He contracted Michael Keaton to play the title character Beetlejuice (in the film by the same name) the maniacal, madman and manipulative poltergeist.
Alex Baldwin and Geena Davis starred as a young married couple who died and haunted their old home.
Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice was amazing. His frenetic, frantic, feisty and fantastic take on the ghostly wise guy was spot on.
Things get out of hand when a new family moved in and tried to redecorate the deceased couple’s house. The whacked out ‘artiste’ mom, the wimpy dad, the over the top decorator and the Goth daughter were all in for a surprise.
Amazingly the daughter could see the ghostly couple and was not afraid of them. In fact, she was sympathetic to their plight and agreed to help them run out her family.
After all else failed the couple and the girl had no choice but to hire Beetlejuice to help them. The only problem was, there was a catch-he wanted to run the show and marry the young Goth girl.
Then things got real interesting.
What a fun movie! I love the wackiness of the premise, the bizarre sets, the characters, the ingenious creatures and especially Beetlejuice as portrayed by actor Michael Keaton.
Beetlejuice is available on DVD from Warner Bros./Discovery. The 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition also has a lot of fun extras.
Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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