12/19
: What are your qualifications?
Line of Events
The spirits of a dead couple are haunted by an obnoxious family who move into their house and hire a malevolent spirit to exorcise them. This is Michael Keaton’s favorite movie. Otho’s when he sprays the walls of the house, he changes his shoes from red elf-looking firemen’s shoes to white shoes as he walks through the bathroom, and then when he enters the next room they change back to red elf shoes. Beetlejuice: Ah. Well… I went to Juilliard… I’m a Harvard Business School graduate.
Think I’m qualified?
I travel quite a bit. I survived the Black Death and had a great time during that time. I’ve seen THE EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND EVERY TIME I SEE IT, IT’S SO FUNNY… UNLESS YOU GET TO TALK TO THE DEAD… WHAT DO I DO NOW? The Geffen Company logo is accompanied by a cheesy version of the song “Banana Boat” (sung by the film’s composer Danny Elfman). The film’s cut came with some extra/alternate scenes.
Instead of a desert, he sees an empty darkness full of spinning gears
This version of the film runs about 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical release, has a few extra scenes and some others missing, is in black and white, and has a timecode at the bottom. This version has 4 major differences:
Alternate Scene:
The scene where Adam tries to leave the house after he and his wife die is different. Additional Scenes:
There’s another scene where Lydia is making pictures of Adam and Barbra. Then, after her mother yells at her and accuses her of cutting holes in her sheets, Lydia runs upstairs and tries to convince her dad that the pictures are real. There is another scene where the adults are searching for ghosts in the attic, where we see a desert monster trying to eat Adam and Barbra while they are hanging out of the attic window. Finally, there is an additional 2-minute scene at the end where we see Lydia riding her bike home from school and her parents talking to Jane on the phone, saying they don’t want to sell the house. In this version, Lydia’s dance scene is shorter, and there is no scene with Beetlejuice in the waiting room.
Edited in Terror Toons (2002)
The film ends with a final exterior shot of the house. Day-OTraditional, lyrics by William A. Attaway and Irving Burgie [Incorrectly recorded as written by William A. Attaway & amp; Irving Burgie (as Lord Burgess)]Performed by Harry Belafonte, courtesy of RCA Records. This is Michael Keaton’s best performance yet. Every time he comes on screen, he delivers a performance so eccentric that it rivals Jim Carrey in The Mask, only without as much computer assistance. If his role calls for rudeness, he brings rebellion; if pushy, he brings offense; if witty, he brings hilarious sarcasm.
It’s a classic
One of my few complaints is that he doesn’t get enough screen time, even though he does get a good portion of it, mostly going to Gena Davis and Alec Baldwin. Tim Burton’s direction is excellent. My favorite scene to date doesn’t even feature Michael Keaton. Anyone who’s seen it will remember it as the dinner dance scene. If you haven’t seen it, you must have grown up under a rock or been born before me.