Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is an American fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and a sequel to the 1988 horror comedy film Beetlejuice.
It was theatrically released on September 6, 2024.
Synopsis[]
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
Plot[]
In 2024, Lydia Deetz is the host of a supernatural talk show called Ghost House, produced by her boyfriend Rory. During the taping of a segment, she sees visions of the ghost Betelgeuse,[a] who haunted her family thirty-six years earlier,[b] in the audience.
Shortly thereafter, Delia, Lydia's stepmother, shares the news about the death of her father, Charles. En route to Winter River for the funeral services, the surviving Deetz family pick up Lydia's estranged daughter, Astrid, from boarding school. Following the funeral services, Rory proposes to Lydia in front of the attendees, which she reluctantly accepts, causing Astrid to flee and meet Jeremy Frazier, who invites her over prior to the wedding on Halloween.
Sometime later, Astrid discovers a box of items belonging to her father Richard, who disappeared two years earlier in South America, and an ad to contact Betelgeuse. She learns that Jeremy is actually a ghost seeking her help to restore his life. They enter the afterlife after he has Astrid recite an incantation from the Handbook for the Recently Deceased.
Discovering Jeremy is dead and his past as a murderer, Lydia reluctantly calls upon Betelgeuse to help retrieve Astrid. He agrees but demands that Lydia marry him like last time, allowing him to stay in the mortal world and evade Delores, his vengeful ex-wife and murderer in the afterlife. Meanwhile, Delia conducts a ceremony at Charles' grave using two live snakes she believed were no longer venomous, that bite and kill her.
Lydia consents to the marriage, and Betelgeuse transports them both into the afterlife train station in an attempt to stop Astrid from boarding the "Soul Train", which transports souls into the beyond. By reciting the incantation, Astrid was tricked into switching places with Jeremy in order for him to regain his life. She recognizes one of the station's employees as her father Richard, who rescues her and Lydia while Betelgeuse sends Jeremy to Hell.
Hunted by ghost detective Wolf Jackson for bringing Lydia into the afterlife, Betelgeuse agrees to help Delia find Charles if she helps him find Lydia, who along with Astrid was ushered away and returned to Winter River by Richard. At a church in the mortal world, Lydia and Astrid arrive as Rory waits at the altar.
Betelgeuse, with Delia's assistance, hijacks the wedding, injecting Rory with truth serum to reveal his intention to marry Lydia for her money. Enraged, she punches Rory, knocking him out. As Betelgeuse prepares to marry Lydia, Delores arrives to confront him, as does Wolf with his team. Using the handbook as a guide, Astrid unleashes a sandworm into the church that eats Delores and Rory, while Betelgeuse subdues Wolf by freezing him and his men in place.
Astrid reveals that Betelgeuse violated the rules of the handbook by bringing Lydia into the afterlife, thwarting the wedding and allowing Lydia to return him to the afterlife. Afterward, Lydia and Astrid reassure Delia of their love for her as she is escorted to the afterlife by Wolf, who thanks Lydia and Astrid for their help but does advise them not to come to the afterlife until it's their time. She soon reunites with Charles before boarding the Soul Train for Heaven.
Sometime later, Lydia films the final segment of her last episode of Ghost House, opting to spend time with Astrid. Despite this, she continues to have nightmares about Betelgeuse, including one in which Astrid gives birth to his child. After a false awakening within a lucid nightmare, wherein Betelgeuse lies beside her, Lydia looks at the side of the bed, traumatized and alone.
