The best thing about "Beetlejuice" was that it gave us the ghosts' point of view. Haunted house stories were always from the terrified humans' point of view. Not anymore!

I was in my 30's when this came out... used to watch it with my friend's kids when they were young - they loved it. The disturbing parts for adults didnt bother them, they didnt notice them. They loved to work lines into conversation like "I myself am strange & unusual." Actually, there was a Saturday morning kids cartoon show here in the US based on Betelgeuse where Lydia & Betelgeuse were best friends and used to play pranks on her human friends.

@shiyoushi5778

8 ай бұрын

Yes, that aired on the Saturday morning cartoons here in Australia, I saw the cartoons way before I even knew there was a movie!

@aaronburdon221

8 ай бұрын

@@shiyoushi5778 Same.

@shawnlopez2317

5 ай бұрын

Did you know they're also toys based on the film, I found that out when I got them for Christmas of that year, I must have been 10 or 11, I also remember having a real crush on Lydia too at the time as well.

I watched this movie when I was a child. I remember at some point telling my mother that I wanted to die because being a ghost seemed very cool.

Dear Mary, no, she's not "just a teenager", she can see dead people and SHE'S FREAKING WINONA RYDER!!

@carm3d

8 ай бұрын

She'll steal your heart. And your clothes.

I watched it as a kid and the cartoon series and loved both. As a kid you sure not getting all the jokes but it has always been fun

@lordmortarius538

8 ай бұрын

Yeah Saturday Morning Beetlejuice and BTTF was great :D

@nsasupporter7557

8 ай бұрын

@@lordmortarius538disagree, the animated series was too much for kids

@nsasupporter7557

8 ай бұрын

They need to not do a sequel. They’re gonna ruin it… I’m so sick of sequels

@lordmortarius538

8 ай бұрын

@@nsasupporter7557I was a kid, and I loved it, so your statement is false.

@nsasupporter7557

8 ай бұрын

@@lordmortarius538 you know, it’s bullshit responses like yours that cause tension! Am I supposed to give a shit that you liked it? Little b*tches like you who get offended by everything like so many other people these days is what’s making the world so difficult to live in. And no, my statement wasn’t false. It’s just as legit as your opinion

I was 14 when this came out. I remember the trailer playing on TV and my mom sarcastically saying to me "I suppose that is something you would like!" Yes, it indeed is something I like and LOVE!!! I was Lydia at that age, angsty goth girl lol. I can't wait to see part 2!!! I've been waiting forever for this!!!❤❤❤

Mary, there was also an animated Beetlejuice series. 1988 was a good year for Winona Ryder. I had a big crush on her after seeing her in this movie and in Heathers. By the way, Beetlejuice 2 is currently in production to be released next year. Directed by Tim Burton, it stars Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara will be in it too.

@crescentfreshbret

8 ай бұрын

The weird thing is, I don’t remember hearing a thing about Beetlejuice until a year after it came out. I don’t remember seeing a single commercial for it or anything. But then in the spring of 1989, it was everywhere for some reason. Maybe that’s when it was released on video, but I remember seeing all this stuff about it on TV and other places that made it seem like it had just been released in theaters.

@strawberrysoulforever8336

8 ай бұрын

I actually only watched this movie because I'd seen Heathers. Well, and because it was on sale in this retro store that still sells records, CDs and DVDs, and because I knew it had a musical adaptation and I like a lot of musicals so if I watch the movie and listen to the soundtrack, I have a pretty good idea if I'll like the musical (now it just needs to tour in New Zealand...). And I am aware there's a lot of changes in the musical, especially things like the source of Lydia's angst, Juno's morality and Beetlejuice's involvement starting way earlier and often breaking the fourth wall, but nevertheless, I like the movie and the soundtrack, so now I want the full experience of the musical. Point is, I mainly watched it because of Winona Ryder and I was like "You almost didn't cast her in Heathers for not being pretty enough? She looks adorable as a goth!" (For anyone who didn't know, the casting did wonder if she was pretty enough to be Veronica. Personally I always imagine Veronica as sort of ordinary pretty, not stunning, so it bothered me less than the casting director.

