It says, 'Live people ignore the strange and unusual.' It only takes a minute to sign up. When Barbara and Adam flee in fear, he follows them, grabbing Barbara and planting a kiss on her. His deal with Lydia is separate. Lydia wants to leave the house just as much as the Maitlands want her family out. Praying for her mother to send a sign that she's still there, Lydia vows to make her father acknowledge the fact that tragedy struck their family. Feeling as if Charles is just trying to replace her mother, Lydia flees to the roof, where a depressed Beetlejuice laments that he will never be seen ("Invisible" (reprise)). Thankfully, the story ofBeetlejuice evolved into the film we all know it as now, which still holds up to this day, which is more than I can say about some of Tim Burton's other films. In early drafts of the script, Betelgeuse was supposed to assume a variety of forms, with his true form being that of a winged demon (the filthy pale man wearing black and white stripes was originally going to be one of the many forms he assumed). Among the first notable changes is the spelling of his name, from Betelgeuse to the title name of Beetlejuice. Sorry for my English as well, I am not a native speaker. Beetlejuice then addresses the audience directly, explaining that, as a demon, he is invisible to all living beings unless he gets a living person to say his name three times, and reveals that he has come up with a plan to accomplish this. She is a willing participant and is looking for an excuse to get involved in some mischief in her new house. A Monster High doll has been made of her in 2021. He almost succeeds until he is stopped by Adam and Barbara Maitland, as well as a sandworm. @ToddWilcox The question is explicitly about the Maitlands. In the film, married couple theMaitlands die in a car accident, only to return to their home as ghosts. So maybe that was his plan all along. 12. He went out on his own as a freelance bio-exorcist, claiming he could get rid of the living, and got into more trouble. In the movie, Beetlejuice talks about getting the Maitland's business, yet we never hear what he wanted from them. Beetlejuice says his last goodbyes to everyone before leaving. Otho begins to tell the guests of the party that he was one of New York Citys leading paranormal researchers when he was younger. Is that really the message you want to be sending to the teenagers of the world? Though in her dark personality she has a great dark sense of humor to her. While the movie certainly portrays death as something that isn't necessarily terrible, seeing a teenager die and be happy with it probably isn't the ending you want. Existing in a tiny brothel just waiting to be called upon to please a green-haired sex offender? A Girl Scout named Skye explains to the audience how she has a heart condition where anything shocking could stop her heart but that she is nevertheless excited to be a Girl Scout. Beetlejuice returns and reinstates the fact that the show is about death. Scan this QR code to download the app now. 4"). Just one. Beetlejuice then sings about feeling unnoticed and finds Lydia trying to kill herself. Betelgeuse gets his comeuppance when he steals the Witch Doctor's ticket, then makes a boastful remark. Here, she says the name, Beetlejuice, and Adam encourages her to say it again in order to conjure the bio-exorcist. [a] The Handbook for the Recently Deceased falls from the sky, but Beetlejuice burns it, wanting the newly deceased Maitlands to haunt their house and get a living person to say his name three times. The role of Miss Argentina was added after tryouts in D.C. When he meets Lydia, he does it with the intention of trying to get her to marry him. Juno pretends to be moved by Beetlejuice's speech and throws him out of the house. @Gnemlock Do you mean the part about him needing to get married? 3"). Please note, this sub does not allow any bootleg or sales posts/requests. )", "Kerry Butler, Rob McClure, Leslie Kritzer Join Broadway-Aimed, "David Josefsberg to Replace Rob McClure in Broadway's Beetlejuice", "Beetlejuice Broadway Musical Original", "Broadway Shuts Down: Performances Canceled Through April 12 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic", "Review: In 'Beetlejuice,' the Afterlife Is Exhausting", "Theater Review: Beetlejuice Is Best When It's at Its Most Antic", "Review: 'Beetlejuice' cleans up its act for Broadway. 2") The focus then returns to the Deetz family and Charles (Lydias dad) explains how he wants to start a gated community and is having a dinner part with some business friends. Following the noise, Charles goes to open the door to his office and finds a figure with a sheet over its head. This alternate ending might be in keeping with Michael McDowell's earlyBeetlejuice script, which was much darker. Back in Delias room, Barbara complains to Adam that she feels stupid, and he tells her that they have to do it if they want the Deetzes to leave. This is partially shown in the contrast between the quaint New England setting and Delia Deetzs over-the-top, outrageously modern tastes. Why didnt you tell us about this before? asks one of the guests, and Delia laughingly says they werent sure that they wanted to let their ghost secret out of the bag. However, there was no reasoning with the spirit, but Adam and Barbara had a slight advantage in the fact