18/33
I went to Juilliard
Tale
The ghosts of a dead couple are haunted by an insufferable family who moves into their home and hires an evil spirit to exorcise them. This is Michael Keaton’s favorite movie. Otho’s shoes when he spray paints the walls of the house, he changes his bright red elf shoes to white sneakers when he goes to the bathroom, and back to his red elf shoes when he enters the next room. Adam: What are your qualifications? Beetlejuice: Ouch. Well…
I travel a lot
I graduated from Harvard Business School. I survived the Black Death and was amazed. I’VE SEEN THE EXORCIST ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN TIMES AND EVERY TIME I SEE IT IT BECOME FUNNY…NOT THINKING THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY…WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? Do you think I’m qualified? The Geffen Company logo is accompanied by a macabre version of the song “Banana Boat” (sung by the film’s composer Danny Elfman). A working copy of the film has surfaced with some additional/alternate scenes.
Instead of a desert, he sees an empty darkness filled with rolling gears
This version of the film is about 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical release, has some extra scenes and others missing, is in black and white, and has a timecode at the bottom. This version has 4 main differences:
Alternate scene:
The scene where Adam tries to leave the house after he and his wife die is different. Additional scenes:
There is an added scene where Lydia is creating photos of Adam and Barbra. After her mother yells at her and accuses her of putting holes in her sheets, Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her father that the photos are real. There’s even more of a scene where the adults are looking for ghosts in the attic where we see a desert monster trying to eat Adam and Barbra as they hang out of the attic window. Finally, there is an extra 2 minute scene at the end where we see Lydia riding her bike home from school while her parents are on the phone with Jane saying they don’t want to sell the house.
Installed in Terror Toons (2002)
In this version, Lydia’s dance scene is shorter and there is no scene with Beetlejuice in the waiting room. The film ends with a final exterior shot of the house. Day-OTraditional, words by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie[Credit error by William A. Attaway & Irving Burgie (as Lord Burgess)] Played by Harry Belafonte, courtesy of RCA Records. This is Michael Keaton’s best performance yet.
My favorite scene of all time doesn’t even have Michael Keaton in it
Every time he’s on screen, he gives a performance so eccentric that it rivals Jim Carrey from The Mask, only without a lot of computer help. If his role calls for abhorrence, he brings ugliness; obnoxious, carrying offensive; witty, brings in amusing sarcasm. One of my few complaints is that he doesn’t get enough screen time, even though he does get a large part, most of it goes to Gena Davis and Alec Tim Burton’s direction is fantastic. Anyone who has seen this movie will remember it as the dinner dance scene. If you haven’t seen this, you probably grew up under a rock or were born before me.