Beetlejuice - Spiritello porcello

Titolo originale: Beetlejuice
Regia: Tim Burton |
Anno: 1988
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Fantasy Commedia
Tag: skeleton | afterlife | calypso | supernatural | arts | halloween | haunted house | minister | possession | giant snake | surrealism | child bride | teenage girl | gothic | death | madness | dead | ghost | property | mischievous | earnest | suburban gothic |
Cast: Alec Baldwin | Geena Davis | Winona Ryder | Catherine O'Hara | Jeffrey Jones | Michael Keaton | Glenn Shadix | Sylvia Sidney | Patrice Martinez | Dick Cavett | Robert Goulet | Maree Cheatham | Susan Kellermann | Carmen Filpi | Annie McEnroe | Rachel Mittelman | Hugo Stanger | Maurice Page | J. Jay Saunders | Mark Ettlinger | Cindy Daly | Douglas S. Turner | Gary Jochimsen | Bob Pettersen | Duane Davis | Simmy Bow | Adelle Lutz | Tony Cox | Jack Angel | Charles Schneider |

Una coppia di felici coniugi fantasmi è alle prese con una famiglia di chiassosi e petulanti snob che hanno occupato la loro casa. Uno dei più divertenti e spiritosi film del filone dei fantasmi. Cocktail riuscito di effetti speciali, trovate comiche, espressionismo e pop art.

Approfondimenti

Trailer narrated by Hal Douglas. D
Beetlejuice is headed to Broadway March 2019 after pre-Broadway at the National Theater in Wash [...] D
Both Winona Ryder and Alec Baldwin have guest appearances in Friends (1994). D
John Candy, John Goodman and Bob Hoskins were considered for Otho. D
The original plan for the dinner party was to have the guests dance to "a song by The Ink Spots [...] D
According to Michael Keaton, the Beetlejuice character was described to him by director Tim Bur [...] D
Betelgeuse resembles the Batman villian The Joker, with the green hair and white skin, a year l [...] D
Anjelica Huston was originally meant to be Delia, but she was ill and couldn't come in for film [...] D
Kirstie Alley was the first choice for the role of Barbara. But the producers of Cin cin (1982) [...] D
Betelgeuse/Beetlejuice's name is spoken fifteen times in the film, eight from Barbara, two from [...] D
The film won a Saturn Award in 1990 for best horror movie. D
Originally, Lionel Newman was hired to conduct the score. However, during the first day of reco [...] D
The logo joke (a ghoulish version of the Banana Boat song) was added during post-production. D
The skeleton head on top of Betelgeuse's Merry-Go-Round looks remarkably like Jack Skellington, [...] D
It's implied that Charles was a high powered figure in New York City, but something went wrong [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 [...] D
Otho's snide remark about 'someone dropped a house on her sister' is a nod to The Wizard of Oz [...] D
In Beetlejuice's forced wedding, Lydia's dress is bright red. According to the old rhyme about [...] D
The Lost Souls Room foreshadows the potential fate of the Maitlands. D
Features one Oscar winner: Geena Davis, and four Oscar nominees: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, [...] D
Michael Keaton ad-libbed 90% of his lines. D
At a Q&A session for "The Founder," Michael Keaton was asked what was clearly a familiar questi [...] D
Among the times the number 3 was used, if you look at Beetlejuice's left wrist as he is "tannin [...] D
Despite appearing in the commercial ad on the TV, Betelgeuse doesn't actually appear fully unti [...] D
The scene where Beetlegeuse eats the fly is a tribute to the horror film L'esperimento del dott [...] D
In the first waiting room scene, several methods of death are shown: A camper who was bitten by [...] D
Betelgeuse ( Michael Keaton ) says, "I've seen L'esorcista (1973) about a hundred and sixty-sev [...] D
Charles mentions having commissioned a "talking Marcel Marceau statue". Marcel Marceau was a fa [...] D
Tim Burton feared the "Day-O" sequence wouldn't go over well, since in his opinion it wasn't ve [...] D
Betelgeuse reveals a hideous (albeit unseen) face to Adam and Barbara. Originally, Betelgeuse's [...] D
All the people in the waiting room and in the office are in the same condition as when they die [...] D
The success of the film spawned an animated series that premiered one year after the film was r [...] D
The Maitlands bumper sticker says: "I brake for animals." D
Otho Fenlock was named after Otho, a Roman Emperor of only three months; January 15th to April [...] D
