10 THINGS - Beetlejuice The Version You've Never Seen

[zuitsuit]

Beetlejuice’s backstory makes sense. Otho says that people who commit suicide become “civil servants in the afterlife”. If you watch the movie, all of the workers in the afterlife offices killed themselves. The receptionist slit her wrists. The flat man threw himself into traffic. Poisoned typists. Juno slit her own throat. There’s a mail clerk hanging from a rope. Etc.
Juno says Beetlejuice used to work for her before going “freelance”. That makes Beetlejuice a suicide.

[bluestrife]

“If you don’t let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane, and I will TAKE YOU WITH ME!” Best line in a movie ever, and nobody could sell that like Catherine O’Hara.

[Soulsfromthevoid]

The music of Harry Belafonte really added a nice flavor to Beetlejuice. It is part of what makes the film charming.

[chrisprescott]

I've always thought that Lydia contemplating suicide, and Barbara & Adam talking her out of it was very important to their character growth, and it's very touching.. I'm glad they made that change. I love the ending.

[jaeusa]

It's funny to think Michael Keaton basically gave an excellent Joker-like figure and Batman back to back.

[JaimeLeighArt]

I watched this on VHS when it first came out and I was about 10 years old. I probably rewatched it dozens of times. It was and remains one of my favorite movies of all time.

[chuckmckendry]

There are a couple subtle hints to the original version in the final cut. One being that when Adam & Barbara first contact Beetlejuice, they have to dig up his coffin. Also, in that same scene Beetlejuice quickly asks Adam "Who do I have to kill?!"

[MrDman]

That barber was hilarious. It would make sense in that movie if he talked for eternity 😄

[DuelingPianosOfficial]

Who wold've thought that some fella in Australia would one day decide to make these videos and a fella in Colorado would be so thankful and love them so much that even now his sons since they were kids and are now men are watching them. You're generational Minty! Was busy "with life" for quite a while. Imagine my utter joy when I found you again and it happens to be a Beetlejuice video. I ileterally can't wait for the new one to come out, just so I can see YOUR video on the 10 things I didn't know about that either lol. God Bless ya Minty. From all of us. You're a treasure my friend!

[tonymata]

The death of the Maitlands was very graphic in the original script. The door slammed on Barbara's arm, and it's said to look quite gnarly.
After reading that detail, the line from Barbara "My arm feels cold" makes complete sense.

[MistrBlistr]

My friend inexplicably disappeared off my back porch one night we were hanging out. He was only gone about two minutes but when he eventually came back up the porch I asked him how the sand worms were. Without missing a beat he laughed and said he's never been to Saturn and then told me he had just walked to the trash can at the end of our driveway out front to throw something away. I was very impressed he completely understood the reason for which I would ask such a stupidly absurd question.

[palebeachbum]

How neat to see all of the deleted scenes! I agree they should have left the scene of Adam and Barbara hanging out of the window for more context and the scene where Barbara riding the sandworn was more of a plan than circumstance. Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies. I've loved it since first seeing it as a child back around 1990. I'm really glad they made the changes they did because if they had kept it dark and gruesome, I never would have seen it as a child and never would have desired seeing it as an adult. Tim Burton's playful goth creativity combined with the humor throughout make the movie so enjoyable and memorable all these years later.

[DivergentDroid]

I'm still in love with Gina Davis.

[atomicgator]

I think I know why Jane was always wanting to sell the house. Real estate agents make their money on commissions (at least here in the States). So if she lives in a small town, the turnover may be low. And she may not have a huge inventory. So reselling the same house works just as well as sell any other house.

Beetlejuice 2 could have been her and Beetlejuice working together to haunt houses. He chases out the current residents. And she sells to the new residents.

[Openthemeyes]

Love hearing the versions of these films we got in a alternate timeline.

[pequena_ninera]

I like the finished product for Beetlejuice. So glad there were lots of chances to the movie and
we got what we got. Tim Burton was smart to make the movie the way he did.

[KeithNovember]

So the Home Alone mom always leaves her kids home alone. Either with criminals or ghosts.

[WowbaggerTheInfinitelyProlonge]

“Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN TIMES AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY TIME I SEE IT!"

[trinaq]

Wow, this version seems a lot darker, and would have definitely have given me nightmares. I like that they made Lydia the main focus, and didn't include the younger sister character, as it might have taken time away from her and the Maitlands.

[JacobDean]

I kind of wish there was an original version that was straight up horror. The original script. Two different versions.

Well done Minty!!