Anjelica Huston was originally cast to play Delia Deetz, but had to bow out due to an illness. O'Hara met— and eventually married —production designer Bo Welch while working on Beetlejuice.
Both Geena Davis and Michael Keaton immediately signed on to the film after meeting with Burton, but he allegedly had to beg Golden Age Hollywood star Sylvia Sidney to play the afterlife detective, Juno. Sidney would go on to work with Burton again on her last film, the alien invasion comedy Mars Attacks! Sidney passed away in Juliette Lewis auditioned, but Winona Ryder won the part once Burton saw her performance in the teen dramedy Lucas.
Warner Bros. A Guide to the Films of Tim Burton. Video Halloween Costume Creations. Photos Top cast Edit. Alec Baldwin Adam as Adam. Geena Davis Barbara as Barbara. Michael Keaton Betelgeuse as Betelgeuse. Maurice Page Ernie as Ernie. Catherine O'Hara Delia as Delia.
Jeffrey Jones Charles as Charles. Winona Ryder Lydia as Lydia. Glenn Shadix Otho as Otho. Patrice Martinez Receptionist as Receptionist. Carmen Filpi Messenger as Messenger. Simmy Bow Janitor as Janitor.
Tim Burton. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Adam and Barbara are a normal couple They have given their precious time to decorate their house and make it their own, but unfortunately a family is moving in, and not quietly.
Adam and Barbara try to scare them out, but end up becoming the main attraction to the money making family. Fun at parties! There was originally a scene where Lydia was developing photos of Adam and Barbara in Delia's bed sheets and tries to show them to her dad.
There was also supposed to be another encounter with the sandworm when Adam and Barbara were hiding from the Deetzes. Betelgeuse mentions he hates sandworms when reading the newspaper, and again when he first meets the Maitlands.
Barbara manages to land a good punch on the sandworm the first time it attacks her. Her ability to handle the creature better than the rest of the cast comes in handy later on in the film. During the 'corny ghost sheet scene', the Maitlands glide through the room while trying to be spooky instead of the standard bobbing motion they do when walking like living people, leading into Lydia's "no feet" comment when looking at the photos she took.
Dudley Moore was considered for the role of Betelgeuse. It is hinted throughout the movie that Lydia could be suffering from depression, particularly when Lydia writes a suicide note to Adam and Barbara that she feels utterly alone.
Delia makes note that someone at her dinner party has written in Art in America. By the end of the film, she has an issue framed of her on the cover with the headline: "Images of the Afterlife", and features the sculptures that attacked her and Charles. Co-star B. Novak then suggested that they simply say "Beetlejuice" three times and the sequel would materialize, to great laughter from Keaton and the other actors on stage.
Novak was referring to how characters in the film summoned Beetlejuice to "help" them. Betelgeuse Michael Keaton says, "I've seen The Exorcist about a hundred and sixty-seven times, and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it! Tim Burton's ghost story Beetlejuice took place in Connecticut, but it was actually filmed in East Corinth, Vermont, which many viewers have pointed out.
That house on a hill was only a facade built for the movie and later torn down. The various sets inside the house were created on a sound stage in Culver City, California, and designed by Bo Welch, who worked as a production designer on other feature motion pictures with Director Tim Burton such as "Edward Scissorhands" and "Men in Black.
When Beetlejuice is in the model before he meets the Maitlands, he lured a fly out with a candy bar. When Beetlejuice eats the fly, it begins yelling "Help Me. During the dinner party, Otho mentions he used to be a paranormal researcher in New York before the market collapses, and he makes a joke that people who commit suicide become civil servants in the afterlife.
This reveals that Otho has legitimate knowledge of the supernatural, which comes into play in the film's climax. Linda Blair was briefly considered for the role of Barbara Maitland.
The doll is exact replica of Lydia. Since Lydia does dislike her parents. In the scene where Lydia is lying on her bed listening to the moans of the Maitland's in their sheets, the doll is lying on the floor opposite the bed in a similar posture as Lydia. Interesting similarities between the two movies. Larry Wilson was brought on-board to reshape Michael McDowell 's screenplay, but creative differences between McDowell and Tim Burton led to the former being replaced by Warren Skaaren.
