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"She looks so young!" "Yes, that's how time works." Never change, George.

"I will go insane! And I will take you with me!" is a quote I have used way too much after seeing Beetlejuice as a kid. Catherine O'Hara is just delightful as Delia and I hope she is returning for the sequel. She'd be a great crazy granny 😁

Every time I watch this, I'm more amazed by Catherine O'Hare's performance. The way she danced in perfect rhythm to Harry Bellefonte while holding a confused panicked look on her face was brilliant.

"It's Showtime!" Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) owned this role and the thing I always forget is how little he's in the movie. What scenes he does have he dominates. Also, the main thing is that the movie makes you smile, laugh and no matter how crazy everything gets, you always feel sympathy for Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara Maitland (Geena Davis), the married couple and Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder).

The show Community had a great Beetlejuice reference. Over the course of the first two seasons, it's said three times. The final time is a Halloween episode and someone dressed as Beetlejuice walks by in the background. It's a tiny moment that's easy to miss, but that sort of attention to detail for a throwaway joke is what made the show great.

Michael Keaton only had 14 minutes of screen time, which I think is part of what made his character so memorable. He didn't overstay his welcome. It made sense to make him a supporting character. It really allowed the film to focus on the family dynamic that was central to the plot. I just hope they do the same with the sequel.

Fun Fact: Betelgeuse is the name of the alpha (or brightest) star in the Orion constellation rather than a galaxy; it is categorized as a red super giant and is believed to be nearing its' final stages of "life" meaning it could go supernova at any time (though in reality Betelgeuse has almost certainly already exploded, but the light from that hasn't had enough time to reach us here on Earth yet).

Love the Pratchett references! Funnily enough, 'Mort' was released in November of 1987, 'Beetlejuice' was released in March of 1988, meaning that they were both being developed at more or less the exact same time. It's funny that two very similar, classic works of media independently arrived at the same general idea at the same time, but the whole "afterlife bureaucracy" thing wasn't necessarily invented by either of them, and has had a couple of treatments both before and since. On a somewhat related note, the late-'80s and early-'90s were a real renaissance period for funny goth films - Beetlejuice, The Addams Family (and sequel), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands and the like were all released within a period of around five years. You also had the Batman films and their very intentional, stylized "dark deco" aesthetics, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview With The Vampire, etc. while in printed media you had Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' run, etc. and it all added up to a very unique moment in pop culture that I don't think gets talked about or acknowledged too much now and hasn't really been seen since.

This video really sums up why reaction-content is so very valuable to me. Sharing this movie, that means so much to me, with two people who appreciate it! It warms the heart!

People who watch this now, don't realize that Tim Burton and his insane way of making movies you never forget was still relatively new. Yes, he had made Pee Wee's Big Adventure but with this one he really pulled out all the stops. This became such a massive hit allowed him to eventually make the first Batman movie.

Fun fact: at 15:46 when he kicks the tree down, on set while filming that wasn't supposed to happen. So Keaton improvised on the spot with "NICE FUCKING MODEL" and they kept it in for the film

I've seen The Exorcist about 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it my favourite quote ever lol

Loved the cartoon, where Beetlejuice instead of being a weirdo creep became Lydia's friend and played mischief on his neighbors

14:16 the reason for the name mismatch is that they originally had the Ghost “Betelgeuse”, as per the movie, but test audiences were confused about the name so they changed it to the phonetic spelling.

This movie is a childhood favorite of mine. Movies were weirder in the 80s, but this one stands out. Now, imagine someone told you that Beetlejuice was going to be Batman. Minds were blown.

RIP Glenn Shadix, Patrice Martinez, Robert Goulet, and Sylvia Sidney. In 1988, I was four years old. At my local drive-in theatre, I was able to watch this movie.

Glad to hear that you're into Terry Pratchett :) The Discworld series started in 1983, and Mort, the first Death novel was published in 1987.

Betelgeuse is a star (in the constellation of Orion) very interesting in astronomy as it is plausible that it could go supernova this century, which will be great with our modern observatories as the last (known) supernova in our galaxy was before the telescope was invented

5:39 Yeah, that was pretty much my reaction to Winona Ryder when I watched this as an impressionable 13 year old back in the late 80s. It was a defining moment for young me!

MASSIVE props to George for the Pratchett fandom. And this movie was...worryingly formative for me as a kid, it and Pratchett are the two reasons death stopped being scary. Although now that I think of it, I wonder if Windle Poons was partly inspired by the sheets scene with "OooooOOOOoooooobuggeroffoooOOOOooo-"

One of the crazy movies that traumatized us as children. 😂 Catherine O'Hara, the stepmother, is also the mom in Home Alone.

