1988 · 92 min · PG

Beetlejuice

Name: Beetlejuice
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 1988
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones

Directed by Tim Burton · Fantasy, Comedy

Beetlejuice (1988) is a Fantasy film, directed by Tim Burton set in Connecticut during the 1980s. It runs 92 minutes and is rated PG.

A haunted house, with a darkly comic and whimsical tone. Themes of mortality & aging run throughout.

Composer

Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Thomas E. Ackerman

Cast

Alec BaldwinGeena DavisWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraJeffrey JonesMichael KeatonGlenn ShadixSylvia Sidney

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Connecticut

Setting

Rural

When

1980s

Premise & themes

Premise

Haunted House

Themes

Mortality & Aging

Tone

Darkly ComicWhimsicalSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1938
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1990
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Suburbandir. Tim Burton
2002
Far from Heaven
Connecticut — 1950s
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1975
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Beetlejuice

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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