Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

Poster for the movie "Beetlejuice"
© 1988 Geffen Pictures − All right reserved.

There isn’t a soul in this world or the next who doesn’t love “Beetlejuice.” It’s Michael Keaton at his best. It’s Tim Burton at his best. It’s Geena Davis at her best. It’s Alec Baldwin at his handsomest. And it’s the role that made Winona Ryder’s career (sorry, Stranger Things).

Beetlejuice is everywhere each Halloween season, which makes it easy to watch the movie without really WATCHING it. Well, we did. And we’ve got a few things to talk about:

  • Big D’s fear of small towns
  • which band Danny Elfman really was in (hint: NOT DEVO)
  • Roger’s life as The Unabomber
  • Geena Davis inspiring Bojack Horseman
  • teaching Roger what a staycation is
  • how to escape a submerged Volvo
  • Chappaquiddick vs Massapequa
  • why do demons need prostitutes
  • the meaning behind Harry Bellafonte’s “Day-O”
  • and much, much more.

This one starts a little slow, but man does it get going. It’s SHOWTIME!

Plot Summary: “Beetlejuice” After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a rambunctious spirit whose “help” quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.

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Director
Tim Burton
Producer
Michael Bender, Richard Hashimoto, Larry Wilson
Production
Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date
29 February 1988

Not rated yet!
Director
Tim Burton
Producer
Michael Bender, Richard Hashimoto, Larry Wilson
Production
Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date
29 February 1988