22/27
I went to Juilliard
Story
A dead couple’s spirits are haunted by an insufferable family that moves into their home and hires an evil spirit to exorcise them. This is Michael Keaton’s favorite movie. Otho’s when he sprays the walls of the house, his shoes change from his fireman red elf-looking boots to white boots when he goes through the bathroom, and then when he goes into the next room, they change back to red elf boots. : What are your qualifications?Beetle juice: Ah. Well… I graduated from Harvard Business School. I travel quite a lot.
Think I’m qualified?
I survived the Black Plague and had a great time during that time. I’VE SEEN THE EXORCIST ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN TIMES AND EVERY TIME I’VE SEEN IT I’VE GOT FUNNY… DON’T SEND IT LIKE YOU’RE TALKING TO DEATH… NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? The Geffen Company logo is accompanied by a hideous version of the Banana Boat song (sung by the film’s composer, Danny Elfman). A print of the film appeared with some additional/alternate scenes. This version of the film runs about 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical release, has a few extra scenes and is missing some others, is in black and white, and has a timecode at the bottom.
The film ends with a final exterior shot of the house
This version has 4 major differences: Alternate Scene: The scene where Adam tried to leave the house after he and his wife died is different. Instead of a desert, he sees an empty darkness full of spinning cogs. Additional Scenes: There is another scene where Lydia is creating photos of Adam and Barbra. Then after her mom yells at her and blames her for cutting holes in her sheets, Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her dad that the photos are real. There’s even more of a scene where the adults are looking for ghosts in the attic as we see a desert monster trying to eat Adam and Barbra as they hang out of the attic window. Finally, there is an extra 2 minute scene at the end where we see Lydia riding her bike home from school while her parents are on the phone with Jane saying they don’t want to sell the house. In this version, Lydia’s dance scene is shorter and there is no scene with Beetlejuice in the waiting room.
Installed in Terror Toons (2002)
Day-OTraditional, words by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie [Incorrectly recorded as written by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie (as Lord Burgess)]Performed by Harry Belafonte of RCA Records. Considering he’s not in the movie that much and the movie is named after his character, he steals the show when he’s front and center. He’s so good you’re surprised by him, I wouldn’t be surprised if Jim Carrey didn’t use Michael Keaton’s performance as Beetlejuice as a template for his fantastic cartoon character Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask. Love the B Movie special fx and the Shake Senora dance scene. The Betelgeuse/Beetlejuice dilemma was a small one.
The only downfall
I wish they explained it a little better, thought I had a dyslexic twist, after all these years I kept checking to see if I misread the movie title, I kept pausing the movie to check the title. Overall, a funny movie. I would just watch it for Keaton’s performance.