I watched this with my family when it was a new release at the video store in 1988 or so I was 7 at the time. I loved it it’s still a favorite of mine

I was 6-years-old when this Movie came out, and TBH the only part that really-ever bothered was that Giant Snake scene (because IRL I'm so-easily Terrified of Snakes). Other than that, I've always Enjoyed this one, it feels more like a Comedy than anything Creepy or Scary...and I definitely re-watch it (once-or-twice) every year!👍

A couple of weeks ago my wife and I went to the Danny Elfman concert at the Royal albert hall. It was amazing and featured the music from Beetlejuice. The highlight was that Danny came on and sang some songs from A Nightmare before Christmas and a special appearance by Tim Burton.

@crescentfreshbret

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I’m not even the biggest fan of Beetlejuice, and I still envy you.

This movie is so hilarious and scary at the same time, and Michael Keaton is an absolute riot as Beetlejuice.

@nsasupporter7557

8 ай бұрын

Right, and then he played Batman the very next year and blew everybody away with his performance. That’s a GREAT ACTOR

Winona Ryder. If you were a kid in the 80's. 😊

@unklebacon44

8 ай бұрын

Or if you've watched stranger things

@lordtrigon1733

8 ай бұрын

The 90’s claims ownership of Winona Ryder.

I was 3 years old when this came out, but I watched it countless times growing up. Still revisit it occasionally, so this was really fun to watch with you. 😊

12:20 - The fly saying "Help me!" in a high-pitched voice is a reference to the original 1958 movie "The Fly". 30:54 - "So that's how that happened." - Well, they couldn't show how it's actually done. The person is beheaded, the skin is removed from their skull, and then it's boiled with various ingredients to cause it to shrink. Then the eyes and mouth are stitched shut and it's stuffed to hold its round shape.

Hi Mari. Have you watched The Frighteners (1996) by Peter Jackson yet? Yes, the same Peter Jackson who did The Lord of The Rings. I feel it goes very well with Beetlejuice. When I watch one, I often want to watch the other soon after.

@NativeNewMexican

8 ай бұрын

If you haven't seen Jackson's Meet the Feebles, you're missing out! Go in expecting the best awful movie you've seen.

@sephirotgxr

8 ай бұрын

Also Dead Alive. ❤

@shoddyworkmanship4934

8 ай бұрын

Or Bad Taste!

A genuine classic. This was where I, and many other teenage boys, developed a crush on Winona Ryder.

My daughter's name is Lydia, this is one of my wife's favorite movies. The song at the end is probably my little girl's favorite. She even does a dance to it, soooo awesome! She's 6 btw, and got to see this movie the other day for the first time. 😊

I remember going to see it in the theater with my dad when I was 11. Absolutely loved it and it has become a beloved favorite. I remember as we were leaving my dad told me that Michael Keaton was going to play Batman and I thought weird casting choice haha.

@bfdidc6604

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, though Keaton did well as Batman. I especially like his quirky portrayal of Bruce Wayne.

@crescentfreshbret

8 ай бұрын

I remember when I found out that Michael Keaton played Betelgeuse. I was like “THAT’S Michael Keaton?!”

It came out when I was 10. Saw it in the theater. The vast majority of the adult jokes went over my head at that time. It really is just a super clever, funny movie. To this day, when Beetlejuice kicks over the tree and says, "Nice f**king model!" then the crotch-grab, combined with the horn honking, gets me to belly laugh every single time. Just a highly rewatchable movie.

I watched this as a kid in the 80's. We were tougher back then.

This VHS was in constant rotation as a kid. A definite kids movie with jokes.for adults too.

Beetlejuice is a fever dream of a movie, but the performances are great :) I don't remember when I first watched it, but it can't have been long after it came out as I was still a kid. I never liked it all that much, it was too weird for me, but it is one of the things that started my interest in goth girls. :)

This is by far the best and funniest movie for Halloween viewing. Michael Keaton took the role and ran with it. highly recommend!

@CraigKostelecky

8 ай бұрын

It's hard to imagine anyone else as Betelgeuse.

This movie made me fall in love with Winona. Before "Heathers" came around to make me fall madly in love with her.

This came out when I was 15 or 16 and was a huge cultural moment for American teens in the late 1980s. This movie and Heathers, from a year or two later, made Winona Ryder a big star.