At one point, Tim Burton considered Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role of Betelgeuse. However, [...] D
Sylvia Sidney played hopeful, naive characters earlier in her career where in this film she is [...] D
Alec Baldwin dislikes the film and was very unhappy with his performance. D
In the waiting room at the end of the film, the bottom half of the magician's assistant that Be [...] D
Lydia's age is never stated, but Winona Ryder was 17 when the movie was filmed, and Barbara ref [...] D
In the scene where Adam and Barbara transform, the clay sculptures took one week to create. D
Dudley Moore was considered for the role of Betelgeuse. D
Tim Burton, production designer Bo Welch and producer Richard Hashimoto travelled the entire st [...] D
According to Dick Cavett, Tim Burton tried to film the scene where shrimp jump off the plates a [...] D
The football players bothering Juno are a reference to the 1970 crash of Southern Airways Fligh [...] D
When Adam and Barbara look in the mirror and can't see their reflections, it's Geena Davis and [...] D
According to Tim Burton, it took a lot of time to convince cast members to sign, as they though [...] D
During the dinner party, Otho mentions he used to be a paranormal researcher in New York before [...] D
Heather Langenkamp was considered for the role of Lydia after Tim Burton saw her in Nightmare - [...] D
Charles Deetz is shown reading a magazine called "The Living and the Dead". The interior of the [...] D
Betelgeuse's TV commercial was a spoof of Cal Worthington, a car dealer known for a series of o [...] D
Michael Keaton and Geena Davis appeared in Ciao Julia, sono Kevin (1994). D
The Maitlands car is a 1977 Volvo 245 DL. D
In the movie, there is no mention whatsoever of Lydia's mother. In an early draft of the script [...] D
Juliette Lewis auditioned for the role of Lydia. Lori Loughlin, Diane Lane, Sarah Jessica Parke [...] D
Tim Burton: [distorted female face] One of Barbara's early attempts to scare off intruders, and [...] D
The epilogue with Beetlejuice and the witch doctor was added in post-production. D
Beetlejuice never speaks his own name. It's implied he can't -- otherwise, he could summon hims [...] D
In Spain both the movie and Keaton's character were named as "Bitelchús", following the pron [...] D
At about 11 minutes in, the audience (partly) see Beetlejuice reading "The Afterlife" newspaper [...] D
The studio originally wanted to call the film "House Ghosts." As a joke, Tim Burton suggested t [...] D
The snake scene had been filmed before Michael Keaton was cast as Betelgeuse, and the animatron [...] D
Although the character's true name is Betelgeuse, it was spelled "Beetlejuice" in the title bec [...] D
The Deetz's remodel included an outdoor deck with a wall that frames the fields in the backgrou [...] D
During the scene in the graveyard after the Maitlands ( Baldwin and Davis) leave when Beetlejui [...] D
The Hall of Lost Souls might have been inspired by early film versions of A Christmas Carol, wh [...] D
Beetlejuice, the title character, doesn't appear until twenty-five minutes into the film and ul [...] D
During the sequence where Adam and Barbara enter Juno's office and see her speaking to a recent [...] D
Along with Balle spaziali (1987), Big (1988) and Due palle in buca (1988), it is notable for co [...] D
Larry Wilson was brought on-board to reshape Michael McDowell's screenplay, but creative differ [...] D
Originally Michael Keaton refused the role because he "just didn't get it." Eventually however [...] D
Betelgeuse mentions he hates sandworms when reading the newspaper, and again when he first meet [...] D
Charles screams at Delia and Otho not to touch his new office. They took him literally, the Mai [...] D
Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin appeared on 30 Rock (2006). D
Geena Davis and Jeffrey Jones appeared in Stuart Little - Un topolino in gamba (1999). D
Charles refers to a photo of Adam, saying that he reminds him of Spencer Tracy. Tracy was secon [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. [...] D
When Betelgeuse says "Go ahead- make my millennium" (in the model, after turning into a snake, [...] D
During the 'corny ghost sheet scene', the Maitlands glide through the room while trying to be s [...] D
When Adam and Barbara are in the office, a voice on the PA system announces "Flight 409 is arri [...] D
Michael Keaton (Betelgeuse) and Glenn Shadix (Otho) both appeared in Mi sdoppio in quattro (199 [...] D
