Because it is a sequel,Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceincludes all sorts of referencesto the original movie.
Yet,Beetlejuice Beetlejuicealso has ties to other movies and series.
What is especially interesting about this Easter egg is that it doesn’t come out of nowhere either.
At the timeGremlinswas being developed,Burton was working for Disney as a concept artist.
Joe Dante also directed movies likeThe ‘Burbs, Piranha,andThe Howling.
IfGremlinshad been directed by Tim Burton, it might have looked like a very different movie.
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IfGremlinshad been his first movie, it might have had a taste of the classic Burton deadpan strangeness.
Regardless, theGremlinsreference inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis a clever nod to Tim Burton’s iconic career.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
When a father gives his son Billy a magical creature known as a Mogwai as a gift, the boy is given strict rules to follow regarding its care. When a lapse in judgment creates the mischievous Gremlins - creatures intent on destruction that threaten to ruin Christmas for the entire town of Kingston Falls - it’s up to Billy and his Mogwai companion Gizmo to save the town from the army of little monsters.
