Stars: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Sylvia Sidney, Susan Kellerman, Winona Ryder, Dick Cavett, Annie McEnroe, Catherine O'Hara, Robert Goulet, Duane Davis, Glenn Shadix, Catherine O'Hara, Simmy Bow, Maree Cheatham, Tony Cox, Mark Ettlinger, Gary Jochimsen, Adele Lutz, Rachel Mittelman, Maurice Page, Bob Pettersen, J.J. Saunders, Hugo Stanger, Douglas Turner

Director: Tim Burton

Summary: A couple of home-loving ghosts need to be rid of a group of pretentious, trendsetting humans, who have taken over their house and made 'living' extremely difficult. They enlist the aid of a bio-exorcist in the hope that he can frighten the unwanted guests away. Directed by Tim Burton, BEETLEJUICE is the perfect blend of horror and comedy and features a never-better Michael Keaton in the title role.

In the surreal, wonderfully cartoon-like comedy BEETLEJUICE, a childless couple, Barbara and Adam (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin), move to the country only to be killed in a car accident while passing over a quaint covered bridge. Their ghosts return to their beloved Victorian home, and find the 'Handbook For The Recently Deceased', which not only lets them know they're dead, but comes in handy when they learn that they can continue to live in their house, even though a new family--from the land of the living--is moving in. The new owners, fresh from the city, are quite a strange group themselves, and include the overpowering hipster mom Delia (Catherine O'Hara – HOME ALONE, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION), her pompous SoHo interior designer Otho (Glenn Shadix - HEATHERS), her meek husband Charles (Jeffrey Jones), and their morose teenage daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder), who befriends the ghostly couple. Though the threesome attempt to scare Delia from ruining the house with redecoration and her unpleasant personality, their attempts fail. As a last resort, they call upon the services of the demented, terrifying, but hilarious 'bioexorcist,' Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton – BATMAN, CLEAN AND SOBER). Director Tim Burton (SWEENEY TODD, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS) scores big with witty site gags, incredible special effects and sets, and a unique ensemble of characters. BEETLEJUICE is a visually inventive and imaginative comedy taken to a uniquely grotesque and funny level by the manic performance of Michael Keaton in the title role.

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Before making Batman, director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton teamed up for this popular black comedy about a young couple (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) whose premature death leads them to a series of wildly bizarre afterlife exploits. As ghosts in their own New England home, they're faced with the challenge of scaring off the pretentious new owners (Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones), whose daughter (Winona Ryder) has an affinity for all things morbid. Keaton plays the mischievous Beetlejuice, a freelance "bio-exorcist" who's got an evil agenda behind his plot to help the young undead newlyweds. The film is a perfect vehicle for Burton's visual style and twisted imagination, with clever ideas and gags packed into every scene. Beetlejuiceis also a showcase for Keaton, who tackles his title role with maniacal relish and a dark edge of menace.--Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	Full Screen, 1.85 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Music Only Soundtrack, Interactive Menus, Production Notes, Scene Access
Subtitles:	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Year:	1988
Release Date:	January 1, 1999
Runtime:	88 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 011785
Label:	Geffen Pictures
Keywords:	English, Comedy, Beetlejuice, General
Genre:	Comedy