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I like to think that the reason it took this many years for a sequel is because it took 36 years for Beetlejuice to finally have his number called in the waiting room
I feel like the changes of the Maitlands' deaths from what's in the film to what was in the original Broadway musical and the National Tour make sense. Falling through weak floorboards and being elecuted beat being done in by a dog.
Fun Fact: When Beetlejuice kicks the model tree it wasn’t supposed to fall over, but when it did Michael Keaton improvised “NICE FUCKIN MODEL” and grabbing his junk.🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact I didn't watch this video cuz the Mr Beast wannabe starts the grooming right away. Adults don't tolerate the way these youtubers act. Best advice you will get as a kid.
I'm always surprised by how little screen time Beetlejuice actually had, but it kinda feels like the perfect amount. Micheal Keaton really made the most of it and nailed this iconic performance.
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author Sir Terry Pratchett had done something similar in his novel "Eric", which was a parody of the old story "Faust". in it you discover that Hell had been taken over by new management who had replaced the fire and brimstone with an office building. All the demons walk around with name tags and work out of cubicles. the traditional tortures like pushing a rock up a hill, or having your kidney eaten by a bird for all eternity, etc being replaced with filling out tax forms, or being read accounting manuals.
7:50 - I love the subtle implication throughout the movie that Adam Maitland is dyslexic, and that's part of the reason the handbook "reads like stereo instructions." That and it's written in absurdist Kafkaesque jargon.
The fly screaming "help me" is a reference to the 1958 The Fly movie. During the finale when Beetlejuice says "Who do we have tonight, kids" and does the golf swing, that is a Johnny Carson imitation, who was a late night talk show host during the 80's. I love this move, and have watched it 40 to 50 times. This is the first time that I've ever pieced together that Barbara gets the idea to possess the Deitz dinner party after being possessed by Beetlejuice, and how much it freaked her out.
My mom was a goth back in the 80's and I inherited her amazing music collection, but Lydia was definitely a big part of me becoming a goth too. I'm 35 and at this point I think it's safe to say it isn't a phase :) I can't wait to watch the sequel!
I used to have toys of the "transformed" Adam and Barbara, as well as the "circus" Beetlejuice. Also, when the sculptures came alive used to give me nightmares as a kid.
Beetlejuice was the perfect movie for Tim Burton. Knowing his style, Beetlejuice was the type of a movie that really maximize Burton's talent as a filmmaker including ensemble casts, goth atmosphere, dark tone, practical effects, prosthetic make up (in which the make up team won an Academy Award for their work, so congratulations to them). After seeing the sequel yesterday, I understand why Beetlejuice Beetlejuice felt like a true return to form for Burton
@@hyperchronicxlc I'd say it is a little messier and less coherent, and not as good as the original... But it is super f'n fun, I'd say second only to Deadpool & Wolverine when it comes to an exciting and fun theatrical showing this year. Keaten and O'Hara, once again absolutely steal the show and chew every mm of scenery they are allowed... Defoe is great in it as well... It is just a great time
I definitely agree. I think one thing about Burton is that occasionally, things lean too heavily into his style and the movie, while gorgeous and unique, feels hollow. Not enough of an interesting story or character work to be worthwhile. Something as comedic, classic, and slapstick as this, combined with his dark style creates something powerful and fun. It’s kind of the same reason Pee Wee’s Big Adventure worked well.
My theory about Adam & Barbara: the reason the Maitlands still look normal & not like cartoonish ghouls is because they are pure of spirit. The afterlife receptionist said "it's all very personal", their attachment to the house keeps them looking like that because it's as if they never left.
It's also because how they died. They just drowned, so not much change in physical form. Also, otho made a comment about if you self delete, you become a civil servant so maybe doing that for so long changes them.
@@VforVictory00 if anything, they would be permanently soaking wet(Burton originally planned on them being that before scrapping the idea). They were when they returned to the house, but they returned to how they looked before leaving.
I feel like Burton describing Keaton as Beetlejuice as "having lived in every time period but no time period.”, is probably the best way to describe Beetlejuice to someone who's never seen it before and wants to know at least something before they watch the film.
It's a shame that the Maitlands aren't in the sequel. I always found it extremely touching that they were clearly wanting a child and ended up getting a surrogate daughter in Lydia in the end, helping her with her school work and filling the loving parent role she really needed.
Always amazed that Beetlejuice himself is in the movie less than 20 minutes but still managed to make a huge impression every time he's on screen. And that is all thanks to Michael Keaton's flawless performance as this character, the role that he was born to play. No one can take the Beetlejuice out of that man
also reminds me of the Phantom from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical/stage version of Phantom of the Opera. The run time is, what, over 2 hours...but the Phantom is only on stage for 30 minutes, if that. Yet the character seems so omnipresent and dominating the whole time.
i feel like it “makes sense” as they are the dead who are their own reasons for going to the underworld and now because they chose to join the dead they have to continue on helping the others where as most people don’t choose to die
Tim Burton's magnum opus and you can definetly see why. Perfect visual effects and amazing scenery and atmosphere; alongside Keaton's brilliant performance as Beetlejuice
Yeah, I always part of the joke that his name is spelled like that so no one can read it and pronounce it properly haha. And having that spelling be the title of the movie would have been very confusing for people
Even the spelling is unique, instead of being a name of an existing mythological figure or scientist like most celestial bodies, it's a corruption of a mistranslation of a name of an existing mythological figure.
