A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Practical Effects
Stop-motion sandworms and Harry Belafonte possession—zero CGI.
Acting
Michael Keaton's 17 minutes of screen time steal everything.
Costume
Lydia's red wedding dress: goth culture canon.
Director
Tim Burton
Alec Baldwin
Adam
Geena Davis
Barbara
Winona Ryder
Lydia
Catherine O'Hara
Delia
Jeffrey Jones
Charles
Michael Keaton
Betelgeuse
Glenn Shadix
Otho
Sylvia Sidney
Juno
Patrice Martinez
Receptionist
Dick Cavett
Bernard
Robert Goulet
Maxie Dean
Maree Cheatham
Sarah Dean
Susan Kellermann
Grace
Carmen Filpi
Messenger
Annie McEnroe
Jane Butterfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Keaton ad-libbed most of his lines; the script was 30% 'Beetlejuice does stuff.'
Lydia's entire aesthetic defined 90s mall-goth culture—Hot Topic owes her royalties.
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