Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Rewind 35 years ago to 1988 and this trio of words were hot on the lips of movie fans everywhere thanks to the summer release of the hit comedy-horror film with the same namesake.
We all remember the iconic scenes and the emotions they stirred, from the creepy shrunken head and witch doctor in the waiting room and the hilarious Day-O (Banana Boat song) dining room dance scene, to the shocking first glimpses of Beetlejuice and the hideous sandworm that still haunts us to this day.
Beetlejuice felt like a deep dive into the gothic mind of director Tim Burton and set the path for more of his future work including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - all dark plotlines with oddball characters.
On reflection, the most striking thing about Beetlejuice was the stellar powerhouse line up of stars that it featured from Michael Keaton and Geena Davis to Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara.
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