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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice introduces a formidable antagonist named Delores who has exciting powers and a fascinating background with Betelgeuse.

Considering how close Adam and Barbara became to Lydia, their absence fromBeetlejuice 2is more shocking.

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He was instead replaced by other, similarly designed characters with shrunken heads, such as Bob.

The actress passed away in 1999, and her personality was irreplaceable in the 2024 sequel.

For example, Santiago Cabrera plays Richard, Astrid’s dead father, who works in the afterlife.

Collage of Jane, Beetlejuice, and Barbara in Tim Burton’s 1988 movie Beetlejuice

Much of her story is implied by her costume and makeup, suggesting the cause of her death.

She was presumably a beauty pageant contestant who lost and then died by suicide.

This is likely one of the reasons why both characters were omitted from the second film.

Geena Davis as Barbara standing against wallpaper in Beetlejuice

As for the aesthetic of Miss Argentina, the hot dog lady is likely the closest comparison.

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Dick Cavett as Bernard in Beetlejuice

Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse with his eyes and tongue popping out and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz looking nervous in Beetlejuice 2

Annie McEnroe as Jane Butterfield in Beetlejuice

Lydia dancing with the football players in Beetlejuice’s ending

Otho performing a seance in Beetlejuice

Astrid and Beetlejuice from Beetlejuice 2 are in front of music notes.

Robert Goulet talking on the phone as Maxie Dean in Beetlejuice

Miss Argentina shows Adam and Barbara her wrist in Beetlejuice’s Neitherworld Waiting Room

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