In this version of the script, Betelgeuse only needs to be exhumed from his grave to be summoned, after which he is free to wreak havoc; he cannot be summoned or controlled by saying his name three times, and wanders the world freely, appearing to torment different characters in different manifestations. As a horrified Adam and Lydia look on, BJ gleefully spills the beans on his. [38][39], In 1990, Burton hired Jonathan Gems to write a sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. At the beginning, Betelgeuse will point out a random guy in the audience... and then continue to reference him for the rest of the show. [4], Wilson was brought on board to continue rewriting work with McDowell, though Burton replaced McDowell and Wilson with Skaaren due to creative differences. [15] Skaaren's rewrite also altered McDowell's depiction of the limbo that keeps Barbara and Adam trapped inside of their home; in McDowell's script, it takes the form of a massive void filled with giant clock gears that shred the fabric of time and space as they move. In the film, they accidentally drove their car into a river. Betelgeuse manipulates the Maitlands from the start instead of merely being hired by them and then going into his schemes. As Adam digs up his body., Beetlejuice explodes out of it.

The two find themselves stuck in their quaint country residence—unable to leave it. And I have to say, I love Lydia Deetz so much. It's not a kind of a movie that cries out [for a sequel], it's not the Beetlejuice trilogy. "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing", where he pops out for the first time and introduces the audience to "a show about death". Beetlejuice the Musical - PLOT SYNOPSIS Act 1 The show opens on Emily Deetz’s funeral (Lydia’s Deetz's mother). He's also way, Juno appears as a full-blown villain instead of a helpful character. But I went into his office, and he literally said "what are you doing with your career? Your email address will not be published. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later." Just before Maxie Dean enters the house, Charles appears to glance out a window and a helicopter sound effect is heard, referencing the fact that he flew in by helicopter in the movie. To distract herself for a short time, she hires a decorator named Otho (Glenn Shadix) to make the house more livable. [41], Burton was still interested in Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian in early 1991. Again, it doesn’t work, but this time too, Lydia hears their annoying noises, and she goes to see where it’s coming from. "[41], In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired Seth Grahame-Smith, who collaborated with Burton on Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, to write and produce a sequel to Beetlejuice. [31] Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, writing that he "would have been more interested if the screenplay had preserved their [Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis] sweet romanticism and cut back on the slapstick". They summon Betelgeuse, but his crude personality convinces them they made a mistake and they refuse to work with him. He sends Adam into his model, and transports Barbara to the weird sand worm planet. McDowell's original script is far less comedic and much darker; the Maitlands' car crash is depicted graphically, with Barbara's arm being crushed and the couple screaming for help as they slowly drown in the river.
Barbara calls Beetlejuice’s name three times to get rid of the snake. Instead, the two consult the handbook which shows Adam how to create a door that takes him and Barbara to a waiting room in the afterlife. Subscribe today to become a member of the MHM Secret Circle. [46] Grahame-Smith signed on with the intention of doing "a story that is worthy of us actually doing this for real, something that is not just about cashing in, is not just about forcing a remake or a reboot down someone's throat." Thinking one of the Maitlands was the snake, Lydia wants them to leave her and her family alone. Consulting the Handbook, the Maitlands open a door to the netherworld and discover that the afterlife is structured according to a complex bureaucracy. Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Here, her name is Emily. They find themselves back home, but aren’t sure how they got there. When Delia throws a dinner party to show off her art, the Maitlands haunt the group into singing the Banana Boat Song before their shrimp cocktails turn into hands that grab them and push them over in their chairs. The musical was debuted by readings starring Christopher Fitzgerald with the second featuring Kris Kukul as musical director and Connor Gallagher as choreographer. The Maitlands, due to the play focusing more on Lydia grieving for her dead mother. I’d never finish writing this post if I got into detail about every musical number, so I’m just going to highlight my favorites! The scene where the Maitlands grotesquely disfigure their faces is omitted completely. You've got great taste in material. Once a month, we send out a newsletter to let our listeners know our upcoming film reviews. [54] In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved. However, Barbara has a few misgivings as she now likes Lydia.

There, they meet their case worker, Juno (Sylvia Sidney). [36] Beetlejuice was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Betelgeuse's true form was that of the Middle Eastern man, and much of his dialogue was written in African American Vernacular English. After some unknown amount of time, Jane sells the Maitlands’ house to the quirky New York family, the Deetzes—father, Charles (Jeffrey Jones); mother, Delia (Catherine O’Hara); and their daughter, Lydia (Winona Ryder). Music is the backbone of every musical (shocking, I know). She chastises them for having photos taken of themselves, letting Beetlejuice out, and letting Otho get hold of the handbook. ", This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 14:29. It’s then that she spots Beetlejuice in the graveyard, and asks for his help. [20] The soundtrack features two original recordings performed by Harry Belafonte used in the film: "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)". It also would have featured deleted scenes such as the real-estate agent, Jane, trying to convince the Deetzes to allow her to sell the house for them (having sold it to them in the first place—Charles and Delia decline), and a revelation on how Beetlejuice had died centuries earlier (that he had attempted to hang himself while drunk, only to mess it up and died slowly choking to death, rather than quickly by snapping his neck) and wound-up working for Juno before striking it out on his own as a "free-lance Bio-Exorcist". [Michael's] been wanting to do it for 20 years and he'll talk to anybody about it who will listen. The two cannot bring themselves to scare Lydia and decide to allow the family to stay. He grabs Charles by the leg, and then holds him above the stairs. Jane sells their home to the Deetz family, from New York City: Charles, a former real estate developer; his second wife Delia, a sculptor; and his teenage goth daughter Lydia, from his first marriage. David Geffen handed Burton the script for Beetlejuice, written by McDowell (who wrote the script for "The Jar", an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents directed by Burton). This time, they dress up in sheets and make spooky noises.

[4] Meanwhile, Burton had begun reading the scripts that had been sent his way, and was disheartened by their lack of imagination and originality, one of them being Hot to Trot. Skaaren had Barbara and Adam encounter different limbos every time they leave their home, including the "clock world", and the Sandworm's world, identified as Saturn's moon Titan. She lets Lydia know that they’ve decided not to scare her family anymore, and they can stay. What's great is that for Beetlejuice [sic], time means nothing in the afterlife, but the world outside is a different story. Barbara is a brunette in the film, but is played by the blonde Kerry Butler in the original cast. The series ran for four seasons (the final season airing on Fox), lasting from September 9, 1989 to December 6, 1991. The test screenings were met with positive feedback and prompted Burton to film an epilogue featuring Betelgeuse foolishly angering a witch doctor. "[50] In January 2015, writer Grahame-Smith told Entertainment Weekly that the script was finished and that he and Burton intended to start filming Beetlejuice 2 by the end of the year, and that both Keaton and Ryder would return in their respective roles. [47] Grahame-Smith met with Keaton in February 2012, "We talked for a couple of hours and talked about big picture stuff. For Keaton's character, Ebert called him "unrecognizable behind pounds of makeup" and stated that "his scenes don't seem to fit with the other action".


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