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Beetlejuice
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Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.
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Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror and fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. The screenplay was written by Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren, and Larry Wilson, who also served as producer. The cast includes Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Jeffrey Jones. Danny Elfman composed the music, while Thomas E. Ackerman was the director of photography. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Geffen Pictures.
The narrative is set in Connecticut and centers on a haunted house. It has a runtime of 92 minutes and was released in the United States on March 30, 1988. The film received a PG rating and was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It has a budget of 15,000,000 and generated 84,554,197 in revenue.
Critically, Beetlejuice holds an IMDb rating of 7.4 based on 419,055 votes. It has a Metascore of 71 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 83%. The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, contributing to a total of seven wins and eleven nominations.
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Film · TMDB
7.4A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Cast
- Alec Baldwin as Adam
- Geena Davis as Barbara
- Winona Ryder as Lydia
- Catherine O'Hara as Delia
- Jeffrey Jones as Charles
- Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse
Themes
- skeleton
- afterlife
- calypso
- supernatural
- arts
- halloween
- haunted house
- minister
- possession
- giant snake
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
417,656 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 11 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Film.image
- Beetlejuice (1988 film poster).png
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey
- Film.alt
- A woman in a wedding dress, a green haired white faced man in a striped suit, and on their right, a headless man whose head is being held by the green-haired man.
- Film.director
- Tim Burton
- Film.cinematography
- Thomas E. Ackerman
- Film.editing
- Jane Kurson
- Film.music
- Danny Elfman
- Film.studio
- The Geffen Company
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 92 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $15 million
- Film.gross
- $84.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Writing
- Casting
- Filming
- Music
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades and rankings
- In other media
- Television
- Stage adaptation
- Sequel
- Video games
- Comics and publications
- Theme park attractions
- Video rental
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.
The plot revolves around Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently deceased couple. As ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Betelgeuse, a sleazy "bio-exorcist", to scare the house's new inhabitants away. The film prominently features music from Harry Belafonte's albums Calypso and Jump Up Calypso.
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