To the untrained eye, Beetlejuice is the villain of the film, but in reality Jane the realtor is the most despicable character in the movie. Seriously Jane is the worst!
@@sophiaaldous3199 😆 so true, seems on brand for Jane's villainy(kinda like Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom). I honestly think her & the dog on the bridge were in cahoots.
Whenever you rewatch this movie, just remember that teenager dancing to "Shake Senora" in the middle of the air was about to commit su*cide. And now she's getting good grades and enjoying herself. You never know what's around the corner.
33:26 That line was improvised. The tree wasn't supposed to fall over and when it did Keaton spat that out as a sort of insult to the set builders and Burton loved it so he insisted it be kept in the film.
Michael Keaton is on fire in this film. Even though he doesn't have much screen time, he slaughters every one of those scenes. He was most known for this and "Mr. Mom", so you can understand why people were shocked when he was cast as Batman.
40:46 The "neon" in the back is supposed to be a movie theatre in the afterlife. They're watching the movie on their side while we are watching it on ours!
This is the movie that made me fall in love with Danny Elfman's music. I still remember the first time I heard that opening title sequence. Holy mackerel what creativity in music.
fun fact. The whole part where Michael is looking up Geena's dress with the stick, Michael improvised the line "oh yeah". Also in the script his character was not meant to use a stick to lift up her dress, but was supposed to blow her dress up with air to have a look. Using a stick was Michaels own idea. A line that was in the script at the graveyard that he did not say in the film was, "She got good legs? God I love a young leg". Air then blows up Barbara's dress, exposing her legs. He leers. HAHA That's what it said in the script. They were going to use something to blow Geena's dress up, but they were short on time, so to save time, Tim told Michael that he should just pick up Geena's dress himself. Michael suggested that he lift her dress with a stick as he thought it would be funny. which is what he done in the scene at 32:25. And like i said when he lifted her dress up, the line "oh yeah" was improvised by Michael, not scripted.
That barber was originally in the ending of the movie, having died and sitting next to Beetlejuice in the waiting room and telling him endless stories as torture.
Such a genuine character, too. Those old timers not only can meanderingly tell you so much of the history of their town because they were there for it, they absolutely _will_ tell you. All of it, and then some.
Wouldn't be surprised if Jane arranged for the little dog to cause the car crash. More than enough motive/excuse to sell their house for a huge profit.
Kids weren't that afraid of movies back then. A lot of us got to watch anything and everything from naughty to scary. Every kid I knew loved this movie. There were outliers, some kids did get scared by this movie, just like Ghostbusters and Gremlins. But the majority of us had a blast with these movies. You have to watch "Johnny Dangerously" Michael Keaton in a spoof parody movie of the 30s and 40s mobster movies. It plays different than Naked Gun type movies, but still in that genre. It's a one of kind comedy.
Yep back in the late 70's through to early 90's we got to watch a lot of great movies, What shocks these youngsters today never really bothered us back then as we all would chat about at school with no one being outraged lol. Yes i got to watch The Entity as a kid... video shop owner never bothered to check age :)
I still remember my parents coming home from seeing Beetlejuice in the theater and them raving about how great it was, but my mom said it would be too scary for me (it wasn’t). I was 6.
As fun as this movie is I grew up an even bigger fan of the old Saturday morning cartoon of Beetlejuice. It was like a proto Rick and Morty, Beetlejuice would help Lydia ditch school and go on crazy adventures with him in the afterlife.
Except not with the problematic creator of R & M (who actually has more in common with Jeffrey Jones... ick. Look up Justin Roiland and his interactions and comments about minors....)
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And it’s thanks to Paul Reubens for suggesting he write the score for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that he even got involved with scoring films + working with Tim Burton!
@@brittyn Danny Elfman also worked on the music for 1984's 'Gremlins' which came out before 'Big Adventure' in 1985. Maybe that's where Reubens first heard Elfman's movie music. I wonder if the productions crossed timelines?
It’s funny, I see people watching this for the first time nowadays and they all seem to think that this was terrifying to kids. I was 8 years old when this movie came out…and we all LOVED it. We watched Freddy and Jason and Aliens and Predator and we WERE INTO IT ALL. I guess 80s kids just went harder than everyone after…
i understand why people were furious when Keaton was cast as the batman because of this movie but that guy is great in every role and can make everything iconic 😂
my stepdad took me to see Batman in theaters, and he absolutely hated it because he grew up on Adam West's Batman, so he was expecting the same camp since Michael Keaton was cast. meanwhile, i had been reading The Killing Joke and Dark Knight Returns, so i absolutely loved it.
I was in high school at the time.Beetlejuice was still fresh in our minds from '88,so when we heard about Keaton's casting we were like WTF??But his performance in Batman '89 was so iconic that it COMPLETELY changed the way I looked at casting actors for movies..You can still hear a little bit of Beetlejuice in Michael Keaton's performance in the "YOU WANNA GET NUTS?!C'MON!!LET'S GET NUTS!!" scene in Batman!🤣
I was around when this came out and then i heard he was picked to do Batman, and I thought the choice was great. Actors are ACTORS and they need to make each project different from the next one. People act like they ARE the character and cannot do diverse things. That is ridiculous. Just look at Dustin Hoffman. He was in Midnight Cowboy and the Graduate. Then he went and did Tootsie and won an Oscar for it.
