According to Keaton, the Beetlejuice character was never rehearsed or screen-tested.
Keaton was given creative freedom to develop the character as he wanted, based on Burton’s designs.
10"I’ll Do Anything To Get Your Business.
Hell, I’ll Possess Myself If I Gotta.
9"The Only One I Think I Can Deal With Is Edgar Allan Poe’s Daughter.
She even claims to be “strange and unusual,” especially compared to her parents.
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Beetlejuice’s casual reference to the famous author suggests he might be well-read.
Perhaps Beetlejuice even encountered Poe in real life since he’s been around for centuries.
Beetlejuice’s casual reference to the famous author suggests he might be well-read.
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton as the titular “bio-exorcist”, an obnoxious spirit who specializes in driving living occupants out of homes. When Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die suddenly, they pass into the spirit realm, and must stay in their home. However, in the living world, the Deetz family purchases the house and moves in, prompting the Maitlands to enlist the help of Beetlejuice to drive them away.
Perhaps Beetlejuice even encountered Poe in real life, since he’s been around for centuries.
Nevertheless,the casual reference highlights Beetlejuice’s humor and his attitude toward someone grim like Lydia.
8"Well, I Attended Juilliard.
I’m A Graduate Of Harvard Business School.
I Travel Quite Extensively.
This means he’s stalked the afterlife long before he would have been able to attend these schools.
Not only is his background comically specific, but it doesn’t do anything to prove his bio-exorcist credentials.
His trickster persona makes it hard to know when he is being serious or not.
However, the line between reality and imagination is always slightly blurred in Burton’s strange world.
His trickster persona makes it hard to know when he is being serious or not.
However, the line between reality and imagination is always slightly blurred in Burton’s strange world.
It’s hard to tell if his laid-back demeanor is real or just a part of his trickster persona.
He soon changes tactics and realizes she might be able to free him from the model.
The name “Beetlejuice” is spoken 15 times in the movie.
Even before the audience sees Beetlejuice, they can tell he’s mischievous.
After his exclamation, he grabs his crotch and makes a loud honking noise to emphasize his point.
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He wants to continue scaring Lydia, even though the couple now feels affectionate towards the teen.
It is almost sad that this could be the most exciting interaction of Beetlejuice’s past 1,000 years.
1"It’s Showtime!"
The scene is tense, as the audience knows he is much more evil than Lydia can tell.
Even the Maitlands look at each other in disbelief, though they know they have no other survival options.
Beetlejuice’s return is grand and theatrical, with “showtime” being an apt word.
His entrance and costume are imaginatively constructed and fun to watch,proving Beetlejuice to be a real showman.
He is also able to help the Maitlands, just as he promised Lydia.
Despite its brevity, the quote is one of the most iconic lines fromBeetlejuice.
