
Length36:00
LabelGeffen
ProducerGeffen Studios
Danny Elfman chronology
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985) 		Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1988) 		Batman
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[21]
Filmtracks[22]

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, which was later re-mastered and pressed to vinyl by Waxwork Records in 2019 for the 30th anniversary of Beetlejuice.[23] 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,[24] recouping its US$15 million budget, and was the 10th-highest grossing film of 1988.[25][26]

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 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."[27] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 18 reviews.[28] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a B on a grade scale of A to F.[29]

Pauline Kael referred to the film as a "comedy classic",[13] 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.[30] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a farce for our time" and wished Keaton could have received more screen time.[31] Desson Howe of The Washington Post felt Beetlejuice had "the perfect balance of bizarreness, comedy and horror".[32]

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".[33] 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".[34]

Accolades

At the 61st Academy Awards, Beetlejuice won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, (Steve La Porte, Ve Neill and Robert Short.)[35] while the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated the film with Best Visual Effects and Makeup at the 42nd British Academy Film Awards.[36][37]

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: Direction for Burton, Writing for McDowell and Skaaren, Best Supporting Actor for Keaton, Music for Elfman and Special Effects.[38] Beetlejuice was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.[39] Beetlejuice was 88th in the American Film Institute's list of Best Comedies.[40][41]

Canceled sequel

In 1990, Burton hired Jonathan Gems to write a sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.[42] "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.[43] 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.[43]

Burton was still interested in Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian in early 1991. Impressed with Daniel Waters' work on Heathers, Burton approached him for a rewrite. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for Batman Returns.[44] By August 1993, producer David Geffen hired Pamela Norris (Troop Beverly Hills, Saturday Night Live) to rewrite.[45] Warner Bros. approached Kevin Smith in 1996 to rewrite the script, though Smith turned down the offer in favor of 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?"[46] 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."[43]

"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."
— Writer Seth Grahame-Smith[47]

In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired Seth Grahame-Smith, who collaborated with Burton on Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, to write and produce a sequel to Beetlejuice.[48] 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.[49] 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."[50] 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."[47]

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.[51] 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."[52] 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.[53] In August 2015, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Ryder confirmed she would be reprising her role in the sequel.[54] 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."[55] In October 2017, Mike Vukadinovich was hired to re-write the script.[56] In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved.[57]

In other media

Animated series

Main article: Beetlejuice (TV series)

Due to the film's financial success, a Beetlejuice animated television series was created for ABC. The series ran for four seasons (the final season airing on Fox), lasting from September 9, 1989, to December 6, 1991. Burton served as executive producer.[58]

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 the show's sixth season. In this appearance, he was voiced by Alex Brightman, who was the first to play the Broadway musical's Beetlejuice role.[59]

Video games

Stage musical

Main article: Beetlejuice (musical)

In 2016, work began on a 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. The musical was debuted by readings starring Christopher Fitzgerald with the second featuring Kris Kukul as musical director and Connor Gallagher as choreographer.[61] The musical premiered its pre-Broadway tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a limited run from October 14 to November 18, 2018, with Alex Brightman in the title role.[62] The show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 25, 2019, to initially poor reviews, but went on to develop a strong fan following (the self-named Netherlings), leading to the production going on to break the theatre's box office records towards the end of 2019.

In December 2019, the producers announced that the production would play its final performance at the Winter Garden on June 6, 2020, to make way for a revival of The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. The producers sought to find a theatre to transfer the show to, but the run was cut short when Broadway was shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequent productions are set to open across the world, including a North American national tour.

Universal Resorts

In 2021, it was announced that Beetlejuice would be returning to Universal Orlando Resort and their annual Halloween Horror Nights as a haunted house. Beetlejuice was a scheduled haunted house for 2020, but due to Coronavirus, Halloween Horror Nights was cancelled, and a daytime hours haunted house featuring Beetlejuice was open for only Halloween weekend. Universal Studios Hollywood was also expected to have a Beetlejuice haunted house for their Halloween Horror Nights 2021 as well, but due to financial restraints caused from the park's closure for 14 months due to Coronavirus, the Beetlejuice haunted house was cancelled and replaced with The Exorcist which was used as a haunted house in 2016, and was disassembled and kept in storage for future use. Beetlejuice previously had long running shows at Universal Orlando and Hollywood, Beetlejuice’s Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue was a musical comedy performance featuring the Universal Classic Monsters in musical performaces, opening in 1992 in Orlando and Hollywood, but closing in 1999 at Hollywood and 2016 in Orlando. Beetlejuice’s Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue is still an ongoing show at Universal Studios Japan.

See also

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