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Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder. The plot revolves around Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently deceased couple. As ghosts, they are not allowed to leave their house. They contact Betelgeuse, a sleazy "bio-exorcist", to scare the house's new inhabitants away. The film prominently features music from Harry Belafonte's albums Calypso and Jump Up Calypso.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Creator
- Tim Burton
- Writer
- Michael McDowell · Warren Skaaren · Larry Wilson
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- Director
- Tim Burton
- Creator
- Tim Burton
- Writer
- Michael McDowell · Warren Skaaren · Larry Wilson
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- Release date
- 29 March 1988 · Released
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Fantasy · Supernatural · Comedy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Gothic
- Also known as
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- Italiano
- Beetlejuice - Spiritello porcello
- 日本語
- ビートルジュース
- 한국어
- 비틀쥬스
- Polski
- Sok z Żuka
- Themes
- haunted house ↗
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