Thanks to you both for enjoying this iconic 80s movie. And extra points to George for recognizing the name Betelgeuse -- I imagine most viewers don't! I just wanted to explain the ending a little, since they don't spell it out well in the film: Otto thought that he was summoning the Maitlands by conducting a seance. But he was wrong -- the ritual that he performed was for an exorcism, and that's why they were suffering and about to 'die'. As for why Otto made that such a horrible mistake, I think it's because he was right after all: He really DOES know as much about the supernatural and he does about interior design.

6:45 Simone and George’s contrasting reactions to Catherine O’Hara’s mini rant is just precious!

Love this film, and I’m glad you both enjoyed it so much. I’m a year younger than Winona, and after seeing this film, I was smitten (especially after the scene where she’s wearing the veil). And so generation of sad teenagers found their crush.

The reason it's spelled 'Beetlejuice' on the poster rather than Beetlegeuse is because the studio was worried the average moviegoer wouldn't know how to pronounce it. There was also a Beetlejuice animated series that served as a sort of spin-off/soft reboot of the movie. In the show the character was always referred to as Beetlejuice, even in writing, and he and Lydia were best friends.

This is BY FAR my favorite Tim Burton film! The absurdist humor, the set design, the practical effects, the costumes, the lighting, the music by Danny Elfman (my favorite score from Danny Elfman by a long shot). Such a GREAT film!!! Simone's comment at 19:25 is so funny, yet so sad. Glad to see you got out of the funk, SImone.

I was 25 when this came out, seen it at least 25 times, classic 80s movie.

Happy Thanksgiving George and Simone! Also Happy Thanksgiving to any fellow Canadians reading this.

Ive probably seen this movie over 100 times. My brother has Downs and watches it on repeat since it came out. He literally wore out the tapes to the point I was buying 3 at a time. Thankfully we have it on streaming now.

“THERE IS NO JUSTICE" said Death "JUST ME” ― Terry Pratchett also "I meant," said Iplsore bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "CATS," he said eventually, "CATS ARE NICE." ― Terry Pratchett

"I've seen the Exorcist about a 167 times and it keeps getting funnier everytime i see it!" 🤣🤣🤣

Great reaction! I love this movie so much! Everyone is great in this movie, but Catherine O’Hara steals the show, IMO. Such a fun movie. They are supposed to be doing a sequel with Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O’ Hara returning. Also, Jenna Ortega is supposedly playing Lydia’s daughter.

Catherine O’Hara is truly a gem

This is an absolute staple from my childhood. I loved the animated series more, probably. Because the title character is barely in the movie, but is in nearly every scene of the cartoon.

I actually thought the remodelled house was really cool. The height of late 80s decorating. I also kinda liked some of Lydia's sculptures. It's often overlooked that Otho comments that people who commit suicide become civil servants in the afterlife. So when the receptionist shows her slit wrist, it verifies that Otho was right. So everybody who works at the office killed themselves, including Juno.

This movie was released in 1988. Beetlejuice 2 is due to hit theaters next year, with Michael Keaton back as Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder as a grown up Lydia Deetz (her character in this one).

Beetlejuice is such a good fun and iconic movie. So different and interesting, and the aesthetics are great. Awesome job from the art department and make-up team on this. Lydia is a very good character and the whole dynamic of the cast is so good in it.

Awesome reaction guys Micheal Keaton is awesome as is everyone in this movie and (may have started my chilhood crush and adult crush on Winona haha🤣)and the dinner party is one of the greatest scenes in a movie ever!😊My favourite Tim Burton movie i actually have a martian sandworm neck pillow 😂

A little weird, I know, but this was a family favorite of ours back in the VHS days. We watched it probably 20 times together, kids included. I do not know what it did to them. But I loved the Barbara and Adam couple, how kind and sweet they were. And the movie was really funny and creative with its ideas and characters.

I remember seeing this in the theaters when I was a kid. Definitely left an impression on me, loved Tim burton ever since

There were action figures for this with a figure for each of Beetlejuice's gimmicks. Then there was a Saturday morning cartoon with just Beetlejuice and Lydia, supported by the parents. I think there were toys for that as well. Very bright colors and accurate designs.

Gosh darn hysterical! Michael Keaton is just the absolute best!

This score is the entire reason I became a Bb and Bass Clarinetist! Thanks for the inspiration over the past 35 years Elfman! 💜🖤💜

So there's a 90s kid's cartoon based on this movie, and I grew up watching it before I saw the movie. It's interesting because it's so different. In the kid's show Beetlejuice and Lydia are basically besties and they have adventures together, so watching the movie and seeing him as the bad guy was a bit jarring the first time I watched it. I hope you get to check out an episode or two one day.

