This page was last edited on 9 September 2020, at 21:04. Purportedly no one had been killed in a Volvo of that series and vintage. Keaton and Ryder agreed to do the film, on the condition that Burton directed, but both he and Keaton became distracted with Batman Returns. Come to think of it, I don't have any rules!

Novak then suggested that they simply say "Beetlejuice" three times and the sequel would materialize, to great laughter from Keaton and the other actors on stage. Tim Burton felt that keeping the actors wet all the time would be too uncomfortable. Smith later joked that his response was "Didn't we say all we needed to say in the first Beetlejuice? Burton served as executive producer. Principal photography began on March 11, 1987.

The man next to me is the one I want. "[45], In November 2013, Ryder hinted at a possible return for the sequel as well by saying, "I'm kind of sworn to secrecy but it sounds like it might be happening. Tim Burton lost interest in the project, and went on to direct Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) instead. Betelgeuse mentions he hates sandworms when reading the newspaper, and again when he first meets the Maitlands. The series ran for four seasons (the final season airing on Fox), lasting from September 9, 1989 to December 6, 1991. STANDS4 LLC, 2020. You asked me, I’m answering. ", "Michael Keaton Meets About Beetlejuice 2, Seth Grahame-Smith Offers Update", "Winona Ryder on'Beetlejuice 2': 'Might Be Happening' With Burton, Keaton, and Ryder", "Exclusive: Tim Burton Thinks Beetlejuice 2 is Closer Than Ever", "Beetlejuice 2: Tim Burton Gives Update on Sequel", "Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice' sequel is stuck in the afterlife waiting room", "Teen Titans Go!, The Powerpuff Girls and Beetlejuice Packs Coming to LEGO Dimensions", "The Beetlejuice Musical Finds Its Writing Team | Playbill", "Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date | Playbill", Official site for Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue, Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beetlejuice&oldid=979150969, Films that won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, Films with screenplays by Larry Wilson (screenwriter), All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "I don't wanna be the guy that destroys the legacy and the memory of the first film; I would rather die.

Shortly after that, we sold it to the Geffen Company.[14]. Their caseworker, Juno, informs them it is for them to get the Deetzes out if they want them gone. Soundtracks. that, is why I won't do two shows a night anymore babe, I won't. [7] Burton had wanted to hire Anton Furst as production designer after being impressed with his work on The Company of Wolves (1984) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), though Furst was committed to High Spirits, a choice he later regretted. The website's critical consensus reads, "Brilliantly bizarre and overflowing with ideas, Beetlejuice offers some of Michael Keaton's most deliciously manic work - and creepy, funny fun for the whole family. Lydia asks Betelgeuse for help and he agrees on the condition she marry him so he can be freed to enter the mortal world; she agrees and summons him. Delia has a knack for "repurposing" clothing to wear in different styles. Yes, I love that man of mine.” McDowell's original script is far less comedic and much darker; the Maitlands' car crash is depicted graphically, with Barbara's arm being crushed and the couple screaming for help as they slowly drown in the river. He was also adamant that Keaton would return and that Warner Bros. would not recast the role. more… All Michael McDowell scripts | Michael McDowell Scripts "[41], In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired Seth Grahame-Smith, who collaborated with Burton on Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, to write and produce a sequel to Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film[2][3] directed by Tim Burton, produced by the Geffen Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. [47] Grahame-Smith met with Keaton in February 2012, "We talked for a couple of hours and talked about big picture stuff. When Barbara holds up Adam's severed head, The skeleton head on top of Betelgeuse's Merry-Go-Round looks remarkably like Jack Skellington, a skeleton figure which.

more…, All Michael McDowell scripts | Michael McDowell Scripts. Originally Michael Keaton refused the role because he "just didn't get it." It's not a kind of a movie that cries out [for a sequel], it's not the Beetlejuice trilogy. The Maitlands' house was a façade built in a farm field one hundred yards uphill from the bridge for exterior shots only. The film won a Saturn Award in 1990 for best horror movie.

[46] Grahame-Smith signed on with the intention of doing "a story that is worthy of us actually doing this for real, something that is not just about cashing in, is not just about forcing a remake or a reboot down someone's throat." Beetlejuice the Musical Script Fanfiction. This is actually expanded on in the film. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for Batman Returns. To this day, no one knows why it crashed. Must we go tropical? Goofs Skaaren also introduced the leitmotif of music accompanying Barbara and Adam's ghostly hijinks, although his script specified R&B tunes instead of Harry Belafonte,[15] and was to have concluded with Lydia dancing to "When a Man Loves a Woman". According to the old rhyme about wedding dress colors: "Married in red, better off dead.". What's great is that for Beetlejuice [sic], time means nothing in the afterlife, but the world outside is a different story. 9 Of Our Favorite Beetlejuice Quotes | Spoken By Beetlejuice! For Keaton's character, Ebert called him "unrecognizable behind pounds of makeup" and stated that "his scenes don't seem to fit with the other action". I got some teeth.

This book reads like stereo instructions. The title character is named for a bright red star in the constellation of Orion, Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse/Beetlejuice's name is spoken fifteen times in the film, eight from Barbara, two from Juno, and five from Lydia. Retrospectively, McDowell was impressed at how many people made the connection between the film's title and the star Betelgeuse.