When I first saw Beetlejuice as a kid,, the one scene that truly traumatized me was the part when Barbara and Adam are being summoned during the seance and aging and falling apart, and also the shrimp cocktail jump-scare.
From what I recall, these movies were considered family-friendly despite the more mature/horror elements (similar to how Labyrinth and Ghostbusters have mature themes but are still considered family movies). At least, they were all treated like movies families go to see. I think it was the fantasy element that got ppl into thinking that way.
A "family-friendly" movie named after a character who yells "Nice fucking model!", peeks up women's dresses, marries a child, and goes to strip clubs? 😂
Loved the reaction! And thank you for mentioning "Multiplicity"..... one of my favorite Michael Keaton performances, pure gold. ❤✨️ Tim Burton was such a BEAST late 80s early 90s.... idk if that man slept. 😂 RIGHT after Batman, he did Edward Scissor Hands then Batman Returns 🤯❤
This is one of those movies that is required to watch every Halloween season I am really surprised you guys have not seen this before or at least not since you were a kid
Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin had such amazing chemistry in this movie. No problem believing they were a newlywed couple. And young Alec Baldwin, woo! What a beefcake.
There WAS a 'Beetlejuice' cartoon show that I watched sometimes. It took place in the Neitherworld with characters like skeleton Jacques LaLean and politician Mayor Maynot.
I was about 9 when Beetlejuice came out. It was not too scary. It was always kind of hokey with the effects and scares. What I remember is thinking Keaton’s character was endlessly amusing even though I didn’t know what he was talking about most of the time.
"Betelgeuse" is ancient Arabic for "The Giant's Shoulder". It is a star in Orion. It's also been in the news for several long minutes, as it's about to go nova "any time" now.
Tim Burton was a straight enigma back in the day. Like being inside the head of a crazy man from the future. Nothing makes sense but everything works. DESPERATE MEASURES is my favorite Michael Keaton movie and quite undiscussed. The plot's a little farfetched but it's a fun ride and Keaton more than carries it. AMAZING actor.
One of the best horror comedies ever made with amazing energy and Keaton deserved a Oscar Nomination. Love that got uploaded on Keaton's Birthday, Happy Birthday Keaton 🎉
They were going to go with the way it's spelled in the movie but were afraid that the audience wouldn't know what it said so they went with Beetlejuice
There indeed is a cartoon, where Beetlejuice becomes like a best friend to Lydia, and they have wacky adventures in the real world and the spirit realm. A fun fact in a season or 2 of Community, Beetlejuice was referenced 3 times during a few episodes, and after the last time a character dressed like him shows up
Actually you guys are not that far off as in the original cut of the film the Deats did go back to New York and Lidia was unofficially adopted by the Maitlands with Charles and Delia checking in once in a while by phone call. The movie ends with a phone call from the Deats as well as the realtor seeing Lidia walking home from school and being very confused why Lidia is living in a huge house by herself (bookending the beginning of the film where she thought the house was too big for the Maitlands. You can find that cut / scene on TH-cam if you look for it. For a person who grew up watching the film it is a fascinating alternate ending and it fits the theme of a ‘found family’ the movie was going for very well.
Danny Elfman’s 1986 to 1993 credits are amazing. If he retired after ‘93 it would be considered a hall of fame career. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Back to School Summer School Beetlejuice Midnight Run Scrooged The Simpsons Batman Darkman Dick Tracy Edward Scissorhands Batman: TAS Batman Returns A nightmare before Christmas Baldwin was one of the actors considered for Bruce Wayne in Batman ‘89. This is why he took the role in The Shadow in ‘94.
I grew up with this. Beetlejuice probably scared me the first time but like ghostbusters, I would watch it over and over. Then we got Addams Family and Casper. Perfect stuff for a little boy.
I was 14 when this came out and this was completely out of left field. So unique and original. I ordered a Handbook For The Recently Deceased text book cover from the WB catalog. It looked perfect on my Biology book from Freshmen year in High School. Such a classic and quintessential Tim Burton.
3 Beetlejuice Fun Facts: - Tim Burton originally wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play Beetlejuice. But Warner Bros thought he'd be too expensive. So producer David Geffin suggested Michael Keaton. - Alyssa Milano was almost cast as Lydia Deets. Before Wynona Ryder - The song they originally wanted for the dinner party scene was "When A Man Loves A woman". But that was too expensive and "Day-O" by Harry Bellifonte was a lot more affordable.
One detail I love is that Otho says that in the afterlife, those who committed suicide are forced to be civil servants. And everybody working at the afterlife DMV, Miss Argentina, Juno, the guy who got flattened, and even some extras, died of suicide.
They set up Alec Bladwin's character not knowing how to pronounce words when he mispronounced Deceased. It comes back around when he can't pronounce Betelgeuse.
