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Beetlejuice
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Original work Beetlejuice (1988)
Owner Warner Bros. Entertainment
Years1988–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Animated series
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s) Beetlejuice (2018–present)
Games
Video game(s) List of video games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

Beetlejuice is an American fantasy horror comedy media franchise that originated with the film Beetlejuice (1988). The overall plot centers around a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (after the star; the name is pronounced and often spelled "Beetlejuice"), who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her mother's death and her neglectful father.

The original film was met with critical and commercial success and numerous accolades. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The franchise expanded with the release of an animated television series, a stage musical, several video games, and an eventual sequel film.

Films

Film U.S.
release date 		Director Screenwriters Story by Producers
Beetlejuice March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30) Tim Burton Michael McDowell & Warren Skaaren Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson Michael Bender, Larry Wilson and Richard Hashimoto
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) Alfred Gough & Miles Millar Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith Marc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper and Tim Burton

Beetlejuice (1988)

Main article: Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is directed by Tim Burton, and written by Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren, and Larry Wilson. [8] [9] Starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, and Michael Keaton as the titular character, produced by The Geffen Company, and distributed by Warner Bros., the plot revolves around a recently deceased couple; as ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Beetlejuice, an obnoxious and devious " bio- exorcist" from the Netherworld, to scare the home's new inhabitants away.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Main article: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith. Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe, the film is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 6, 2024. [10] [11]

Television

Beetlejuice (1989–1991)

Main article: Beetlejuice (TV series)

Due to the film's financial success, a Beetlejuice animated television series was created for ABC. The series ran for four seasons (the final season airing on Fox), from September 9, 1989, to December 6, 1991. Burton served as the show's developer and executive producer. [12]

"Ghost with the Most" (2020)

On October 6, 2020, Beetlejuice guest-starred in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Ghost with the Most", which aired as part of the show's sixth season. In this appearance, he was voiced by Alex Brightman, reprising his role from the Beetlejuice Broadway musical. [13]

Video games

Main article: Beetlejuice (video game series)
  • Adventures of Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet is a video game released for MS-DOS in 1990.
  • Beetlejuice is a video game developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
  • Beetlejuice: Horrific Hijinx from the Neitherworld! is a video game created by Rare and published by LJN for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is based on the animated series.
  • A Beetlejuice-themed fun pack for the toys-to-life video game Lego Dimensions was released in September 2017. The pack includes a Betelgeuse minifigure and constructable Saturn's Sandworm, and adds a Beetlejuice-themed open-world area and battle arena to the game. In the Beetlejuice-themed open-world area, Betelgeuse is voiced by Christopher Swindle, Adam Maitland is voiced by Jeff Shine, Barbara Maitland and Delia Dietz are voiced by Krizia Bajos, and Harry the Head-Shrunken Hunter is voiced by Tom Kane. Betelgeuse also features prominently in an episode of Teen Titans Go! included as part of the game. In the Teen Titans Go! episode, when the Titans travel to the Lego world, Raven summons Betelgeuse by saying his name three times and gets to go to the Beetlejuice world. Betelgeuse says if Raven wants to win the Lego building competition, she should resort to cheating and use magic, but tricks her into making a giant gargoyle that the Titans have to fight. [14]

Print

Print content associated with the franchise includes a six-issue comic book series published by Harvey Comics in 1991 and 1992, featuring adventures of Beetlejuice and Lydia along the lines of those in the animated series; a Marvel Comics guide containing "stories, comic strips, fact files, and puzzles", and a series of juvenile novels published by Aladdin Paperbacks in 1992. [15]

Stage musical

Main article: Beetlejuice (musical)

In 2016, work began on a Broadway stage musical adaptation of the film directed by Alex Timbers, produced by Warner Bros., with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. The musical was debuted by readings starring Christopher Fitzgerald, Kris Kukul (musical director), and Connor Gallagher (choreographer). [16] It premiered at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a limited run from October 14 to November 18, 2018, with Alex Brightman in the title role. [17]

The production was scheduled to play its final performance at the Winter Garden on June 6, 2020. The producers were unable to find another theater to house the show due to the COVID Broadway shutdown in March 2020. The show reopened at the Marquis Theatre on April 8, 2022, and closed on January 8, 2023, [18] at a financial loss, having been unable to recoup its $21 million investment. [18] Subsequent productions opened across the world, including a North American national tour.

Main cast and characters

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  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
  •  P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character Films Television series Stage musical
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice " Ghost with the Most"
1988 2024 1989–1991 2020 2018–2022
Betelgeuse Michael Keaton Stephen Ouimette Alex Brightman
Lydia Deetz Winona Ryder Alyson Court Sophia Anne Caruso
Delia Deetz Catherine O'Hara Elizabeth Hanna Leslie Kritzer
Charles Deetz Jeffrey Jones Roger Dunn Adam Dannheisser
Astrid Deetz Jenna Ortega
Adam Maitland Alec Baldwin Rob McClure
Barbara Maitland Geena Davis Kerry Butler
Juno Sylvia Sidney Jill Abramovitz
Miss Argentina Patrice Martinez Leslie Kritzer
Maxie Dean Robert Goulet Danny Rutigliano
Otho Glenn Shadix Kelvin Moon
Delores Monica Bellucci
Rory Justin Theroux [19]

Additional crew and production details

Title Crew/detail
Composer Cinematographer Editors Production
companies 		Distributing
company 		Running time
Beetlejuice Danny Elfman Thomas E. Ackerman Jane Kurson The Geffen Film Company Warner Bros. Pictures 1 hrs 32 mins
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Haris Zambarloukos Jay Prychidny Plan B Entertainment
Tim Burton Productions 		TBA

References

  1. ^ "The 61st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Achievement in Special Effects: 1988". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "Make-Up Artist: 1988". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Past Saturn Awards". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on April 4, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  5. ^ "1989 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  7. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs" (PDF). American Film Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Beetlejuice (1988)". Allmovie. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  9. ^ Nero, Dom (October 11, 2018). "Beetlejuice Is a Horror-Fantasy-Comedy Hybrid Above All Categorization". Esquire. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Rosenbloom, Alli (November 30, 2023). "Tim Burton says 'Beetlejuice 2' has officially wrapped production". CNN. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (November 26, 2023). "Willem Dafoe Back on Festival Trail in Marrakech, Talks 'Poor Things', Reveals Role in 'Beetlejuice 2'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  12. ^ Salisbury, Mark; Burton, Tim (2006). Burton on Burton. Faber and Faber. p. 100. ISBN  0-571-22926-3.
  13. ^ "VIDEO: Alex Brightman Plays an Animated BEETLEJUICE On Last Night's TEEN TITANS GO!". October 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Osborn, Alex (May 31, 2017). "Teen Titans Go!, The Powerpuff Girls and Beetlejuice Packs Coming to LEGO Dimensions". Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  15. ^ Samuel J. Umland, The Tim Burton Encyclopedia (2015), p. 35.
  16. ^ "The Beetlejuice Musical Finds Its Writing Team | Playbill". Playbill. March 29, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  17. ^ "Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date | Playbill". Playbill. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  18. ^ a b Paulson, Michael (September 20, 2022). "'Beetlejuice' to Close on Broadway". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. ^ Romano, Nick (March 20, 2024). "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice returns in first look at Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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