Directed by : Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Richard L. Anderson, Warren Skaaren, Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, John Warnke, Cheryl Carasik, Bob Badami, Bo Welch

Produced by : Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Richard L. Anderson, Warren Skaaren, Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, John Warnke, Cheryl Carasik, Bob Badami, Bo Welch

Starring : Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Glenn Shadix, Sylvia Sidney, Patrice Martinez, Dick Cavett

Company : Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date(s) : 1988-02-29

Running time :92 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $15,000,000

Storyline : Inventive and Fun take on the Afterlife.

RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Tim Burton, “Beetlejuice” chronicles the story of a couple (Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis) who accidently perish after moving to a quaint Connecticut town. They find themselves sentenced to “haunting” their former house where they try to scare the new wannabe swank couple out (Jeffrey Jones & Catherine O'Hara), but they find that their Goth daughter is more curious than scared (Winona Ryder). Michael Keaton plays the eponymous madcap “bio-exorcist” while Glenn Shadix is on hand as the new couple’s interior designer.

This was Burton’s debut on the silver screen and the first half is hilarious entertainment mixed with some interesting insights on the afterlife. The movie puts its best foot forward, but the second half isn’t as compelling and I think the title character is more annoying than amusing.

THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 32 minutes and was shot in beautiful East Corinth, Vermont, and (studio) Culver City, California. WRITERS: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson and Warren Skaaren.

GRADE: B+