Beetlejuice is easily a top 3 Tim Burton film along with Ed Wood and Batman Returns. The entire cast was hilarious, but my top 2 performances of this movie are Michael Keaton and Catherine O'Hara. I legit think they both deserved Oscar nods.

Winona Ryder is one of my favorite actresses. She filled a niche desperately needed in media back in the 80s & 90s. Geena Davis is great in everything she does. This is a classic and I’ll continue to revisit this film for the rest of my life. Just love it! Thanks for such a fun time, guys

George mentioning Terry Pratchet and the Disc World series, especially the Death series, just made my day.

Every single time I watch this movie and I hear the introduction it unlocks a memory because the cartoon has the exact same music to start.

One of my all time favs so I'm glad you guys like it so much! It's one of the most iconic movies ever imo from Burtons directing, Elfmans score, the visuals, the look & vibe, and the acting is just top notch!!! Even if you've never seen Beetlejuice, you recognize him, just a pop culture icon!!! "Go ahead, make my millennium!"😂😂😂

Another legendary performance by Keaton ❤

The movie was so popular they made a cartoon a few years after. I remembe watching the Beetlejuice cartoon every morning before school. 💚

The sequel, which has been in development Hades for years, is being made. Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are returning. Lidia is now a parent to a teenage daughter and Beetlejuice getting back into the game.

What George's father said during their Fury react, "A kindness to my enemy is a cruelty to myself" has really stuck in my head for some reason. Seems like it's the cause of a lot of today's social and political issues, even what's going on in Israel right now. Also, the intro song to Beetlejuice always reminded me of the intro song to Men In Black where we're following the dragonfly roaming around the desert night sky until it splats on a windshield and we meet some characters.

AFAIK, the movie did use the correct spelling of "Betelguese" (which is a star, not a galaxy), but they were afraid people would see the poster and think it was pronounced "beetle-guise". So it was changed for the poster, in order to prevent confusion.

At the time, there were plans for a sequel that never panned out. It was going to be Beetlejuice in Hawaii. But look out, here it comes at last: Beetlejuice 2 is due next year. Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder are coming back, and along with Jenny Ortega make three generations of Deetzes. Monica Belluci will play the wife of Beetlejuice, and there's only one actor who can play him. Of course, there was also Beetlejuice the Saturday morning cartoon, in which Beetlejuice and Lydia were actually pals, and more recently Beetlejuice the stage musical.

20:57 There’s three endings. The theatrical one which is in this; the filmed, but unused alternative edit where Lydia lives at the house while she goes to school with her parents moving away; and the one they didn’t film with… Y’know… That.

This movie is very unique. People either love it and think it's genius or they don't get it and think it's just weird or dumb. It's kind of a litmus test for what kind of sense of humor you have. It's one of the movies i ask people if they saw and if they liked it or not because it lets you know what kind of humor you like.

Childhood favorite i rewatch at least once a year and i quote several lines from this. Also the musical I've seen twice its fantastic!

"Betelguese" is the 'correct' spelling of the star - not a galaxy, sorry George - that is the right shoulder of the constellation Orion (and tattooed on my right shoulder).

Michael Keaton’s performance was great in this movie!

Great reaction you two - very entertaining. I love this movie, so happy you enjoyed it!

Delia walked so Moira Schitt could strut.

And after this, Keaton became the best Batman ever. 🙌

The original script was much more of a horror film than a comedy, and was titled “The Maitlands.” Betelgeuse in that script was a small man in a suit who was much more of a straight up villain. At this stage, Burton was considering Paul Reubens for the part. After Michael Keaton auditioned and characterized Betelgeuse as more of an unhinged used-car salesman, Burton got the idea to build the movie around that performance as a dark comedy. The studio hated the title and wanted Burton to suggest an alternative. Since he loved “Beetlejuice” as a title, he suggested the stupidest title he could think of, “Scared Sheetless,” and was horrified when the studio almost used it.

21:27 "He's the genius that gave us the talking Marcel Marceau statue." That's one of the jokes that you'd never get when watching this movie for the 23rd time as a kid.

between Simone wearing a Critical Role shirt and George talking about Pratchett, you've really picked up my fandoms. now picture the fandom reaction when Betelgeuse was cast next to play Batman.

I had forgotten that was where the "Hey look, there goes Elvis!" line come from. It's one I use frequently to pseudo-sneak away.

I’m glad you guys like this movie. I am in my 40s and I watched this movie at least 100 times in the 80s alone.

I lkied this movie when it came out. Over the years it has lost its appeal to me. Then I watch your reaction and it takes me back and I remember how great it is. So thanks for that. This isn’t the first time you guys have done that for me. You guys are the best at what you do.

Omg I was waiting for that Cantonese-food jab reaction. That line even as a kid had a sting to it

6:44 Finally someone who laughed as hard as I did at her delivery

I love this movie, so glad you two like it. Of the people that have reacted to this movie you two are part of the few who actually understood the premise of the movie, so thank you for that as well.

