Beetlejuice
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Tim Burton’s iconic comedy horror film Beetlejuice celebrates its 35th anniversary this year.
“Gentrification. Possession. Limbo. These may not be the first words that come to mind when describing 1988’s Beetlejuice. Yet these are key themes that make this not only an excellent horror comedy, but also a wonderfully strange piece of social commentary. Beetlejuice perfectly captures the anxieties that haunted 80s creatives, and it remains timeless no thanks to its purposefully cheap look and endlessly imaginative characters.”
Elisabetta Pulcini The film magazine
Interesting facts:
- It won an Oscar
Makeup artists Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte, and Robert Short won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Makeup.
- “Day-O” played at Otho’s real-life funeral
Harry Belafonte’s song “Day-O,” which is in the film’s memorable song and dance number, was the final song played at the memorial for actor Glenn Shadix (who played Otho in the film), who passed away in 2010.
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