I saw it when I was about 10 or 11, and it's still my favorite Tim Burton film. It's bonkers, it's wholesome, it's extremely creative. There's a lot of unexplored lore in the world of Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice himself is an incredibly powerful being, and for him to be outdone by this young, loving couple makes the whole film romantic. Beetlejuice (3rd time's the charm!) is definitely a comfort film for me.

24:35 - I can't be the only person who thought another "Movies with Mary" video was auto-playing in the background. Totally got me.

I watched this over and over as a kid. Back then I really wanted to be Beetlejuice. Now that I'm much older I REALLY want to be Beetlejuice!

The part where Beetlejuice eats the fly and the fly says "help me, help me" is a reference to the original "The Fly". I barely remember it, I watched it as a kid. I would go with the remake with Jeff Goldblum, and Geena Davis, who is in this movie. It's a must-see, but it's gross, because David Cronenberg. The original is fine, it's okay, but you can skip it until you've gotten to all the essential horror/creepy-ish movies first. There is a disturbing final scene in the original "The Fly", and that's the one that's referenced in this movie, I won't give it away by saying anything more in case you do watch it at some point. It would give you nightmares if you were a kid and watched it when it first came out in 1958. Now, it's... not scary. But just because it's very old doesn't mean it's not scary. "Nosferatu" is pretty scary for a movie made 101 years ago.

@0lyge0

8 ай бұрын

"it's gross, because David Cronenberg" Perfect summary.

The teenage girl Lydia is Winona Ryder and is now the mom in Stranger Things

I remember people quoting the "I am strange and unusual too." Winona Ryder was good in a lot of different things. From Lydia in Beetlejuice to Jo in Little Women! :)

Oh this was another tape that got worn out when I was a kid. I also watched a lot of the cartoon series when it was on. I remember it bugging me that I recognized the original Claire Redfield voice but couldn't place her for a while since I hadn't watched the cartoon in years. I think she was in Code Veronica as well.

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

@hulkslayer626

8 ай бұрын

Betelgeuse*

Hard to believe but true, Beetlejuice is also Batman. Michael Keaton played both roles, I believe within the same year.

@0lyge0

8 ай бұрын

next year as far as release. I thought he played a very Joker type character in Beetlejuice so seeing him as Batman seemed odd until I actually saw him in the film.

It’s from the mind of a insanely talented director, who focuses on the darker side of life, while sprinkling in comedy with it. Tim Burton is one of the most original directors, I’ve ever seen. I really enjoyed your reaction…👍

Oh my, when the woman popped up in the window and you swore, I was beside myself laughing! You are the greatest!

Defending Your Life (1991) with Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep has an interesting take on the afterlife. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Emo wasnt a thing yet. Lydia was a Gen1 Gothkid. It had it's own music scene and whatnot.

@Stogie2112

8 ай бұрын

What's in a name? That which we call a Goth By any other name would be as weird...

Although it isn't addressed in the film, it is implied that Adam and Barbara cannot have children. When the realtor tells Barbara that the house is too big for them and it is meant for a family, Barbara face drops and the realtor quickly apologizes. Lydia eventually fills that void of sorts and they become Lydia's parental figures since Lydia's own parents tend to ignore her a lot or dismiss her.

@Cheepchipsable

8 ай бұрын

They talk about "trying" for kids in the beginning.

Lydia definetly was more gothic then emo.

@Oddworld2024

8 ай бұрын

Emo wasent a thing till 2000s

@mourningwoodward

8 ай бұрын

​@kevinjudd2825 Emo as the black-clad fashion statement didn't exist until the 2000s, but it **was** its own music scene/community since the mid-'80s. But yeah, Lydia was definitely goth. lol

We were a young family with three kids age 6, 3 and about 6 months. We spent most of our free time watching movies with my sister and brother-in-law. This was a favorite family movie that we watched probably 20 times together. Learned every line. At some point, I believe we questioned what we were exposing our kids to but then we just shrugged our shoulders and enjoyed it. We found out later on the 3-year-old was a little traumatized. But she turned out to be the funniest kid - very creative. It worked out.

This is what passed for a kids' movie back in the 80's, I saw it in theaters when I was 13.

Michael Keaton and Jaws are just alike. Both did fabulous jobs and no one else could play them properly. Most of all their both in their movies for less than 25 minutes.

