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Beetlejuice (1988)
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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
Cast
Alec Baldwin
Adam Maitland
Simmy Bow
Janitor
Dick Cavett
Bernard
Geena Davis
Barbara Maitland
Robert Goulet
Maxie Dean
Jeffrey Jones
Charles Deetz
Michael Keaton
Betelgeuse
Annie McEnroe
Jane Butterfield
Catherine O'Hara
Delia Deetz
Winona Ryder
Lydia Deetz
Glenn Shadix
Otho
Sylvia Sidney
Juno
Production Crew
Thomas A. Duffield
Art Director
Thomas A. Duffield
Art Director
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Chrissy Bocchino
Choreography
Thomas E. Ackerman
Cinematographer
Larry Wilson
Co-producer
Michael Bender
Co-producer
Richard Hashimoto
Co-producer
Danny Elfman
Composer (Music Score)
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Designer
Tim Burton
Director
Jane Kurson
Editor
Bill Scott
First Assistant Director
Bill Scott
First Assistant Director
Steve LaPorte
Makeup
Ve Neill
Makeup
Robert Short
Makeup Special Effects
Larry Wilson
Producer
Michael Bender
Producer
Richard Hashimoto
Producer
Robert W. Welch III
Production Designer
Larry Wilson
Screen Story
Michael McDowell
Screen Story
Larry Wilson
Screenwriter
Michael Bender
Screenwriter
Michael McDowell
Screenwriter
Warren Skaaren
Screenwriter
Catherine Mann
Set Designer
John Warnke
Set Designer
Richard McKenzie
Set Designer
Bob Gordon
Songwriter
Fitzroy Alexander
Songwriter
Lord Burgess
Songwriter
Norman Span
Songwriter
Rafaeal Leon
Songwriter
Raymond Bell
Songwriter
William Attaway
Songwriter
David Ronne
Sound/Sound Designer
Steve Maslow
Sound/Sound Designer
Charles Gaspar
Special Effects
Peter Kuran
Special Effects
Robert Short
Special Effects
VCE, Inc.
Special Effects
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects Supervisor
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 1988
Runtime: 92
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Warner Brothers
Release
March 30, 1988 (USA)
by Geffen Company
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