When Adam and Barbara are sitting next to the model before Jane arrives, they are directly next to a covered bridge on the model. When Barbara is frustrated after failing to scare the Deetzes, she says to Adam: "What's the good of being a ghost if you can't frighten people away? Deetz is reading a magazine with an add on the back that states: "Hands-On Experience Required.
Though Otho and Delia couldn't see it, Barbara hanging on a noose in the closet when she rips her face off, foreshadows the scene where they all bust upstairs after the presentation, and Delia threatens to "drag them out by the ropes they hanged themselves with".
The Lost Souls Room foreshadows the potential fate of the Maitlands. Jane, the real estate agent, and her daughter always wear identical outfits.
Among the times the number 3 was used, if you look at Beetlejuice's left wrist as he is "tanning" on the roof of Dante's Inferno, you'll see he's wearing 3 watches. Another noted usage is at the end of the film when Beetlejuice is in the waiting room. You can see he is 4th in line which means there are 3 others ahead of him. Michael Keaton and Geena Davis appeared in Speechless Charles refers to a photo of Adam, saying that he reminds him of Spencer Tracy.
Tracy was second-billed under Sylvia Sidney Juno in the film Fury Otho claimed to be a paranormal researcher in New York "before the market collapsed" but this doesn't explain what he meant by that. It could be a nod to Ghostbusters where the characters of that film capture and store ghosts as a service. Wayne Knight was considered for the role of Otho.
The Deetz's remodel included an outdoor deck with a wall that frames the fields in the background so it looks like a landscape painting. Adam's bird head resembles the character Gogo Dodo from the Warner Bros. Beetlejuice eats a fly.
Betelgeuse resembles the Batman villian The Joker, with the green hair and white skin, a year later Michael Keaton was in Batman as the titular character with Jack Nicholson playing The Joker. Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin appeared on 30 Rock When the Maitlins drive to the store, the dog that crosses in front of their car is the one that causes their death in the next scene. Sylvia Sidney played hopeful, naive characters earlier in her career where in this film she is cynical and worldly wise.
Is this interesting? Director Trademark Tim Burton : [distorted female face] One of Barbara's early attempts to scare off intruders, and her mouth "zipped" during the climax. Tim Burton : [dogs] The Maitlands' deaths are caused by a stray dog wandering around the bridge their car topples over. Tim Burton : [stop-motion animation] The sculptures, sandworms, and various effects. Tim Burton : [television commercials] Betelgeuse's commercial is viewed by Adam and Barbara.
Spoilers The trivia items below may give away important plot points. In Beetlejuice's forced wedding, Lydia's dress is bright red. According to the old rhyme about wedding dress colors: "Married in red, better off dead. A perfectly enormous gear comes barreling toward him. Adam leaps out of its way. The gear turns, fish-tailing, kicking up ooze and stuffing.
Adam flings himself suddenly to the right, but trips into the path of the gear. As he's about to be crushed, he's suddenly jerked up to safety. Everyone knows if you say Beetlejuice's name three times he appears, but the number three is used multiple times in the film. Aside from Beetlejuice's name the Maitlands also say the word "home" three times to escape Beetlejuice, and it's the number of times they knock on the door to get to the After Life.
The song by Harry Belafonte used during the dinner party possession scene is one of the most memorable moments in the movie:. But viewers can also faintly hear film composer Danny Elfman singing "Day-O" in the opening credit sequence when the Geffen logo appears Elfman's vocals were added during post-production :.
Also, when Glenn Shadix who played Otho, passed away at the age of 58 in , "Day-O" was the last song played at his memorial service.
The animated series proved so successful that it aired on ABC Saturday mornings, while also airing on Fox weekday afternoons, for two seasons. Over episodes were produced. Speaking of merchandise, if you want your own "Handbook For the Recently Deceased" look no further than Etsy!
A sequel to "Beetlejuice" has been Hollywood lore for years. Ever since the original was released and proved successful, Warner Bros.
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