that they weren't stuck in Adam's miniature town. He Is a Ghost Demon Undead Rude Crazy Who Pranks Everyone. He summons more versions of himself to help Lydia scare every visitor that comes into the house. But the Maitlands had to have choreographed that whole dance right? Read about theBeetlejuice alternate ending below. Help meeeee! ("Ready Set, Not Yet") The Handbook for the Recently Deceased falls from the sky, but Beetlejuice burns it, wanting the newly deceased Maitlands to get a living person to say his name three times, which will allow him to be seen by all living beings. Good for them. By clicking Accept all cookies, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy. So your job in the afterlife is like, a punishment or a reward, something of a reflection on what you did while you were alive. We never learn what he would have requested in payment. However, Betelgeuse, with his higher voice on account of this, remarks this may look good for him in a supposed underwear modeling gig. Instead, we got an incredibly upbeat ending to wrap up the movie. He also appears to be quite selfish, as his main goal in the movie is to lift his curse and escape no matter who gets hurt in the process. I myself amstrange and unusual." Throughout, reality and fantasy are merged, and this is particularly true in this portion of the film in which Beetlejuice is introduced. Here's what the movie changed. While the Maitlands do wall upon Betelgeuse, they never reach an agreement. For more information of the animated version of this character, go to the animated article. MENU MENU. Tim Burton achieves this effect through unexpected visual cues. 2" Beetlejuice and Ensemble, "The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, Pt. A place to discuss all things Broadway as well as other plays and musicals! Lydia Deetz is the daughter of Charles Deetz and the step-daughter of Delia Deetz. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment A boy can regenerate, so demons eat him for years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Look up and see 'em. Home! Otho, are you doing this? Charles asks, before suddenly all the guests begin dancing along to the song. To get rid of the. I don't know the correct answer since I haven't seen the show yet, but I think that the whole underage+old marriage thing is being taken sarcasticly (in "Creepy Old Guy"). Delia, Charles, and Delia's guru, Otho, re-enter the house to rescue Lydia, bringing a box that can supposedly trap souls. Here I am come, baby. Praying for her to send a sign that she is still there, Lydia vows to make her father acknowledge the fact that tragedy struck their family ("Dead Mom"). Lydia seizes Beetlejuice's sleeve, and only Adam and Barbara remain unaffected, barely spared by lifting off the ground and bobbing a few inches above it. Ironically, he is a corpse who eats insects, including flies and beetles. But I am still confused because at some point he says "You know I am older, but I'm glad I waited" as if he's in for the marriage itself. The Witch Doctor sprinkles some powder on Betelgeuse, which causes his head to shrink. Is there such a thing as "right to be heard" by the authorities? The green-haired ghost (Michael Keaton) instantly became an iconic pop culture character and along with Winona Ryders Lydia Deetz something of a patron saint of moody teens hanging out at their local malls Hot Topic. Feeling desperate, Lydia resorts to summoning Beetlejuice. The production was directed by Alex Timbers and choreographed by Connor Gallagher, with musical direction by Kris Kukul, scenic design by David Korins, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Peter Hylenski, projection design Peter Nigrini, puppet design by Michael Curry, special effects by Jeremy Chernick, illusions by Michael Weber, music producing by Matt Stine and dance arrangements by David Dabbon. shadwell, london crime; lord capulet character traits; @Tim He does strike a deal with Lydia. He also tells Lydia that since she lives and works among the dead now, she should also follow their rules, and gives her a copy of the Handbook for the Recently Deceased. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I know he's a bad guy, I know he hurt the Maitlands and kicked you and Delia out of the house. Betelgeuse gets his comeuppance when he steals the Witch Doctor's ticket, then makes a boastful remark. He is the main antagonist of his own live-action movie. So it's possible that his "business" as a "bio-exorcist" is part of his machinations to give him enough power in the real world to get married. She exits the attic in disappointment and anger. Beetlejuice Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Next:Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian: The Wild Unmade Sequel Explained, Every Ghost In Beetlejuice's Neitherworld Waiting Room, Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian: The Wild Unmade Sequel Explained. Beetlejuice stands up to Juno, having learned to appreciate life in his brief experience. Do you have anything concrete, or is this pure speculation? The story concerns a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse (after the star; the name is pronounced and often spelled "Beetlejuice"),[1] who is summoned by saying his name three times. In early versions of the script it was set that Lydia would die