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Beetlejuice / the Geffen Company presents a Tim Burton film ; story by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson ; screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren ; produced by Michael Bender, Larry Wilson and Richard Hashimoto ; directed by Tim Burton.

Material type: FilmFilmPublisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]Edition: 20th anniversary deluxe editionDescription: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Thomas Ackerman ; editor, Jane Kurson ; music, Danny Elfman.
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Sylvia Sidney, Glenn Shadix.Summary: After Barbara and Adam Maitland are killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peaceful 'existence' is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetz's, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetz's away are unsuccessful. They decide to call to Beetlejuice, a people-exorcizing ghost, for help.
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Thanks to the carelessness of a cute little dog, newlyweds Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin are killed in a freak auto accident. Upon arriving in the outer offices of Heaven, the couple finds that, thanks to a century's worth of bureaucratic red tape, they're on a long celestial waiting list. Before they can earn their wings, Davis and Baldwin must occupy their old house as ghosts for the next fifty years. Alas, the house is now owned by insufferable yuppies Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones. Horrified at the prospect of sharing space with these obnoxious interlopers, Davis and Baldwin do their best to scare O'Hara and Jones away, but their house-haunting skills are pathetic at best. In desperation, the ghostly couple engage the services of a veteran scaremeister: a yellow-haired, snaggle-toothed, profane, flatulent "gonzo" spirit named Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). The problem: Beetlejuice cannot be trusted-especially when he falls in love with O'Hara and Jones' gloomy, black-clad teenaged daughter Winona Ryder. Beetlejuice producer David Geffen, director Tim Burton, and composer Danny Elfman were also involved in an animated TV-series spin-off. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.

Special features: 3 episodes from the animated Beetlejuice TV series: "A-ha!," "Skeletons in the closet" and "Spooky boo-tique;" music-only audio; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Thomas Ackerman ; editor, Jane Kurson ; music, Danny Elfman.

Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Sylvia Sidney, Glenn Shadix.

After Barbara and Adam Maitland are killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peaceful 'existence' is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetz's, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetz's away are unsuccessful. They decide to call to Beetlejuice, a people-exorcizing ghost, for help.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD, NTSC; region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.

English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby monaural) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.

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