Beetlejuice (1988)
- Starring:
- Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Tim Burton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Thanks to the carelessness of a cute little dog, newlyweds Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin are killed in a freak auto accident. Upon arriving in the outer offices of Heaven, the couple finds that, thanks to a century's worth of bureaucratic red tape, they're on a long celestial waiting list. Before they can earn their wings, Davis and Baldwin must occupy their old house as ghosts for the next fifty years. Alas, the house is now owned by insufferable yuppies Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones. Horrified at the prospect of sharing space with these obnoxious interlopers, Davis and Baldwin do their best to scare O'Hara and Jones away, but their house-haunting skills are pathetic at best. In desperation, the ghostly couple engage the services of a veteran scaremeister: a yellow-haired, snaggle-toothed, profane, flatulent "gonzo" spirit named Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). The problem: Beetlejuice cannot be trusted-especially when he falls in love with O'Hara and Jones' gloomy, black-clad teenaged daughter Winona Ryder. Beetlejuice producer David Geffen, director Tim Burton, and composer Danny Elfman were also involved in an animated TV-series spin-off. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Alec Baldwin - Adam Maitland
- Michael Keaton - Betelgeuse
- Catherine O'Hara - Delia Deetz
- Sylvia Sidney - Juno
- Robert Goulet - Maxie Dean
- Annie McEnroe - Jane Butterfield
- J. Jay Saunders - 1st Moving Man
- Marie Cheatham - Sarah Dean
- Adelle Lutz - Beryl
- Harold Goodman - 2nd Old Bill
- Carmen Filpi - Messenger
- Maurice Page - Ernie
- Jack Angel - Preacher
- Mark Ettlinger - 2nd Moving Man
- Douglas Turner - Char Man
- Geena Davis - Barbara Maitland
- Jeffrey Jones - Charles Deetz
- Glenn Shadix - Otho
- Winona Ryder - Lydia Deetz
- Dick Cavett - Bernard
- Simmy Bow - Janitor
- Hugo L. Stanger - Old Bill
- Cynthia Daly - Three-fingered Typist
- Gary Jochimsen - Dumb Football Player
- Duane Davis - Dub Football Player
- Patrice Camhi - Receptionist
- Rachel Mittelman - Little Jane
- Tony Cox - Preacher
- Bob Pettersen - 2nd Dumb Football Player
- Director(s):
- Tim Burton
- Writer(s):
- Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren, Michael McDowell
- Producer(s):
- Richard Hashimoto, Larry Wilson, Michael Bender
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Mild Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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