I believe Keaton's character is only in it for like 17 minutes of the whole movie. Also when Beetlejuice appears(around 48:26 on your video) on the tip of his hat you can see Tim Burton's first prototype for what would eventually become Jack Skellington.
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I miss seeing Geena Davis in things.
Rewatching this movie made me feel like Hollywood is the KKK
34:26 ok your reaction is hilarious
Would love an A Long Kiss Goodnight react.
Is the best movie 🍿🎥 the first movie of Beetlejuice is better than the second one
I like to think that the reason it took this many years for a sequel is because it took 36 years for Beetlejuice to finally have his number called in the waiting room
But he was number 4! 😂
Ha! That’s great. 😂
@@KBRoller Actually he was 9 trillion something
(I paused and sounded it out)
Also I'm betting, Voodoo homeboy took his number back. LoL
I am so glad that I wasn't the only one thinking that theory 😂
@@KBRollerno, he stole the number LOL.
the dog at the bridge in the beginning is the true villain of this movie
That dog really said "fuck this couple in particular"
I feel like the changes of the Maitlands' deaths from what's in the film to what was in the original Broadway musical and the National Tour make sense. Falling through weak floorboards and being elecuted beat being done in by a dog.
I feel the dog was mad that they almost hit him so he got petty lol
stray dog.
Catherine O'Hara is such a gem of a talent.
She's truly the type to fold in the cheese.
Agreed, a very underrated comedic actor. She's brilliant.
Fun Fact: When Beetlejuice kicks the model tree it wasn’t supposed to fall over, but when it did Michael Keaton improvised “NICE FUCKIN MODEL” and grabbing his junk.🤣🤣🤣
I didnt know that thanks
I read that too! Tim Burton thought it was hilarious!
Fun fact I didn't watch this video cuz the Mr Beast wannabe starts the grooming right away.
Adults don't tolerate the way these youtubers act. Best advice you will get as a kid.
@@DaveWasThereManwhat the hell are you on about?
@@DaveWasThereMan ignore the troll
I'm always surprised by how little screen time Beetlejuice actually had, but it kinda feels like the perfect amount. Micheal Keaton really made the most of it and nailed this iconic performance.
@DanGamingFan2406 Reminds me of Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the lambs" in which his screen time as "Hannibal" was only 16 minutes.
as far as i heard it was his own choice to only have max 17min or so, same with the upcoming one, he doens´t want to be the main point of the movie
I feel like the ONLY reason that worked like it did was because he stole the screen every time he was on it. It made the payoff worth it 😂
In the sequel Michael Keaton said Beetlejuice has a bigger role so we get to see more Beetlejuice
@@mikemckague9506 not necessarily a good thing, theres reasons why the first worked cuz it elevated the universe and script.
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The joke of the afterlife being an overly complicated bureaucracy is just so funny to me.
Defending Your Life has another take on that concept. I love it even more.
It's all funny until we die and find out it's actually true 💀
@@stokerbramwell I honestly don’t think I would hate it. Haha
Been that way since Dante
author Sir Terry Pratchett had done something similar in his novel "Eric", which was a parody of the old story "Faust". in it you discover that Hell had been taken over by new management who had replaced the fire and brimstone with an office building. All the demons walk around with name tags and work out of cubicles. the traditional tortures like pushing a rock up a hill, or having your kidney eaten by a bird for all eternity, etc being replaced with filling out tax forms, or being read accounting manuals.
7:50 - I love the subtle implication throughout the movie that Adam Maitland is dyslexic, and that's part of the reason the handbook "reads like stereo instructions." That and it's written in absurdist Kafkaesque jargon.
The fly screaming "help me" is a reference to the 1958 The Fly movie. During the finale when Beetlejuice says "Who do we have tonight, kids" and does the golf swing, that is a Johnny Carson imitation, who was a late night talk show host during the 80's. I love this move, and have watched it 40 to 50 times. This is the first time that I've ever pieced together that Barbara gets the idea to possess the Deitz dinner party after being possessed by Beetlejuice, and how much it freaked her out.
@@brainofjtdexactly 💯. Barbara is so smart and eventually fearless
Lydia Deets truly is the patient zero and high queen of all goth kids! Imagine how many countless goth kids trace their origins to Lydia.
My mom was a goth back in the 80's and I inherited her amazing music collection, but Lydia was definitely a big part of me becoming a goth too. I'm 35 and at this point I think it's safe to say it isn't a phase :) I can't wait to watch the sequel!
(Raises hand)
@@natsinthebelfry Having such a strong sense of self from childhood to adulthood is a rare and beautiful thing.
Keaton's energy as Beetlejuice is unmatched. As soon as he's officially introduced, it's just balls to the wall chaos.
I love Michael Keaton.
I used to have toys of the "transformed" Adam and Barbara, as well as the "circus" Beetlejuice.
Also, when the sculptures came alive used to give me nightmares as a kid.