Saw in theatres a couple years after high school. It was great, something completely different. I think that's why the first Tim Burton films did so well, just a refreshing change from other movies. I feel 80s were some of the best times for movie makers. We still have crap TV sets and stuck with program TV, so movies were where you go for great experience.

if you were 10 and saw this movie in a theater... and didn't turn into a goth kid... well, you weren't me.

This is a very unique film, literally a Tim Burton film: quirky, scary, funny, weird, all in one single beautiful package.

15:50 "Grave-digging is fine, but if something comes out of the grave, we're done." I think that's an excellent guideline! 🏃‍♂🏃‍♀👻🧟‍♂🪦

Love Geena Davis!! My favorite movie with her, other than this, is Cutthroat Island, great movie

@prollins6443

8 ай бұрын

I always loved "A League of Their Own "

Would see the news ads, and when my uncle had an article written about him in the paper it was the one with the movie show time listings and there is one for Beetlejuice in it, which is still right next to me every day. Also, when I was about 16 or so, my friends and I were video recording some comedy stuff, and my friends were in the background playing a Hockey game on the Sega Genesis, and in the background someone says "Beetlejuice? No Way!!", and for some reason after a bunch of us re-watched the video we made, 'beetlejuice? no way!" just became a phrase for us. I don't remember the exact context, but I think we were talking about horror villain vs horror villain or something.

Glad you enjoyed this movie, Mary. It is indeed wacky and weird, but it's hard to expect anything else from Tim Burton. Michael Keaton brings a special manic energy to the character of Betelgeuse. Incidentally, you're right: Betelgeuse can't say his own name. The spell that keeps him sealed away also prevents him from freeing himself -- someone has to say his name for him. I can also explain what was happening to the Maitlands at the climax. Otho thought that he was conducting a seance (a ritual to speak with the dead), but in fact he was casting an exorcism spell. And I think you very astutely picked up on how he made such a terrible mistake -- he really DOES know as much about the paranormal as he does about interior design.

“You cannot say she is on her period because then she’s going to murder you.” 😂😂😂😂😂

This was a childhood movie when I was a kid. There was a Beetlejuice cartoon.

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE ! I have now said that on your channel, so he's in your home! The next time you hear a clink or bonk in your home - it's him :)

I must have been 11 or 12 when I first saw Beetlejuice because I didn't see it in the theater. My most stand out memory of watching it for the first time was instantly having a crush on Winona Ryder.

The guys on the "Mythbusters" TV show did a show about what to do if your car is submerged. It turns out that the thing to do, is to let the car fill up with water, and then it's easy to open the door. By letting it fill up, it equalizes the pressure inside and out so that the door will open. Of course, you have to figure it out so that you still have some air to breathe while it's filling. Adam Savage has said that so far there have been 6 people whose lives have been saved by what they learned on that episode.

I was a teenager when this came out. I saw it in theaters multiple times. For a long time it was my favorite movie. I was a couple of years younger than Winona Ryder and fell in lurrrrve with her. 😍🤣

Spirited Away is one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. I look forward to your reaction. Edit: Ah it's on Patreon!

@brianoden1798

8 ай бұрын

Ahhh that's a GREAT classic !!

@0lyge0

8 ай бұрын

Studio Ghibli is hardcore about going after reactors with copyright strikes so don't expect to see those on youtube.

I was 12 when I first saw it on television. I didn’t know what to expect either. It’s one of my favorites.

5 years old when we got it on video and when I was around that age I liked to act out certain roles as I was watching the movie so you could imagine my mom's reaction when I acted out Beetlejuice especially that part where he kicks down the tree, a 5yr old saying and copying the movements, "Nice fu***** model".

i loved the cartoon tv show when i was a kid, even had a lunch box of it but only watched the movie when i was older. the show was a lot of fun

I don't remember noticing how many references there were in this to "The Fly," which starred Geena Davis...

Tim Burton was on fire in the eighties, with this, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and "Batman" (also starring Michael Keaton).

Such a fun throwback! 😊

"You're just a teenager"🤣

Ironically I watched the cartoon first- didn’t see the film till I was about 12/13. The cartoon is definitely my fave where he’s much more an anti hero and he and Lydia are (somehow) friends! It will interesting when the sequel comes out.

Perhaps this has been mentioned, but the "goth girl" daughter is the actress Winona Ryder who portrayed Spocks mother in 2009 "Star Trek" movie.

Kids movies were less sanitized in the 20th century.

