With the juice officially loose a second time in theaters as of Sept. 6, those looking to remember what the 1988 original Beetlejuice was about might want to watch the first film.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice features a cast of some new characters as well as familiar faces that appeared in the first film. The sequel comes from director Tim Burton and writers Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith.
Find details below on where to stream the first Beetlejuice film.
Where Can I Watch Beetlejuice(1988)? Is It Streaming?
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice is available to stream on Max. Prime Video, Hulu and Disney+ will also have the film with the Max extension.
Who Was in the Cast of Beetlejuice(1988)?
Aside from those already mentioned, Annie McEnroe played realtor Jane Butterfield, who was so eager to sell the Maitland house even before they died. Glenn Shadix played Otho, Delia’s decorator, who also took an interest in the paranormal activity happening at the house.
Who is in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)?
Keaton, O’Hara and Ryder return to reprise their roles in the sequel film. Jenna Ortega plays Lydia’s daughter Astrid, who makes a friend Jeremy (Arthur Conti) in Winter River when the Deetz family returns there for Lydia’s father’s funeral.
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Davis and Baldwin won’t reprise the Maitlands.
Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s ex-wife, a soul-sucker who seeks vengeance. Willem Dafoe plays an actor-turned agent Wolf Jackson, who oversees suspicious Afterlife activity. Burn Gorman plays the Winter River priest, and several other faces like Danny DeVito and Santiago Cabrera appear in the new film. Amy Nuttal took on the role of Jane Butterfield.
What Is Beetlejuice (1988) About?
In the original film, bio-exorcist Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) advertises his abilities to newly dead couple Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam (Alec Baldwin) Maitland, who drove off of a bridge when they swerved to avoid a dog. Stumped on how to keep new people from moving into their house, the Maitlands first try to consult their Handbook for the Recently Deceased before they call on the green-haired demon.
The Deetz family — Charles (Jeffrey Jones), Delia (Catherine O’Hara) and Charles’ daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) — attempt to settle into the Maitlands’ old house atop the hill, but the couple tries haunting them to get them to leave. Lydia, a teenager who is fascinated with black and strange things — can see them.
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