Beetlejuice [DVD] [1988]

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Beetlejuice". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010 . Retrieved April 15, 2022. Part of the rewrites by Warren Skaaren included specific music suggestions, like Lydia lip-syncing to Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman." The final film substituted R&B songs for calypso music like Harry Belafonte’s hits "Day-O" and "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora).” 4. SAMMY DAVIS JR. WAS BURTON'S FIRST CHOICE FOR BEETLEJUICE. They begin to suspect they did not survive the car accident. When Adam attempts to leave the house, he ends up in a strange and otherworldly desert-like landscape populated by enormous "sandworms". The encounter lasts only a few seconds for him, but after Barbara rescues him, she says he was gone for two hours. Several popular actresses at the time turned down the role of Lydia. Among them were Diane Lane, Brooke Shields, Molly Ringwald, and Jennifer Connelly. After seeing her in the film Lucas, Burton decided to give the part to Winona Ryder.

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Co-author and producer Larry Wilson has talked about the negative reaction to McDowell's original script at Universal where he was employed at the time: Chapters the movie is split up to are featured in the DVD releases. Coverage on Beetlejuice (movie) related chapters and deleted scenes can be found here. Movie Scripts [ ] Coverage on Beetlejuice (movie) related scripts can be found here. Home Video Releases [ ] Coverage on Beetlejuice (movie) related home video releases can be found here. The Maitlands enlist Lydia to help get the Deetzes out of their house, but no one believes her. Not sure what to do, Barbara notices something in the model of the town in the attic: a glowing light around a small grave that appears to belong to Beetlejuice. She says his name three times, and she and Adam are whisked into the model, where they unearth Beetlejuice's body. Once they've done so they regret it, as Beetlejuice is a rather crazy, uncouth and insane ghoul. Turned off by his personality, they resolve to scare the Deetzes themselves. Paulson, Michael (September 13, 2023). "Rep. Lauren Boebert Is Ejected From 'Beetlejuice' After a Disturbance". The New York Times . Retrieved September 19, 2023.In the dinner party scene, the guests were originally supposed to dance to a song by the Ink Spots instead of to "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," but O’Hara and Jefferey Jones (playing Charles Deetz) suggested using calypso music instead. While Barbara and Adam are waiting in the after-world office, they hear an message over the PA that announces the arrival of flight 409. That’s based on the 1955 crash of the real-life flight 409, which mysteriously went down and killed everybody on board.

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Beetlejuice (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019 . Retrieved April 3, 2018. In 2015, actress Winona Ryder appeared to confirm a ‘Beetlejuice 2’ during a talk show appearance, but that has since fallen on the wayside as well. In late 2017, Mike Vukadinovich was hired to write yet another script for ‘Beetlejuice 2’, but the project was ultimately shelved in April 2019. Director Tim Burton has himself since revealed that he doubts that there will ever be a sequel to ’Beetlejuice’. Maybe in the future, the project may be revived again but for now ‘Beetlejuice 2’ is no longer in the pipeline. Beetlejuice Trailer Holdren, Sara (April 25, 2019). "Theater Review: Beetlejuice Is Best When It's at Its Most Antic". www.vulture.com . Retrieved 2019-06-04. Lefkowitz, Andy (2019-04-17). "Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards". Broadway.com . Retrieved 2019-04-17. Henry, Alan. "Presley Ryan Will Take Over As Lydia In Beetlejuice Through March". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 28, 2020.Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011 . Retrieved April 3, 2008. A Swedish production is scheduled to open in September 2024 with Östgötateatern in Norrköping and Linköping, Sweden. It is set to be directed by Markus Virta. [30] Pauline Kael called the film a "comedy classic", [19] while Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader gave a highly positive review. Rosenbaum felt Beetlejuice had originality and creativity absent from other films. [31] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a farce for our time" and wished Keaton had more screen time. [32] Desson Howe of The Washington Post felt Beetlejuice had "the perfect balance of bizarreness, comedy and horror". [33] But years passed and the project was only teased until December 2014, when the rumor mill started buzzing once again after Tim Burton told IGN: “There is a script, and I would love to work with [Michael Keaton] again. I think there is now a better chance than ever … I miss that character. There’s something that’s cathartic and amazing about it. I think it’s closer than ever.”