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Beetlejuice (1988)

1988 92 minutes comedyfantasy
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Beetlejuice (1988) Storyline

Recently deceased couple Adam and Barbara Maitland discover they are trapped haunting their beloved home after a fatal accident. When the loud Deetz family moves in, the Maitlands try unsuccessfully to frighten them away and eventually turn to a chaotic bio-exorcist named Betelgeuse. His help comes with consequences neither the living nor the dead are prepared for.

comedy fantasy horror
Beetlejuice (1988) Details Director, release, studio & more
Director
Tim Burton
Release
30/03/1988
Runtime
92 minutes
Studio
Array
Content rating
15
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Last Updated
1 Oct 2026
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CMDB Review
9/10

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Beetlejuice (1988) Review 9/10

Beetlejuice is Tim Burton at his weirdest and most playful. Michael Keaton barely appears compared with what people remember, but every minute he gets is chaos, while Winona Ryder’s Lydia gives the film its gothic heart. The practical effects, production design and Harry Belafonte musical moments have aged into pure charm. Strange, funny and endlessly quotable: 9/10.

Did You Know?

  • Tim Burton directed the film.
  • Michael Keaton plays Betelgeuse, commonly called Beetlejuice.
  • Winona Ryder plays Lydia Deetz.
  • Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis play Adam and Barbara Maitland.
  • The story features a bureaucracy for the recently deceased.
  • The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup.
  • The property later expanded into animation, games and printed comics.
  • Warner Bros. released the film.

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