Uniform Title |
Beetlejuice (Motion picture : 1988) |
Title |
Beetlejuice. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2000. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Warner Home Video : 11785. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
"The name in laughter from the hereafter"--Container. |
Includes special features. |
Credits |
Produced by Michael Bender, Larry Wilson and Richard Hashimoto ; directed by Tim Burton ; screenplay by Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren ; story by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson ; music by Danny Elfman ; director of photography, Thomas Ackerman. |
Performers |
Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara. |
Summary |
What's a yuppie ghost couple to do when their quaint New England home is overrun by trendy New Yorkers? They hire a freelance "bio-exorcist" to spook the intruders. And everyone gets more than he, she or it bargained for! Director Tim Burton (Batman, Mars Attacks!) teams with Michael Keaton (Night Shift, Batman). The result? "Keaton's Beetlejuice is one of the biggest, baddest wolves a ghost movie has ever unleashed, a polter-gas" (The Village Voice). He's a juggernaut of jokes, jolts and jive who hurls one-liners, spins into grotesque forms, gobbles insects and can't leave ladies (living or dead) alone. Keaton's wild work in this and Clean and Sober won him 1988's National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award. Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder and Sylvia Sidney share starring honors with the movie's wondrous production design, Harry Belafonte soundtrack tunes and Academy Award-winning Best Makeup. So exorcise your right to fun. Say the "B" word three times and have a wonderful Day-O! |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; region 4 ; PAL ; widescreen 2.38:1. |
Language note |
In English, French, Italian. Subtitles in English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic ; [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Ghosts -- Drama |
Families -- Drama |
Haunted houses -- Drama |
Goth culture (Subculture) -- Drama |
Supernatural -- Drama |
New England -- Social conditions -- Drama |
Genre |
Comedy films |
Ghost films |
Fantasy films |
Feature films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Burton, Tim, 1958- director. |
Keaton, Michael, 1951- actor. |
Baldwin, Alec, 1958- actor. |
Davis, Geena actor. |
Ryder, Winona, 1971- actor. |
O'Hara, Catherine actor. |
Links to Related Works |
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Authors:
- Baldwin, Alec, 1958- .
- Burton, Tim, 1958- .
- Davis, Geena .
- Keaton, Michael, 1951- .
- O'Hara, Catherine .
- Ryder, Winona, 1971- .
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