Beetlejuice (1988)

★ 7.4 1h 32m 8,378 votes IMDb
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Beetlejuice

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Cast

Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin as Adam Age 68 · Amityville, New York, USA Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama, and has rece...
Geena Davis
Geena Davis as Barbara Age 70 · Wareham, Massachusetts, USA Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956)  is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist. She is known for her r...
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder as Lydia Age 54 · Winona, Minnesota, USA Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and has been nomina...
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara as Delia Died 2026 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Catherine Anne O'Hara (March 4, 1954 - January 30, 2026) was a Canadian-American actress and comedienne, who began her career at Second City Theatre in Toronto. She gained fame on SCTV alongside comed...
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones as Charles Age 79 · Buffalo, New York, USA Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American character actor, best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984), Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Cha...
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse Age 74 · Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe A...

Audience Reviews

Wuchak 7/10 Mar 12, 2018
Inventive and Fun take on the Afterlife.

RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Tim Burton, “Beetlejuice” chronicles the story of a couple (Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis) who accidently perish after moving to a quaint Connecticut town. They find themselves sentenced to “haunting” their former house where they try to scare the new wannabe swank couple out (Jeffrey Jones & Catherine O'Hara), but they find that their Goth daughter is more curious than scared (Winona Ryder). Michael Keaton plays the eponymous madcap “bio-exorcist” while Glenn Shadix is on hand as the new couple’s interior designer.

This was Burton’s debut on the silver screen and the first half is hilarious entertainment mixed with some interesting insights on the afterlife. The movie puts its best foot forward, but the second half isn’t as compelling and I think the title character is more annoying than amusing.

THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 32 minutes and was shot in beautiful East Corinth, Vermont, and (studio) Culver City, California. WRITERS: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson and Warren Skaaren.

GRADE: B+
JPV852 7/10 Sep 06, 2020
Thin on story but the practical effects are good and Michael Keaton is a lot of fun even if he doesn't fully arrive on screen until the 40-minute mark. My feelings more or less remained the same from the last time I saw, probably 10+ years ago. I probably don't place this in as high regard compared to others, but still was entertained. **3.5/5**
James 6/10 Oct 14, 2023
This is so insane… I love it!
James 6/10 Oct 20, 2023
This is so bad… I goddamn love it.
kevin2019 8/10 May 30, 2024
"Beetlejuice" will undoubtedly be difficult to surpass certainly in terms of pure visual imagination which incorporates some sets skewered at desperately crazy angles and outrageously cluttered administrative areas and waiting rooms where you can literally sit in monotonous silence for months at a time while listening to muzak. Tim Burton excels marvellously behind the cameras to deliver what is probably one of the most quirky films to come along in recent decades. His unique visuals strive to achieve an almost Georges Melies quality to them as Burton places all manner of incredible visual marvels on the screen and they are given an added dimension with generous splashes of garish colour all over the place. This film is unquestionably an amusing and appealing piece of entertainment and it is difficult to see how it could possibly be bettered and anyone would be certifiably insane to even try.

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