A bit about the ghost football team; a bit before this movie started production, an entire college football team died in a plane crash. So the ghost football team is a oh so thinly veiled reference to that. It raised some eyebrows at the time.

So, welcome to my blog. Today's entry is about my understanding of the pronunciation of Betelgeuse. I seriously thought after seeing this movie (I was 7 when it came out) that he misspelled his own name on the flyer, possibly due to the rules of saying it. As I got a little older, I started reading the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and I pronounced it "bay-tul-gees." It wasn't until I got the audiobooks read by the author (sadly out of print, but I have them still) that he pronounced it and I was like "HOLYSHITHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT." Conclusion of blog. Also, Mort came out before Beetlejuice by a year. It's likely the screenwriters were fans of Pratchett. Double also, shame on you for reading Discworld by series, George. Do it in chronological order.

Betelgeuse is a star, not a Galaxy.. and this is one of our most watched movies in the 80s and 90s... enjoy:)

The actress in this who plays Juno worked with Tim Burton in the movie Mars Attacks she plays Grandma

Some fun facts: This was the second feature film Tim Burton directed, the first being 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' (1985). The budget for 'Beetlejuice' was US$15 million with only US$1 million for visual effects. (approx. US$39 million and US$2.5 million today) The success of 'Beetlejuice' caused Warner Brothers to green light 'Batman" (1989), as Tim had been working on the script for a few years at that point. Tim hadn't worked with Michael Keaton before, but this project led to Michael being hired to star in 'Batman".

I've loved this movie since it was released.

Catherine O'Hara is so amazing in this.

Talking Marcel Marceu statue. Underrated joke!

Epic Danny Elfman score. One of his best!

I love the bit when he lifts Barbara's dress up with the stick, and he has a look up her dress. "Oh yeah" LOL 15:18 to 15:22

Christina Ricci took inspiration from Winona Ryder for her role as Wednesday in The Addams Family

I'm glad you guys finally watched this one. It's one of my favorite movies. 80's movies are the best.

I can't see Robert Goulet and not think of the Will Ferrell SNL skits where he did commercials as Robert Goulet. So funny.

They are making a sequel with Jenna Ortega and Wynonna Ryder and Michael Keaton, and the original version of the script Beetlejuice was more terrifying

The talking Marcel Marceau statue.... Marcel was the world's premiere mime at the time.

My favorite fact about this movie is that after it had been filmed WB wasn't sure about the title. They thought it wasn't marketable because in Hollywood a title that tells you exactly what the movie is usually wins out. They threw a bunch of lame titles at Burton and he finally said "You might as well call it 'Scared Sheetless'" and he was horrified when the executives started seriously considering it.

I've seen this movie countless times, but I think this is the first time I caught the talking Marcel Marceau statue joke. He's a mime.

Sylvia Sidney was also the grandmother in Mars Attacks! It was her final film role.

This movie is so great! I saw it in the theater way back in the day. When I see it on tv, I usually watch it again. So much fun.

There was an excellent band from Keokuk, Iowa called Handbook For The Recently Deceased. I had the pleasure of sharing their stage a few times. One time, we had to cut out early because of work the next day and I said our band name three times to let them know we were leaving.

A star, not a galaxy. It's the left "shoulder" in the sign Orion, and it's close to going supernova.

One of my favorites back in the day. Great reaction. Love you guys

Just a fun fact the “nice f***king model” was adlibbed because the tree wasn’t supposed to fall originally. 😂

One of my favourite films.ITS A STAR,NOT A GALAXY,GEORGE.Saw 7 times on its original release,many times on tv and KZfaq reaction 🎩

Fun history; - Sammy Davis Jr. was Burton’s original choice for Beetlejuice. - WB disliked title wanting “House Ghosts”. Joking, Burton suggested ”Scared Sheetless”, which they loved, horrifying Burton. - Universal Studios told writer Larry Wilson; “This piece of weirdness, this is what you're going to go out into the world with? Why are you going to squander all that for this piece of shit?”. - Burton hired a writer for a sequel, “Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiin” - Longtime Burton collaborator, Bo Welch, met his wive, Catherine O’Hara on set Many are returning for Beetlejuice 2! Tim Burton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara Michael Keaton, Music; Danny Elfman, Characters; Larry Wilson, Writer Michael McDowell

Simone - you mentioned how you really liked Geena Davis and how she was really wonderful, but that's kind of her thing. Geena Davis is just really wonderful! You guys should watch The Long Kiss Goodnight with her and Samuel L Jackson!

Had a good time watching this from your perspective. I've seen this movie dozens of times, and it never really struck me how unique the premise really is.