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beetlejuice (1988)

beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
PG
Comedy
Fantasy

Release Date
March 30, 1988
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael Keaton
Runtime
92
Main Genre
Comedy
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Writers
Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren
Tagline
In This House... If You've Seen One Ghost... You Haven't Seen Them All.

Summary

After Barbara and Adam Maitland were killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peace is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetzs, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetzs away were unsuccessful. They eventually turn to another ghost 'Beetlejuice' for help.

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