Cast[]
- Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse
- Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz
- Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz
- Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz[1]
- Justin Theroux as Rory
- Willem Dafoe as Wolf Jackson[2]
- Monica Bellucci as Delores
- Arthur Conti as Jeremy Frazier
- Nick Kellington as Bob
- Santiago Cabrera as Richard
- Burn Gorman as Father Damien
- Danny DeVito as Janitor
- Sami Slimane as Le Tigre
- Amy Nuttall as Jane Butterfield[3][4]
- Mark Heenehan as Charles Deetz
- Charlie Hopkinson as Charles Deetz (voice)
- Liv Spencer as Olga
- Skylar Park as Littler Jane
- Matthew Lyons as Dave-Shrinker (as Matt Lyons)
- Jane Leaney as Jeremy's Mom
- David Ayres as Jeremy's Dad
- Sophie Holland as Hot Dog Lady on a Stick
- Walles Hamonde as Glen-Director
- Max Pemberton as Surfer Dude
- Rebecca O'Mara as Jody Welch
- Adam Speers as Emmet Welch
- Daryl Kwan as Eddy
- Caroline Lawrie as Dead Cat Lady
- Philip Philmar as Hooded Pagan
- Stephen K. Amos as Conductor
- Sean Verre as Josh
- Noah Mendes as Ethan
- Juliana Yazbeck as Mummy Immigration Officer
- Bea Svistunenko as Nadia
- Filipe Cates as Vlad[5]
- Alex Michael Stoll as TV Interviewer (as Alex Stoll)
- Rupi Lal as Astrid's Doctor
- Georgina Beedle as Janet
- Stefano Marchetti as Italian Narrator (voice)
- Samantha Chung as Littler Jane Picture Double
- Sasha Allen as Dancer (as Sasha Allan)
- Nicole Alphonce as Dancer
- Dan Baines as Dancer
- Ebony Clarke as Dancer
- Julia Costa as Dancer
- Sean Delarose as Dancer
- Jo Dyce as Dancer
- Saffron Fisher as Dancer
- Aaliyah Francis as Dancer
- Daniel Fullard as Dancer
- Anna-Kay Gayle as Dancer
- Ayesha Greed as Dancer
- Yasmin Harrison as Dancer
- Mackenzie Hunt as Dancer
- Ally Irwin as Dancer
- Penelope Joannidou as Dancer
- Jackie Kibuka as Dancer
- Pierre Lafayette-Marsh as Dancer
- Andrew Lyle-Pinnock as Dancer
- Nahum McLean as Dancer
- Florivaldo Mossi as Dancer
- Jenna Anne Nathan as Dancer
- Hannah Nazareth as Dancer
- Josh Okoro as Dancer
- Raihaanah Sanderson-McQueen as Dancer
- Joshua Smith as Dancer
- Kade Stenson as Dancer
- Ellena Vincent as Dancer
- Jacob Wye as Dancer
Uncredited[]
- Elsie Bridgwood as Cellist
- Nell Burton as Classmate
- Tim Burton as Baby Betelgeuse (voice)
- Geena Davis as Wedding Guest
- Gianni Calchetti as Dead Suave Gentleman
- Travis Campbell as Funeral Mourner
- Joseph David-Payne as Dick-Shrinker
- Oliver Dracup-Nicholls as Organist
- Sofia Fernlöf as Trendy Influencer
- James Fisher as Detective
- Ian Hawkins as Funeral Mourner
- Christopher C. James as Funeral Mourner
- Tim Kavanagh as Funeral Mourner
- Sean Kitosi-Isanga as Soul Train
- Brian Maitland as Violinist
- Leah Perkins as Funeral Mourner
- Ben Ubergs as Ghoul Cop
- Paul Warren as Tom-Shrinker
Production[]
For ages fans of Tim Burton and of the film itself wanted a sequel to the film but all the ideas were either shot down or were missing the element needed for the film. In the 90's there was a tv show which was considered funny but also haunting. Fans still asked for a sequel and some went as far as claiming there was a sequel titled "Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian" however Tim Burton shot down the claims by saying it was not happening.
Soundtrack[]
- Main article: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (soundtrack)
Reception[]
The new extended trailer was shown at Cinema Con on April 9, 2024 for Warner Bros. Burton, Keaton, O'Hara, Bellucci, Theroux, and Dafoe arrived to explain their experience of making this film. Ryder and Ortega didn't make an appearance due to their busy schedules: Ryder was filming Stranger Things in Atlanta, Georgia, while Ortega was filming Klara and the Sun in New Zealand.
The Official Trailer was shown on May 23, 2024.
The Official Press junket for the film started on June 15, 2024 in New York City, starting with Keaton, Ryder, Ortega, Theroux, Bellucci, and Dafoe.
The Final Trailer and Poster was shown on July 18, 2024.
On August 13, 2024, Burton, Keaton, Ortega, Bellucci, and Theroux arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City to promote the film.
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Behind the Scenes[]
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Trivia[]
- Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci appears in the 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola as Mina Murray and Dracula's Bride, although they did not have any scenes together.
- Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis did not return for this film, nor did their characters.
- The physical portrayer and voice of Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Mark Heenhan and Charlie Hopkinson, were miscredited in the film's theatrical English-language credits as "Clive".
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