Beetlejuice was named after the star Betelgeuse that's located in the Orion constellation

This maryween was fun ty for the variety

BeetleJuice is named after a star, Betelgeuse, a red supergiant. The sequel to this is coming next year.

One of my favorite movies.. Great Reaction

The star was named for being the hand of Orion in bad Arabic. Yad al Jazwa became BET əljooz, Be tel Geuse - Beetlejuice.

Mary, your mention of quick change reminds me that Geena Davis(Barbara) was in the movie, "Quick Change," with Bill Murray, Randy Quaid, and Stanley Tucci.

I saw it in the theater when I was 9 years old. It's a staple in my household. Both my kids love it (5 and 11). My daughter, who is almost 12 is obsessed with Beetlejuice the Musical and went to NYC with my mother to see it on Broadway. Great flick!

No, Lydia is not just “an emo kid from the ‘80s”, she is the original emo kid, from before there WAS emo. All Emo is derived from a combination of Lydia and Eric Draven [Crow].

@lordtrigon1733

8 ай бұрын

*Goth Emos are goths, if goths were illiterate...

@dracoargentum9783

7 ай бұрын

@@lordtrigon1733 emo is undead goth.

@lordtrigon1733

7 ай бұрын

@@dracoargentum9783 Goth is undead, emo is a phase.

Great review. Thanks

My family rented it on vhs when it was released on home video in October of 1988, I was 6 years old and loved it we ended up buying it because it was a repeat rental.

LOVE when you giggle at the ridiculousness

I saw this in the theaters as an adult and LOVED it. Note: Lydia was played by Winona Ryder, who also played the love interest in another Tim Burton film, "Edward Scissorhands". Mr Deetz was played by Jeffrey Jones, who appeared in Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" alongside 3 actors who would go on to appear in the "Harry Potter" franchise in central/recurring roles (we'll always remember Jones as the assistant principal in "Ferris Bueller"). Beetlejuice was played by Michael Keaton, who also went on to appear as Batman in two Tim Burton Batman franchise films (and three more of Burton's films).

Ohhhoohoho Yes! This is one of the best movies to watch when you're high!

"Better call Saul of the Dead!" That's great! 😂 ahahahahahaha man she's so funny. They're making a sequel Beetlejuice goes Hawaii, personally i think they said everything they wanted to in the first one

She was goth not emo. Emo wasn't really a thing back then. I had a crush on Winona Ryder seeing her in this movie as a teen when it came out.

Apparently, there are a couple of drafts of this movie that Beetlejuice was actually far worse in. He was at one point a demon instead of a ghost, and in another draft, he was a sexual predator going after Lydia, who in fact was also younger than what she is in the final product. Then on top of this, there is a fan theory going around that says Lydia actually dies on the way home and either freakishly accepts it or has no idea it happened, which is why she was able to float while dancing.

MICHAEL KEATON AS BEETLEJUICE IS COMIC GENIUS🎃🎃💀💀😅😂😅😂💀💀🎃🎃

Beetlejuice is Greek for armpit and is one of the stars in the constellation of Orion

I don’t remember watching the cartoon, but I was 12 and saw this in theaters when it came out

When I was a kid there was a great cartoon Beetlejuice series

Fyi: Betelgeuse is a red jupergiant star in the constellation of Orion.

Michael Keaton just rocks _weird & cheeky_ really well.

Beetlejuice is such a great movie with such a great cast! I watched this in 89!

This has been on TV non stop, like it is every October haha we always end up watching it too ♡

I was 14 years old when this movie came out and I was the perfect age for it.

4:17 90% of people don't get out these days with these new cars that lock the door and all power windows stop working as soon as you get in the water. You're trapped. They do make a window breaker that you can attach to your key ring. It will break the window easily too.

House II is another very 80's film with a little more of that fever dream bizarre quality. Fun and quirky.

After this Michael Keaton starred in the two "Batman" movies directed by Tim Burton!

Spirited Away is such an amazing movie I can't wait for that one

Love it!

15:56 that face you made had me in a gigglefit, I had to pause it for a while to recover

Saw it dozens of times as a kid when it first came out, our whole family absolutely loved it! It was only slightly scary (I think the mom was always the scariest part back then), but mostly a lot of fun ❤

I watch it whenever it is showing on DTV.. Unpleasant dreams...😊