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The spirits of a deceased couple are haunted by an insufferable family who have moved into their home and hired a malevolent spirit to drive them away. The spirits of a deceased couple are haunted by an insufferable family who have moved into their home and are hiring. an evil spirit to drive them away. The spirits of a deceased couple are haunted by an insufferable family who have moved into their home and hire an evil spirit to drive them away.. This is his favorite Michael Keaton movie. Otho’s shoes when he spray paints the walls of the house change from red fireman leprechaun shoes to white shoes as he walks through the bathroom and then change back to red leprechaun shoes as he walks into the next room.. Adam: What are your qualifications? Beetlejuice: Ah. Well…I attended Juilliard…I’m a graduate of Harvard Business School. I travel quite a lot. I lived through the Black Death and had a pretty good time during that time. I’ve seen the exorcist about a hundred and sixty seven times and it gets funnier every time I see it…not to mention the fact that you’re talking to a DEAD person…NOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING THINK? Do you think I’m qualified? The Geffen company logo is accompanied by a groovy version of the Banana Boat song (sung by the film’s composer Danny Elfman). A print of the film has surfaced with some added/alternate scenes. This version of the film is about 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical release, has some extra scenes and others are missing, is in black and white, and has a timecode at the bottom.
This version has 4 major differences:
Alternate Scene:
The scene where Adam tries to leave the house after his and his wife’s death is different. Instead of desert, he sees empty darkness filled with rolling wheels.
Additional Scenes:
There is an additional scene where Lydia develops the photos she took of Adam and Barbra. Then, after her mother yells at her and blames her for cutting holes in the sheets, Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her father that the pictures are real.
There’s more to the scene where the adults are looking for the ghosts in the attic where we see the desert monster trying to eat Adam and Barbra while they’re hanging from the attic window.
Finally, there is an extra 2 minute scene at the end where we see Lydia riding her bike from school and her parents talking to Jane on the phone telling her 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. The film ends with a final exterior shot of the house. Edited in Horror Toons (2002). Day-OTraditional, lyrics by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie[incorrectly credited as written by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie (as Lord Burgess)] Performed by Harry Belafonte, courtesy of RCA Records. Watching this again on TV yesterday reminded me of the first time I saw it all those years ago at the movies when Tim Burton was just the guy who directed that funny Pee-wee Herman movie. The entry in 'Beetlejuice' then, without knowing anything about it, it was an amazing experience. Along with ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Blue Velvet’, ‘Video Theater’, ‘Brazil’, ‘Paris, Texas’, 'The Terminator' and 'Repo Man' was one of the most amazing and memorable films of the 1980s, an era dominated by Hollywood dreck like “Flashdance,” “Top Gun,” and “Footloose.” The whole Bruckheimer/Simpson/Spielberg/Hughes zeitgeist that dumbed down popular movies like never before. Movies like 'Beetlejuice' they were a glimmer of hope in a truly dire time. The big question is – how does it hold up today? The answer is better than ever! In fact, I would argue that 'Beetlejuice' is Tim Burton’s most successful and least compromised film. Everything is perfect.