Beetlejuice
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Fri 9 September 2005 // 19:30
(Tim Burton / 1988 / USA / 91 Mins / Cert 15)
(Fri 9th / 7.30pm / £2)
With Charlie under his belt, and the Corpse Bride just around the corner, this is looking to be year of the Burton. So what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion in the history of film than to dust off one of the old classics for another look. And they don't come more classic than Beetlejuice.
Featuring a host of Burton regulars (Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder) the film was originally planned as a supernatural drama entitled "The Maitlands", about a deceased couple dealing with the troubles of the afterlife. Only when Michael Keaton began filming his scenes and asked for creative freedom did Tim Burton realize the potential of a dark comedy. His Beetlejuice becomes the dark, comic centre of the film and has provided hundreds, if not thousands, of party- goers the ideal Halloween costume for almost 20 years.
(Fri 9th / 7.30pm / £2)
With Charlie under his belt, and the Corpse Bride just around the corner, this is looking to be year of the Burton. So what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion in the history of film than to dust off one of the old classics for another look. And they don't come more classic than Beetlejuice.
Featuring a host of Burton regulars (Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder) the film was originally planned as a supernatural drama entitled "The Maitlands", about a deceased couple dealing with the troubles of the afterlife. Only when Michael Keaton began filming his scenes and asked for creative freedom did Tim Burton realize the potential of a dark comedy. His Beetlejuice becomes the dark, comic centre of the film and has provided hundreds, if not thousands, of party- goers the ideal Halloween costume for almost 20 years.