Beetlejuice was the perfect movie for Tim Burton. Knowing his style, Beetlejuice was the type of a movie that really maximize Burton's talent as a filmmaker including ensemble casts, goth atmosphere, dark tone, practical effects, prosthetic make up (in which the make up team won an Academy Award for their work, so congratulations to them). After seeing the sequel yesterday, I understand why Beetlejuice Beetlejuice felt like a true return to form for Burton
Wow…the new one is that good, huh? I’m even more intrigued now… 🤔
@@hyperchronicxlc I'd say it is a little messier and less coherent, and not as good as the original... But it is super f'n fun, I'd say second only to Deadpool & Wolverine when it comes to an exciting and fun theatrical showing this year. Keaten and O'Hara, once again absolutely steal the show and chew every mm of scenery they are allowed... Defoe is great in it as well... It is just a great time
I definitely agree. I think one thing about Burton is that occasionally, things lean too heavily into his style and the movie, while gorgeous and unique, feels hollow. Not enough of an interesting story or character work to be worthwhile.
Something as comedic, classic, and slapstick as this, combined with his dark style creates something powerful and fun. It’s kind of the same reason Pee Wee’s Big Adventure worked well.
My theory about Adam & Barbara: the reason the Maitlands still look normal & not like cartoonish ghouls is because they are pure of spirit. The afterlife receptionist said "it's all very personal", their attachment to the house keeps them looking like that because it's as if they never left.
It's also because how they died. They just drowned, so not much change in physical form. Also, otho made a comment about if you self delete, you become a civil servant so maybe doing that for so long changes them.
@@VforVictory00 if anything, they would be permanently soaking wet(Burton originally planned on them being that before scrapping the idea). They were when they returned to the house, but they returned to how they looked before leaving.
I feel like Burton describing Keaton as Beetlejuice as "having lived in every time period but no time period.”, is probably the best way to describe Beetlejuice to someone who's never seen it before and wants to know at least something before they watch the film.
It's a shame that the Maitlands aren't in the sequel. I always found it extremely touching that they were clearly wanting a child and ended up getting a surrogate daughter in Lydia in the end, helping her with her school work and filling the loving parent role she really needed.
They definitely should’ve been but yk… Alec Baldwin
@@justinwhywereyoubornAlec Baldwin unfortunately. I feel soo sorry for him.
I feel more sorry for Alec then I do for Jeffery Jones.
@@MrBoyYankee I agree because what Jeffrey Jones did was definitely not "Involuntary".
but they’re ghosts, they’re not supposed to agree. except irl they’re not real ghosts, so they aged
Always amazed that Beetlejuice himself is in the movie less than 20 minutes but still managed to make a huge impression every time he's on screen. And that is all thanks to Michael Keaton's flawless performance as this character, the role that he was born to play. No one can take the Beetlejuice out of that man
He's like the shark from Jaws lol
You just repeat what the other word-obsessed idiots say.
also reminds me of the Phantom from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical/stage version of Phantom of the Opera. The run time is, what, over 2 hours...but the Phantom is only on stage for 30 minutes, if that. Yet the character seems so omnipresent and dominating the whole time.
I find it interesting the idea of people who self delete end up as civil servants in the afterlife.
i feel like it “makes sense” as they are the dead who are their own reasons for going to the underworld and now because they chose to join the dead they have to continue on helping the others where as most people don’t choose to die
Tim Burton's magnum opus and you can definetly see why. Perfect visual effects and amazing scenery and atmosphere; alongside Keaton's brilliant performance as Beetlejuice
I would say Edward scissorhands but it’s certainly one of his best
Betelgeuse is a star in the constellation Orion. But concerns were had over pronunciation so the spelling was simplified for marketing purposes.
I think it actually makes it a little funnier.
Yeah, I always part of the joke that his name is spelled like that so no one can read it and pronounce it properly haha. And having that spelling be the title of the movie would have been very confusing for people
Even the spelling is unique, instead of being a name of an existing mythological figure or scientist like most celestial bodies, it's a corruption of a mistranslation of a name of an existing mythological figure.
"Hey, you're working with a professional here! Nice fu*&ing model!"
Honk honk!
Honk honk!
*honk honk*
To the untrained eye, Beetlejuice is the villain of the film, but in reality Jane the realtor is the most despicable character in the movie. Seriously Jane is the worst!
Agreed! A film about Jane would be R rated because she’s the type to slit a neighbor’s throat if their lawn isn’t cut just so. 😄
@@sophiaaldous3199 😆 so true, seems on brand for Jane's villainy(kinda like Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom). I honestly think her & the dog on the bridge were in cahoots.
Agreed
That's an interesting hypothesis. I never looked at it like that.
BJ is the agent of chaos. He is the mistake that the Maitlands make in their desperation - everything goes south once they summon him.
Whenever you rewatch this movie, just remember that teenager dancing to "Shake Senora" in the middle of the air was about to commit su*cide.
And now she's getting good grades and enjoying herself. You never know what's around the corner.
Beetlejuice, Batman, and Edward Scissorhands were Burton's original trilogy of unique hits that made his name
33:26 That line was improvised. The tree wasn't supposed to fall over and when it did Keaton spat that out as a sort of insult to the set builders and Burton loved it so he insisted it be kept in the film.
There was a 90’s cartoon for Beetlejuice but in it him and Lydia were like close friends and she would go to his world all the time.
Michael Keaton is on fire in this film. Even though he doesn't have much screen time, he slaughters every one of those scenes.
He was most known for this and "Mr. Mom", so you can understand why people were shocked when he was cast as Batman.
