All of these are highlights inTim Burton’s movie history, butBeetlejuiceandThe Nightmare Before Christmasare on a different level.

Either way, both ended up in the afterlife in some form, with Delores escaping her confines.

Sally was the creation of Dr. Finkelstein inThe Nightmare Before Christmasand was essentially a ragdoll sewn together.

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Still, it also gave a sense of what Sally could look like in live-action.

Director Henry Selick shared similar thoughts in the past but focused more on his disinterest in sequels.

There have also been a few other subtle nods to the animated movie in bothBeetlejuiceentries.

Delores from Beetlejuice 2 next to Sally and Jack in Nightmare Before Christmas

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Then, there was thestop-motion sequence inBeetlejuice 2to explain how Charles Deetz died.

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Delores (Monica Bellucci) with the skin of her face stapled in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

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Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice 2 with creepy hands over this shoulders

Beetlejuice characters sing and dance to “Day-O” at dinner

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Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse making a disgusted face at the camera in Beetlejuice 2

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