While Jeremy may be a bit of a tool, that’s far from the worst of his problems.
The biggest issue for Jeremy is that he’s dead.
Jeremy only wears that same shirt, implying that this is the outfit he died in.
AlthoughAdam and Barbara Maitland don’t appear inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, there are multiple references that allude to them.
It’s not entirely apparent how exactly the rules work inBeetlejuicewith ghosts, but there are some general guidelines.
Due to the nature of Jeremy’s death, he’s bound to his home and can’t leave.
When they pass Jeremy’s parents, their faces are hidden by the framing of the camera shot.
Again, this could be a method of blocking to symbolize their neglect, making it cleverly deceiving.
But Jeremy’s desires to escape are more devious.
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Sadly,the actor passed away in 1955 at the terribly young age of 24.
As Juno would say, “It’s all in the handbook.”
Sure enough, Jeremy has the handbook inBeetlejuice 2because he’s deceased, though not exactly recently.
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