I love the "Am I Qualified?" Scene, where he starts with his normal voice, then gets more and more unhinged as he goes
40:46 The "neon" in the back is supposed to be a movie theatre in the afterlife. They're watching the movie on their side while we are watching it on ours!
I feel like Catherine O’Hara doesn’t get her flowers enough. Between this and Home Alone, she basically made my childhood.
When I threaten my husband, I always say "I will go insane and take you with me!" Because of this movie!!😂😂
This is the movie that made me fall in love with Danny Elfman's music. I still remember the first time I heard that opening title sequence. Holy mackerel what creativity in music.
Ngl the shrunken head guy was always my favorite idk why either 🤣💀
His name is Bob :)
fun fact. The whole part where Michael is looking up Geena's dress with the stick, Michael improvised the line "oh yeah". Also in the script his character was not meant to use a stick to lift up her dress, but was supposed to blow her dress up with air to have a look. Using a stick was Michaels own idea. A line that was in the script at the graveyard that he did not say in the film was, "She got good legs? God I love a young leg". Air then blows up Barbara's dress, exposing her legs. He leers. HAHA That's what it said in the script. They were going to use something to blow Geena's dress up, but they were short on time, so to save time, Tim told Michael that he should just pick up Geena's dress himself. Michael suggested that he lift her dress with a stick as he thought it would be funny. which is what he done in the scene at 32:25. And like i said when he lifted her dress up, the line "oh yeah" was improvised by Michael, not scripted.
The barber is my favorite character in the whole film.
"He had hair right down to his goddamn shoulders!"
First liked comment from the Reel Rejects. Fuck yeah, booooooooiiiiiiiii.
That barber was originally in the ending of the movie, having died and sitting next to Beetlejuice in the waiting room and telling him endless stories as torture.
@@damnedash9526 Oh, that would've been so awesome! I would've loved to have seen that!
Such a genuine character, too. Those old timers not only can meanderingly tell you so much of the history of their town because they were there for it, they absolutely _will_ tell you. All of it, and then some.
Wouldn't be surprised if Jane arranged for the little dog to cause the car crash. More than enough motive/excuse to sell their house for a huge profit.
Kids weren't that afraid of movies back then. A lot of us got to watch anything and everything from naughty to scary. Every kid I knew loved this movie. There were outliers, some kids did get scared by this movie, just like Ghostbusters and Gremlins. But the majority of us had a blast with these movies.
You have to watch "Johnny Dangerously" Michael Keaton in a spoof parody movie of the 30s and 40s mobster movies. It plays different than Naked Gun type movies, but still in that genre. It's a one of kind comedy.
Yep back in the late 70's through to early 90's we got to watch a lot of great movies, What shocks these youngsters today never really bothered us back then as we all would chat about at school with no one being outraged lol.
Yes i got to watch The Entity as a kid... video shop owner never bothered to check age :)
I still remember my parents coming home from seeing Beetlejuice in the theater and them raving about how great it was, but my mom said it would be too scary for me (it wasn’t). I was 6.
As fun as this movie is I grew up an even bigger fan of the old Saturday morning cartoon of Beetlejuice. It was like a proto Rick and Morty, Beetlejuice would help Lydia ditch school and go on crazy adventures with him in the afterlife.
Except not with the problematic creator of R & M (who actually has more in common with Jeffrey Jones... ick. Look up Justin Roiland and his interactions and comments about minors....)
@@Carn_Is_Done don’t need to, I know Roiland is a piece of shit.
“Tung” oil is something I use almost every day. It’s a wood polish/protector
It’s not some weird elixir that would be called “tongue” oil
Tung Oil is a finishing oil.
Yes... Tung oil is pressed from tung nuts. (A tree in China) It gives a natural finish that soaks into your wood instead of sitting on the surface. Once dry, it enhances the natural wood without leaving an oily finish or shiny surface. & Because it is a natural nut oil, is safe around food.
Yes
Danny Elfman was the lead singer of Oingo Boingo in the 80s.
Also, Juno the case worker, played the Grandma from Mars Attacks.
@@elizabethlynch6544 And that was her last role.
And it’s thanks to Paul Reubens for suggesting he write the score for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that he even got involved with scoring films + working with Tim Burton!
Don't Go In The Basement!
@@brittyn Danny Elfman also worked on the music for 1984's 'Gremlins' which came out before 'Big Adventure' in 1985. Maybe that's where Reubens first heard Elfman's movie music. I wonder if the productions crossed timelines?
I think the only time I've seen someone on Jim Carrey’s level was Micheal Keaton, but as Beetlejuice😂
Fun fact the little girl daughter of the realtor is the realtor in the new movie
It’s funny, I see people watching this for the first time nowadays and they all seem to think that this was terrifying to kids. I was 8 years old when this movie came out…and we all LOVED it. We watched Freddy and Jason and Aliens and Predator and we WERE INTO IT ALL. I guess 80s kids just went harder than everyone after…
I have seen Beetlejuice 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!
It is Michael Keatons 73rd birthday today!
Say what! His energy feels like he's in his 40s. That's wild
coy and aaron are a top tier reaction combo
Dick Cavett and the smoke coming out of their case workers throat are my favorite parts of this movie!
