The ghosts of a dead couple are haunted by an insufferable family that has moved into their home and hires a thug to drive them out. This is Michael Keaton’s own favorite movie.. Otho’s Shoes, when he spray paints the walls of the house, changes from fire engine red elf-looking shoes to white shoes as he walks through the bathroom, then changes back to elf red shoes as he enters the next room. Beetlejuice: Oh. Well… I went to Juilliard… I graduated from Harvard Business School. He travels quite widely.
I survived the Black Death and had a pretty good time of it. I’VE SEEN THE EXORCIST APPROXIMATELY SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES AND IT GETS FUNNIER EACH TIME I SEE IT…UNLESS YOU’RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY…WHAT ARE YOU THINKING NOW? The Geffen logo is accompanied by a terrible version of the Banana Boat song (sung by the film’s composer, Danny Elfman). A print of the film appeared with some added/alternate scenes. This version of the film is about 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical release, has a few extra scenes and is missing a few others, is in black and white, and has a timecode at the bottom. This version has 4 main 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 filled with rolling gears. Additional Scenes: Added a scene where Lydia develops the pictures taken by Adam and Barbra. After her mother yells at her and blames her for cutting holes in the sheets, Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her dad that the pictures are real. The scene where the adults are looking for ghosts in the attic is even more so as we see a desert monster try to eat Adam and Barbra as they hang from the attic window. There is an extra 2 minute scene at the end where we see Lydia riding her bike home from school and her parents are on the phone with Jane saying they don’t want to sell the house. Lydia’s dance scene is shorter in this version, and there is no scene with Beetlejuice in the waiting room.
Day-OTraditional, lyrics by William A. Attaway & Irving Burge [Wrongly credited as written by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgess (as Lord Burgess)] Performed by Harry Belafonte of RCA Records. One of my favorite movies of all time. It’s a Halloween classic. Spooky, funny and very re-watchable.
I’m waiting for the moment when I forget this movie again and can watch it again. The sets, the wardrobe, the props, everything inspired me as a child and made me fall in love with the dark romantic themes of Tim Burton.