in a fire and join the Maitlands in the afterlife. Until he caused trouble and was exiled into a model town in one of the graves to scale with his powers greatly reduced. She runs to the attic for Barbara and Adams help. The title character of Beetlejuice was supposed to be incredibly different according to details in the movie's original script. He also gets a little crazy at times. They are very surprised that she can see them because living people can usually not see ghosts. Played By: The role of Mrs. Shoggoth was renamed Juno during tryouts in D.C. The hand then pulls out a chocolate barspecifically, a Zagnut barand offers it to the fly. GradeSaver. I think were in the model, Adam says, as he turns around to notice a sign that reads Betelgeuse and points towards a gravestone with an arrow pointing into the Earth. The one where EW follows up with the cast. The Deetzes return to the house, where Beetlejuice is preparing to kill everyone. Burton jokingly suggested Scared Sheetless as an alternate name, and was appalled when . The filmmakers behind Beetlejuice went through the ringer putting together a background story and suitable personality for theunique character. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name. Essentially, the Maitlands are put off by Betelgeuse's manners and approach, hes self-advertising, and decide not to use his services. GradeSaver "Beetlejuice Part 3: Beetlejuice Summary and Analysis". ("Day-o (The Banana Boat Song)")Act 2A young Girl Scout named Skye skips down the road, explaining to the audience how she has a heart disease where any shocking thing could stop her heart, but nevertheless is excited to be a Girl Scout. It almost works. While you're reflecting back on Tim Burton's 1988 dark comedy, here's something you may not know: the film almost had a much darker ending. In the original version of the Beetlejuice script, the titular charactera troublesome poltergeistwas very different. Dark. She falls to the ground, wiping her mouth in disgust, as Beetlejuice approaches Adam and asks him if their relationship is solid and if he has a shot with Barbara. The Maitlands come to check on Lydia only to be possessed by Beetlejuice. Keaton spent two weeks filming his part. Finally, when they approach Lydia, she is hardly surprised to see them, and even less surprised to realize that they are ghosts. It turns out, however, that originally the moviewas much darker, and the initial character plan for Beetlejuice was overall very different that what audiences are familiar with. Luckily, we got the ending that we did, which fits much better with the rest of the movie, and also has the viewer tapping their toe as the credits roll. It works. However, during the film his name spelled Betelgeuse (like the star of Orion, Betelgeuse) during his ad on TV, and everywhere in the grave scene. This and other lines were improvised during filming and it is possible that the character of Betelgeuse was lying about certain elements of his past for comedic effect with the Maitlands. Her biological mother does not appear in the final film nor is she mentioned. Some of these skits ended with the Ghostbusters busting Betelgeuse. So then she tries to convince her dad that the house is haunted only to find out that he and Deila are engaged. Regardless, her father has since married Delia Deetz, making Delia Lydia's stepmother. Actually, this is the least of his problems; according to Lydia, he . It's also thanks in large part to Alex Brightman's spot-on performance as the incorrigible titular ghoul a pretty fun time. "[28], Ghostlight Records released the original Broadway cast recording digitally on June 7, 2019. 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[3], In 2016, a musical adaptation of the 1988 film Beetlejuice (directed by Tim Burton and starring Geena Davis as Barbara Maitland, Alec Baldwin as Adam Maitland, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz and Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice) was reported to be in the works, directed by Alex Timbers and produced by Warner Bros., following a reading with Christopher Fitzgerald in the title role. (No Reason) Lydia meets the Maitlands. They never strike a deal, so we don't learn what he wanted from them. Ok, that's the essence of his plan with the maitlands. Be a beacon of light in the world. The DC try-out had a way funnier line which was IIRC "we're going to have wedding. In the final scene of the film, Winona decided to wear her school outfit with that petticoat on underneath all by herself. Emily's daughter, Lydia, reflects on the death of her mother and her own inability to be noticed by her father, Charles ("Prologue: Invisible"). Suddenly, we see a fly landing in the graveyard portion of the diorama. He also constantly pesters and grabs at Barbara, and she calls him a pervert. He's a huge dick but he doesn't deserve to die out in the cold, or get beaten to death." "Lydia, two days ago you were willing to kill him, just to get him away from us . Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations", "Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beetlejuice_(musical)&oldid=1150876359, Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical), Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical), Founder's Award for Excellence in Directing, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical, Outstanding New York City Stage Debut Performance, "Prologue: Invisible" - Lydia and Ensemble, "The Whole "Being Dead" Thing" Beetlejuice and Ensemble, "The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, Pt. After their session, Lydia meets the Maitlands as they are roaming the house trying to scare the Deetzes. ("The Whole "Being Dead" Thing Pt. Barbara has made up her mind that they are not going to work with Beetlejuice, but Adam is worried that they are in an irrevocable situation, since they conjured him and he seemed awfully pissed off. Barbara pulls Adam aside to tell him her idea for how they can scare off the Deetzes themselves, as the scene shifts to Delias dinner party downstairs. He summons more versions of himself to help Lydia scare every visitor that comes to the house ("That Beautiful Sound"). Beetlejuice : Because if I tell you, you'll tell your friends, your friends are callin' me on the horn all the time, I gotta show up at shopping centers for openings and sign autographs and shit like that and it makes my life a *hell*. He talks about the inevitability of death and ridicules the people who believe in living life to the fullest, as he believes that it is pointless in the fact that it will all be worthless once death comes. The musical had a pre-Broadway tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a limited run from October 14 to November 18, 2018. The Deetzes and Maitlands rejoice in their victory and agree to share the house as they clean up and repair the damage. Next door, Lydia lies on her bed and can hear the moaning. Development Beetlejuice plans on marrying her, so he can return to the world of the living. Indeed, they have hardly changed their form since dyingthey are still an attractive, wholesome young coupleand so they must resort to pathetic performances with sheets over their heads. Beetlejuice is defeated, the living Deetz family and the dead Maitland's find a way to live together, and Lydia starts doing well in school, and, as a reward, gets to perform a dance number. 3Good Old-Fashioned WeddingWhat I Know NowHomeCreepy Old GuyJump in the Line (Shake, Seora), Copyright Beetlejuice talks with his clones about how even though he can be seen, he wants to be alive. It featured Adam, Otho, Harry the Haunted Hunter and several different versions of Betelgeuse. I mean, did they already know how to meringue or whatever? All Hallows' Eve approaches and we're revisiting a favorite ghoul of ours. Betelgeuse used advertisements (such as flyers, business cards and a commercial, where he said some questionable things about chewing and swallowing) to get the Maitlands to hire him as a "bio-exorcist" to rid their house of the Deetzes. Information and translations of Beetlejuice in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. on October 30, 2020, compiling material composer-lyricist Perfect recorded between 2014 and 2019 during the development of the musical. The Maitlands come to check on Lydia only to be possessed by Beetlejuice. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. It is also worth noting that there are hints of a greater meaning in several of the names in the movie, since Betelgeuse means "the hand of Orion" and Betelgeuse's former master was named Juno, a character clearly named after the Queen of the Roman gods, protector and special councilor of the state. Lydia berates them because she hoped to use the book to summon her dead mother and leaves disappointed and angry. It says, Live people usually ignore the strange and unusual. I myself am strange and unusual. She then reveals that Delia is her stepmother and tells Adam and Barbara that Delia took a Valium before bed, so is impossible to wake up. You Heard It Here First. In the musical, however, Lydia and Beetlejuice share center stage, but Beetlejuice knows how to make himself the center of attention. At one point they all take their seats at the table, and the shrimp dish on their plates becomes a hand, grabbing their faces. - but still above the legal age of 7". According to Betelgeuse, he attended Julliard, is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, traveled quite extensively, lived through theBlack Plague(and had a pretty good time during that), and has seen"The Exorcist"about167 times (and it keeps getting funnier every single time he's seen it, not to mention the fact they're talking to the dead guy). The Fly : Help me! He shows an interest in Lydia during most of the movie, and at nearly the end of this movie, he tries to force her into marrying him to fulfill a contract. We then see Barbara and Adam with the sheets; they are attempting to haunt the Deetzes and scare them away. Shes still mad because somebody dropped a house on her sister! which makes Delia laugh awkwardly. They laugh and recall how much fun it was to be possessed with a dance. Lydia loves writing poetry, taking photographs, and loves anything pertaining to the supernatural and paranormal. On a measurement scale of energy-output-per-minute, high-octane Beetlejuice would now be the safest ticket in town. Thats their punishment? When Lydia tells Betelgeuse she wants to die, he seems actually concerned for her. Nothing at all!" A hand pops out of the ground in the diorama and we hear Beetlejuice call to the fly.
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