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Beetlejuice

This article is about the film. For the celestial object, see Betelgeuse. For the musical, see Beetlejuice (musical). For the soundtrack, see Beetlejuice (soundtrack). For the film's 2024 sequel, see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. For the franchise, see Beetlejuice (franchise). For the television series, see Beetlejuice (TV series). For other uses, see Beetlejuice (disambiguation).

Beetlejuice
A woman in a wedding dress, a green haired white faced man in a striped suit, and a headless man holding his head in his hands.
Theatrical release poster by Carl Ramsey
Directed byTim Burton
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
  • Michael Bender
  • Larry Wilson
  • Richard Hashimoto
Starring
CinematographyThomas E. Ackerman
Edited byJane Kurson
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$84.6 million[2]

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic dark fantasy comedy horror[3][4][5] 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 Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, and Michael Keaton as the title character.

The first installment of the Beetlejuice franchise, the plot revolves around a recently deceased couple. As ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Betelgeuse,[a] 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.

Beetlejuice was released in the United States on March 30, 1988, by Warner Bros. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $84 million on a $15 million budget. It won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and three Saturn Awards: Best Horror Film, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Sidney. The film's success spawned an animated television series, video games and a 2018 stage musical.

A sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, had its theatrical release on September 6, 2024.[6]

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  3. ^ "'Marrying monstrosity with sublime beauty': Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the historic roots of goth". www.bbc.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Beetlejuice (1988)". Allmovie. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Nero, Dom (October 11, 2018). "Beetlejuice Is a Horror-Fantasy-Comedy Hybrid Above All Categorization". Esquire. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2', Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega, to Hit Theaters in 2024". Variety. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.


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