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Beetlejuice (1988)
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Tim Burton Director

previously directed Pee-wee's Big Adventure

When a happy couple are suddenly killed in an accident, they find themselves haunting their own home. A new host of tenants move in, and the deceased find themselves turning toward the melevolent spirit Betelgeuse as a means of driving the unwelcome guests from their home.

Trivia:

The receptionist in the waiting room is Miss Argentina.

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Reference: The Fly

When Betelgeuse eats a fly it cries out: "Help Me!"

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Quote: Betelgeuse

Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose!

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Writers
	Michael McDowell	Story & Screenplay
	Warren Skaaren	Screenplay
	Larry Wilson	Story

Cast
	Alec Baldwin	Adam Maitland
	Geena Davis	Barbara Maitland
	Michael Keaton	Betelgeuse
	Winona Ryder	Lydia Deetz
	Jeffrey Jones	Charles Deetz
	Catherine O'Hara	Delia Deetz
	Glenn Shadix	Otho
	Sylvia Sidney	Juno
	Robert Goulet	Maxie Dean
	Annie McEnroe	Jane Butterfield
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General Information Edit

Name	Beetlejuice
US Release	March 30, 1988
UK Release	Aug. 19, 1988
AUS Release	Sept. 8, 1988
Runtime	92
Language(s)	Add a new language English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Comedy Fantasy
Theme(s)	Add a new theme fantasy monsters haunting
Rating	PG
Alias(es)	Beetle Juice