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Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice

7.4

Beetlejuice

PG·1988·92m

Summary

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Crew

Director

Tim Burton

Screenplay

Warren Skaaren

Screenplay, Story

Michael McDowell

Story

Larry Wilson

Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

March 12, 2018

7

Inventive and Fun take on the Afterlife.

RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Tim Burton, “Beetlejuice” chronicles the story of a couple (Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis) who accidently perish after moving to a quaint Connecticut town. They find themselves sentenced to “haunting” their former house where they try to scare the new wannabe swank couple out (Jeffrey Jones & Catherine O'Hara), but they find that their Goth daughter is more curious than scared (Winona Ryder). Michael Keaton plays the eponymous madcap “bio-exorcist” while Glenn Shadix is on hand as the new couple’s interior designer.

This was Burton’s debut on the silver screen and the first half is hilarious entertainment mixed with some interesting insights on the afterlife. The movie puts its best foot forward, but the second half isn’t as compelling and I think the title character is more annoying than amusing.

THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 32 minutes and was shot in beautiful East Corinth, Vermont, and (studio) Culver City, California. WRITERS: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson and Warren Skaaren.

GRADE: B+

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$84,554,197.00

Keywords

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madness
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