what is beetlejuice and give details about its production?
Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros.. The plot revolves around a recently dead young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, a quaint and quiet house on a hill overlooking the fictional town of Winter Rivers located in New England. When a family of metropolitan yuppies from New York City move into the house, the ghosts seek the help of an obnoxious, devious and mischievous “bio-exorcist” named Betelgeuse from the underworld in order to scare the new living inhabitants away permanently. Beetlejuice stars Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Sylvia Sidney and Michael Keaton as the titular Betelgeuse (the film’s title being a phonetic spelling of the character’s name). After the success of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Burton was sent scripts and became disheartened by their lack of imagination and originality. When he was sent Michael McDowe
Beetlejuice may refer to: * Beetlejuice, a 1988 film directed by Tim Burton o Beetlejuice, the undead title character of the film, video game and TV series o Beetlejuice (soundtrack), soundtrack featuring Danny Elfman’s film score o Beetlejuice (TV series), an animated series based on the film which ran from 1989 to 1991 o Beetlejuice (video game) a 1991 video game based on the film for the Nintendo Entertainment System * Beetlejuice (entertainer), an entertainer seen on The Howard Stern Show * Art Barr, a professional wrestler who has been known by the ringname Beetlejuice * Shellac is sometimes jocularly referred to by this term, as it may contain remains of the insect that produces the substance * Cantharidin, a substance derived from the blister beetle Cantharis vesicatoria used to treat Molluscum contagiosum Production Betelgeuse at Universal Studios Hollywood. The financial success of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure meant that Tim Burton was now considered a “bankable” director, and Burt