"You want a cigarette?" 🤣🤣💀
I've watched this movie a million times in my life, and it just gets better every time
i understand why people were furious when Keaton was cast as the batman because of this movie but that guy is great in every role and can make everything iconic 😂
At the time most of us thought of Keaton as Mr. Mom and that’s why him as Batman was so confusing. Of course until we saw him in the cowl!
my stepdad took me to see Batman in theaters, and he absolutely hated it because he grew up on Adam West's Batman, so he was expecting the same camp since Michael Keaton was cast.
meanwhile, i had been reading The Killing Joke and Dark Knight Returns, so i absolutely loved it.
I was in high school at the time.Beetlejuice was still fresh in our minds from '88,so when we heard about Keaton's casting we were like WTF??But his performance in Batman '89 was so iconic that it COMPLETELY changed the way I looked at casting actors for movies..You can still hear a little bit of Beetlejuice in Michael Keaton's performance in the "YOU WANNA GET NUTS?!C'MON!!LET'S GET NUTS!!" scene in Batman!🤣
The talking heads were laughing more about casting 'Mister Mom' as Batman, in our area.
I was around when this came out and then i heard he was picked to do Batman, and I thought the choice was great. Actors are ACTORS and they need to make each project different from the next one. People act like they ARE the character and cannot do diverse things. That is ridiculous. Just look at Dustin Hoffman. He was in Midnight Cowboy and the Graduate. Then he went and did Tootsie and won an Oscar for it.
When I first saw Beetlejuice as a kid,, the one scene that truly traumatized me was the part when Barbara and Adam are being summoned during the seance and aging and falling apart, and also the shrimp cocktail jump-scare.
I was mostly sad about them in the seance scene 😢
His name is Betelgeuse like the star, but it coincidentally sounds like beetle juice so they spelled the title wrong to be fun.
"Help me! Help me!" as Beetlejuice is dragging down the fly is a reference to the classic horror film "The Fly."
And would’ve been a nod to Davis’s appearance in The Fly remake
THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS STILL HOLD UP!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎😎😎😎🙃🙃🙃🙃
4:28 Tung oil is a type of finishing sealant that is used to help protect wood surfaces, usually indoor furniture like cabinets or counter tops.
The fly screaming "Help me!" "Help me!" is a nod to Vincent Price's movie The Fly.
An absolute gem of a movie and for me one of the best score's of all time. Danny elfman is an absolute genius 👏🏻
"Coach... coach where's the men's room?"😂
For the last time I’m not your coach! He survived the crash. 😂😂
@@barbarellabarbwire239coach, I don't think we survived the crash
My dad bought the soundtrack to this movie, and we would sing it when we traveled on vacations. 😊💜💜💜
He's The Ghost With The Most Babe and....
It's Showtime.😁
Aaron sincerly asking if Barbara was "barren" at 4:07 was so sweet and hilarious XD
From what I recall, these movies were considered family-friendly despite the more mature/horror elements (similar to how Labyrinth and Ghostbusters have mature themes but are still considered family movies). At least, they were all treated like movies families go to see. I think it was the fantasy element that got ppl into thinking that way.
A "family-friendly" movie named after a character who yells "Nice fucking model!", peeks up women's dresses, marries a child, and goes to strip clubs? 😂
Tung oil is for finishing wood surfaces.
Loved the reaction! And thank you for mentioning "Multiplicity"..... one of my favorite Michael Keaton performances, pure gold. ❤✨️
Tim Burton was such a BEAST late 80s early 90s.... idk if that man slept. 😂 RIGHT after Batman, he did Edward Scissor Hands then Batman Returns 🤯❤
😮oooh oooh oooh
If ya'll are gonna do a Michael Keaton marathon...I've got some great suggestions for you😁
-in no particular order-
*"My Life"* - drama
*"Night Shift"* - comedy (costarring Henry Winkler)
*Jack Frost* - a family comedy
*"Mr Mom"* - comedy
*"The Founder"* - biographical drama
*"One Good Cop"* - action
*"Pacific Heights"* - thriller
*"Johnny Dangerously"* - comedy
*"White Noise"* - horror
*"Herbie: Fully Loaded"* - family comedy
*"Desperate Measures"* - action
*"First Daughter"* - comedy
*"Gung Ho"* - comedy
I second Johnny Dangerously. It is a completely underrated film. We always loved it.
This came out the day before I was born so I feel a kindred spirit to it. Glad you enjoyed it!
You definitely need to watch Night Shift, it’s Keaton’s first major role and he’s alongside Henry Winkler and Shelley Long! Also LOVE Mr. Mom!
This is one of those movies that is required to watch every Halloween season I am really surprised you guys have not seen this before or at least not since you were a kid
Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin had such amazing chemistry in this movie. No problem believing they were a newlywed couple. And young Alec Baldwin, woo! What a beefcake.
I looked up the definition of wholesome. It said “See: Adam and Barbara Maitland.”
Anybody seeing BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE tonight??
Yup 4 in imax
Yes. Great timing to kick off the Halloween season
Yep I'm watching it tonight 🤘🔥💯
Already saw it yesterday, really good sequel. Wish it was released during the Halloween season, a missed opportunity for sure
Yeah gonna see it tomorrow afternoon!
This was shot in East Corinth, Vermont. The North East of America is absolutely beautiful.
