Beetlejuice (1988)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 43
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 8
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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
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Movie Info
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.
Mar 30, 1988 Wide
Jun 26, 1997
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Alec Baldwin
Adam Maitland -
Geena Davis
Barbara Maitland -
Michael Keaton
Betelgeuse -
Jeffrey Jones
Charles Deetz -
Catherine O'Hara
Delia Deetz -
Winona Ryder
Lydia Deetz -
Glenn Shadix
Otho -
Sylvia Sidney
Juno -
Robert Goulet
Maxie Dean -
Dick Cavett
Bernard -
Annie McEnroe
Jane Butterfield -
Simmy Bow
Janitor -
Jack Angel
Preacher -
Tony Cox
Preacher -
Cynthia Daly
Three-fingered Typist -
Duane Davis
Dub Football Player -
Carmen Filpi
Messenger -
Rachel Mittelman
Little Jane -
Maurice Page
Ernie -
J. Jay Saunders
1st Moving Man -
Hugo L. Stanger
Old Bill -
Adelle Lutz
Beryl -
Patrice Camhi
Receptionist -
Marie Cheatham
Sarah Dean -
Mark Ettlinger
2nd Moving Man -
Harold Goodman
2nd Old Bill -
Gary Jochimsen
Dumb Football Player -
Bob Pettersen
2nd Dumb Football Playe... -
Douglas Turner
Char Man
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All Critics (43) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (8) | DVD (18)
Beetlejuice means something good: that imaginative artists can bring a fading genre back from the dead.
Luckily, Keaton pops up from his grave to liven things up when the antics pitting the good ghosts against the intruders become a trite cat & mouse game.
Some of the most surprisingly enjoyable viewing in years.
Top CriticAn appealing mess.
[The] actors, not surprisingly, are limited by the stupidity of their material.
Not since Ghostbusters have the spirits been so uplifting.
Early Tim Burton is creepy, dark fun for tweens and teens.
With its sophisticated yet accessible blend of comedy and the macabre, I knew Beetlejuice was likely to be one of those films I would never tire of. But a classic? It's been 20 years. I'm willing to throw that blue ribbon on it.
Quite possibly the most bizarre and flat-out surreal effort of Tim Burton's career...
Daylight comes to Beetlejuice in this anniversary DVD, but apparently the bonus features wan' go home.
Tim Burton's imagination jumped into the saddle and held onto the bridle with Beetlejuice.
...inventive and funny, something that has eluded Burton for a while now. (Blu-ray Edition)
...weird and unorthadox and innovative and clever, but the main thing is that it's funny.
The character of Beetlejuice is hazy because the writers can never decide if he's a villain or an anti-hero...
One of [Burton's] flat-out funniest films, with Michael Keaton giving a performance for the ages.
A surreal, demented delight.
A minor classic.
Darkly humorous and visually inventive, Burton's second film, which deservedly won the Makeup Oscar, fulfilled the promise he showed in his debut, launching a brilliant career with Batman and other original movies, many of which starring Johnny Depp.
Very clever black comedy full of great characters and situations.
Audience Reviews for Beetlejuice
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- Betelgeuse: Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose.
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- Otho: You've read my mind! So few clients are up for the experience!
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- Receptionist: ...And if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have had my little accident!
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- Betelgeuse: It's showtime!
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- Betelgeuse: We come for your daughter, Chuck.
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- Lydia Deetz: My whole life is a dark room.
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Latest News on Beetlejuice
March 19, 2012:
Sethe Graham-Smith Gives Update on Beetlejuice SequelHe says it'll be a true sequel that will pick up more than 25 years after the first one left off.
February 13, 2012:
Michael Keaton Interested in Beetlejuice SequelSeth Grahame-Smith says Keaton has "been wanting to do it for 20 years and he'll talk to anybody...
January 13, 2012:
Tim Burton Talks Beetlejuice 2He isn't involved at the moment, but he'd be interested in directing it.
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Foreign Titles
- Lottergeist Beetlejuice (DE)
- Beetlejuice (UK)

