Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Country
Production
Budget
$100 000 000
Box office
$452 000 435
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
Producer
Brad Pitt, Tim Burton, David Geffen, Marc Toberoff, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tommy Harper, David Katzenberg, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Sara Desmond
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Mark Scruton, Adam McClain, Oliver Herrick
Audition
Sophie Holland
Editing
Short description
After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return to the small Vermont town of Winter River. Paranormal empath, Lydia Deetz, begins to see the lecherous demon Beetlejuice, who haunted her as a teenager. His plans to finally marry Lydia are given extra urgency when his dead wife comes to life and begins to stalk the Afterlife hunting for him. Meanwhile, Lydia’s teenage daughter embarks on a romance with a local teen.
What's left behind the scenes
- Six red wigs were prepared for Catherine O'Hara, but at the actress's insistence, makeup artist Christine Blandell dyed them a toxic red color.
- Both Michael Keaton, who played the title character, and director Tim Burton preferred to keep Beetlejuice just as politically incorrect as he was in the first film. They both like this trait of the character—despite today's standards of political correctness—because, in their opinion, Beetlejuice simply "does not evolve."
- Jenna Ortega first learned about the upcoming Beetlejuice sequel after she began working on the series 'Wednesday' (2022-). Tim Burton called her at home and invited her to his office to chat about the series; once she arrived, he slammed the script for the future film onto the table in front of her and offered her the role of Astrid.
- Jeffrey Jones was not asked to reprise his role as Charles due to sexual offense allegations against him. Instead, Charles reportedly died before the events of the film, and his appearance was recreated using archival footage and stop-motion animation.
- Initially, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis (who played Adam and Barbara in Tim Burton’s 1988 film, respectively) were slated to appear in cameo roles. However, Burton later decided that no amount of digital de-aging could convince audiences that Adam and Barbara hadn’t aged a bit since the first film.
- Paul Warren and Nick Kellington (along with many others) played the roles of the shrinking characters in the film. The tiny heads were animatronic, operated by puppeteers.
- Charles's death (played by Jeffrey Jones in Tim Burton's 1988 film) plays on a nightmare Burton once had, in which he survived a plane crash into the ocean only to be eaten by sharks.
- According to Tim Burton, this film would only be possible if Michael Keaton agreed to play Beetlejuice again (he first appeared in this role in Tim Burton's 1988 fantasy comedy "Beetlejuice"). For his part, Keaton stated in March 2014 that this is the only sequel he is interested in playing.
- Winona Ryder (who played Lydia in 'Beetlejuice') made a single condition when meeting with the directors of the series 'Stranger Things' (2016-) Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, when offered a role in their project (where she played Joyce). She said that if a sequel to the Beetlejuice story ever got to filming, they would release her from filming the series to star in the future Beetlejuice film. They agreed and honored the condition.
- The roles of the shrinking characters in the film were played by Paul Warren and Nick Kellington (among many others). The tiny heads were animatronic and operated by puppeteers.
- It was initially intended that Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis (who played Adam and Barbara, respectively, in Tim Burton's 1988 film) would appear in cameo roles. However, Burton later decided that no amount of digital de-aging could convince audiences that Adam and Barbara hadn't aged at all since the first film.
- Arthur Conti auditioned for the role via a phone call; when he found out on April 1st that he had been cast as Jeremy, he initially thought it was a prank.
- Tim Burton is a big fan of Federico Fellini's films, hence the decision to tell the story of Beetlejuice in Italian, in a black and white palette, and in the spirit of the celebrated director's films. Burton himself has always said that the story of Beetlejuice is like a prologue to one of Fellini's paintings. Among other things, Monica Bellucci is Italian and played the Italian Dolores.
- The death of Charles (played by Jeffrey Jones in Tim Burton's 1988 film) reflects a nightmare that Burton once had, where he survived a plane crash into the ocean but was eaten by sharks.
- Six ginger wigs were prepared for Catherine O'Hara, but makeup artist Christine Blundell, at the actress's insistence, dyed them a poisonous red.
- Arthur Conti auditioned for the role via a phone call, and Conti learned he had been cast as Jeremy on April 1st and initially thought it was an April Fool's joke.
- When starting filming, Tim Burton didn't even bother rewatching the original film or reading the scripts of potential sequels that had accumulated over the years since the original film's release.
- Tim Burton is a great admirer of Federico Fellini's films, which led to the decision to tell the Beetlejuice story in Italian, using a black-and-white palette and in the spirit of the renowned director's films. Burton himself has always said that the Beetlejuice story is like a prologue to one of Fellini's pictures. Additionally, Monica Bellucci is Italian and played the Italian character Dolores.
- Jenna Ortega first learned about the upcoming filming of a Beetlejuice sequel after starting work on the series 'Wednesday' (2022-). Tim Burton called her at home and asked her to come to his office to chat about the series, and when she arrived, he slammed the script for the future film onto the table in front of her and offered her the role of Astrid.
- Both Michael Keaton, who played the title character, and director Tim Burton preferred to make Beetlejuice as politically incorrect as he was in the first film. They both like this trait of the character – despite the political correctness accepted today, as they believe Beetlejuice does not 'evolve' at all.
- Winona Ryder (who played Lydia in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice') set a single condition when she first met 'Stranger Things' (2016-) directors Matt and Ross Duffer, upon being offered a role in their project (where she played Joyce). She stated that if a sequel to the Beetlejuice story were ever filmed, they would release her from the series to appear in the future Beetlejuice movie. They agreed and fulfilled the condition.
- When starting production, Tim Burton didn't even bother rewatching the original film or reading the scripts for potential sequels that had accumulated over the years since the original movie's release.
- According to Tim Burton, this film is only possible if Michael Keaton agrees to reprise his role as Beetlejuice (he first appeared on screen in this role in Tim Burton's 1988 fantasy comedy 'Beetlejuice'). Keaton, however, stated in March 2014 that this is the only sequel he would be interested in playing in.
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