Beetlejuice (1988)

Directed by

Tim Burton

Genre

fantasy film, comedy horror, dark fantasy, gothic film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8,503 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dead couple enlists a wild and unruly ghost to scare away the living family that moves into their home. The bio-exorcist uses chaotic and bizarre methods to get the job done.

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What happens

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder. The plot revolves around Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently deceased couple. As ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Betelgeuse, a sleazy "bio-exorcist", to scare the house's new inhabitants away. The film prominently features music from Harry Belafonte's albums Calypso and Jump Up Calypso. Beetlejuice was released in the United States on March 30, 1988, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $84 million against a $15 million budget. 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 a media franchise, consisting of an animated television series, video games, a 2018 stage musical and a 2024 sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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