Not only that, but it quickly becomes apparent that the introverted and sensitive Lydia can actually see the ghostsвЂ¦Д«eetlejuice was director Tim BurtonвЂ™s first bonafide box office success after the cult popularity of his Pee Wee Herman movie, and set him on the course that would eventually lead to him directing Batman in 1989, and his subsequent mainstream career. To accomplish this, the Maitlands find and hire a вЂbio-exorcistвЂ™ named Betelgeuse, who can be summoned by saying his name three times вЂ“ but the perverted, irreverent ghost quickly causes more chaos then he cures. Desperate to save their home, the Maitlands travel to the afterlife вЂ“ a dreary netherworld set up like the universeвЂ™s worst DMV office вЂ“ where they are advised that they can scare out the Deetzes if they so desire. Some time later the home is sold to a new family, the Deetzes, comprising the insufferable and talentless artist Delia, her henpecked developer husband Charles, and his goth daughter Lydia immediately, Delia begins ripping out the country charm of the house, replacing it with garish modern art. The film is set in an idyllic New England town, where blissful newlyweds Adam and Barbara Maitland are renovating their dream home unfortunately, they are killed in a car crash on their way back from the hardware store, and become ghosts, stuck haunting their home for 125 years. Beetlejuice is an irreverent supernatural comedy, one of the best of the 1980s, and is the film which introduced the world to one of the most iconic characters of the period вЂ“ the ghoulish, disgusting, undead horror-for-hire played by Michael Keaton at his most madcap.

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