Coy will ALWAYS drive me to watch reel reject videos. He’s so good. Makes a good duo with anybody 🌟
Hey thanks!
There WAS a 'Beetlejuice' cartoon show that I watched sometimes. It took place in the Neitherworld with characters like skeleton Jacques LaLean and politician Mayor Maynot.
Congrats, Coy!! Aaron is always fun to watch a great movie with. Thanks for this.
It’s a good duo
I was about 9 when Beetlejuice came out. It was not too scary. It was always kind of hokey with the effects and scares. What I remember is thinking Keaton’s character was endlessly amusing even though I didn’t know what he was talking about most of the time.
I only ever found the sandworm scary.
33:24 I can’t even count how many of us as kids got in trouble for consistently honking our balls while reciting that line! 🤣🤣🤣
Coy and Aaron make a good team. I enjoy this duo together.
petition for coy and aaron to watch home alone 1 & 2!!!
"Betelgeuse" is ancient Arabic for "The Giant's Shoulder". It is a star in Orion. It's also been in the news for several long minutes, as it's about to go nova "any time" now.
25:14 The Fly (1958) reference is so great!
Tim Burton was a straight enigma back in the day. Like being inside the head of a crazy man from the future. Nothing makes sense but everything works.
DESPERATE MEASURES is my favorite Michael Keaton movie and quite undiscussed. The plot's a little farfetched but it's a fun ride and Keaton more than carries it. AMAZING actor.
As creepy as I found this movie, the music and the humour absolutely slapped :D
One of the best horror comedies ever made with amazing energy and Keaton deserved a Oscar Nomination. Love that got uploaded on Keaton's Birthday, Happy Birthday Keaton 🎉
They were going to go with the way it's spelled in the movie but were afraid that the audience wouldn't know what it said so they went with Beetlejuice
There indeed is a cartoon, where Beetlejuice becomes like a best friend to Lydia, and they have wacky adventures in the real world and the spirit realm. A fun fact in a season or 2 of Community, Beetlejuice was referenced 3 times during a few episodes, and after the last time a character dressed like him shows up
They change the spelling of Beetlejuice in the title because they did not want to confuse audiences, is my guess.
Coy. "Mr. Mom", "Johnny Dangerously" and "Night Shift" are other early Keaton staples that should be reacted to.
Coy, Aaron. Multiplicity is a MUST SEE!!! Michael Keaton movie. Enough said, Take Care & God Bless.
Actually you guys are not that far off as in the original cut of the film the Deats did go back to New York and Lidia was unofficially adopted by the Maitlands with Charles and Delia checking in once in a while by phone call. The movie ends with a phone call from the Deats as well as the realtor seeing Lidia walking home from school and being very confused why Lidia is living in a huge house by herself (bookending the beginning of the film where she thought the house was too big for the Maitlands. You can find that cut / scene on TH-cam if you look for it. For a person who grew up watching the film it is a fascinating alternate ending and it fits the theme of a ‘found family’ the movie was going for very well.
Danny Elfman’s 1986 to 1993 credits are amazing. If he retired after ‘93 it would be considered a hall of fame career.
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Back to School
Summer School
Beetlejuice
Midnight Run
Scrooged
The Simpsons
Batman
Darkman
Dick Tracy
Edward Scissorhands
Batman: TAS
Batman Returns
A nightmare before Christmas
Baldwin was one of the actors considered for Bruce Wayne in Batman ‘89. This is why he took the role in The Shadow in ‘94.
I thought i hadn't seen this movie but now i remember it as i watch it lol i remember watching this movie when i was super young
34:25 Legendary scene 😂😂
I grew up with this. Beetlejuice probably scared me the first time but like ghostbusters, I would watch it over and over. Then we got Addams Family and Casper. Perfect stuff for a little boy.
I was 14 when this came out and this was completely out of left field. So unique and original. I ordered a Handbook For The Recently Deceased text book cover from the WB catalog. It looked perfect on my Biology book from Freshmen year in High School. Such a classic and quintessential Tim Burton.
3 Beetlejuice Fun Facts:
- Tim Burton originally wanted Sammy Davis Jr. to play Beetlejuice. But Warner Bros thought he'd be too expensive. So producer David Geffin suggested Michael Keaton.
- Alyssa Milano was almost cast as Lydia Deets. Before Wynona Ryder
- The song they originally wanted for the dinner party scene was "When A Man Loves A woman". But that was too expensive and "Day-O" by Harry Bellifonte was a lot more affordable.
The way Michael Keaton can be the weirdest character in a movie full of weird characters is incredible.
One detail I love is that Otho says that in the afterlife, those who committed suicide are forced to be civil servants. And everybody working at the afterlife DMV, Miss Argentina, Juno, the guy who got flattened, and even some extras, died of suicide.
They set up Alec Bladwin's character not knowing how to pronounce words when he mispronounced Deceased. It comes back around when he can't pronounce Betelgeuse.
I believe Keaton's character is only in it for like 17 minutes of the whole movie. Also when Beetlejuice appears(around 48:26 on your video) on the tip of his hat you can see Tim Burton's first prototype for what would eventually become Jack Skellington.
"nice F*cking model!" pops in to my head on a daily basis 😂