Juno's beeper (or alarm) sound on her watch is from Chopin's Funeral March (Sonata Op. 35, move [...] D
When Beetlejuice turns into a merry-go-round, Michael Keaton has bat wings on his ears. Keaton' [...] D
Delia is momentarily trapped by a piece of sculpture when her art collection is moved into the [...] D
Tim Burton: [television commercials] Betelgeuse's commercial is viewed by Adam and Barbara. D
Delia makes note that someone at her dinner party has written in Art in America. By the end of [...] D
Betelgeuse momentarily controls Barbara, having her say in his voice, "Learn to throw your voic [...] D
Bill Pullman was considered for the role of Adam D
Tim Burton sought out Anton Furst to be his production designer, but Furst had committed to Hig [...] D
When Betelgeuse appears to the Maitlands in a TV ad, he's performing in the model's cemetery, l [...] D
When Adam and Barbara are sitting next to the model before Jane arrives, they are directly next [...] D
Adam's black and white checkered shirt is the same one worn by Tom Selleck in Tre scapoli e un [...] D
"Beetlejuice" was the first DVD sent out by Netflix in 1998. D
When the Maitlins drive to the store, the dog that crosses in front of their car is the one tha [...] D
Betelgeuse name is often misspelled because he doesn't want to be summoned by every person that [...] D
This is Michael Keaton's favorite film of his own. D
The first sand worm scene, when the creature's head(s) appear as it lunges out of its lair, mig [...] D
The 10th biggest grossing film of 1988. D
The film had a medium budget, so most of the VFX were done in-camera; the sandworms and the spa [...] D
The idea for the movie came after Poltergeist was a hit movie, but the idea of bad ghosts was f [...] D
Tim Burton originally wanted Sammy Davis, Jr., a favorite star of his since childhood, to play [...] D
The movie's box-office success created plans for a sequel: Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. A script [...] D
Betelgeuse calls himself the most eligible bachelors since Valentino came over (when convincing [...] D
According to Producer, Larry Wilson, the original ending was significantly darker, ending with [...] D
There was originally a scene where Lydia was developing photos of Adam and Barbara in Delia's b [...] D
When Beetlejuice is in the model before he meets the Maitlands, he lured a fly out with a candy [...] D
The number three is used several times: The number of times to say commands ("Betelgeuse" and " [...] D
The tune Charles whistles just before he begins bird watching is from Franz von Suppe's "Light [...] D
Michael Keaton based his performance of Beetlejuice on Chop Top from Non aprite quella porta - [...] D
The total time the Maitlands are alive, not counting the opening credits, is five minutes thirt [...] D
Winona Ryder was cast on the strength of her performance in Lucas (1986). D
Tim Burton wanted Sammy Davis, Jr. for the title role as the Betelgeuse character was drastical [...] D
The visual effects budget was just $1 million, a major factor in Tim Burton deciding to make th [...] D
The casting of Lydia came down to just two actresses, namely, Winona Ryder and Alyssa Milano, w [...] D
Linda Blair was briefly considered for the role of Barbara Maitland. D
Tim Burton: [dogs] The Maitlands' deaths are caused by a stray dog wandering around the bridge [...] D
Though Otho and Delia couldn't see it, Barbara hanging on a noose in the closet when she rips h [...] D
Michael Keaton, playing the title character, only appears in 14.5 minutes of the film. D
Delia has a knack for "repurposing" clothing to wear in different styles. In one scene, Delia w [...] D
Catherine O'Hara met her future husband, production designer Bo Welch, while making this film. [...] D
Adam, Barbara, Charles, and Delia were all named alphabetically. D
Tim Burton: [stop-motion animation] The sculptures, sandworms, and various effects. D
Michael Keaton came up with much of the character's look himself - he told the makeup departmen [...] D
Miss Argentina's full sash can be seen with the year "1939." As the movie is set in 1988, she h [...] D
When Glenn Shadix (Otho) died in September 2010, the last song performed at his memorial servic [...] D
Otho recites lines from the poem "The Warning" by Thomas Lovell Beddoes while he is resurrectin [...] D
Producer Jon Peters thought of casting controversial comedian Sam Kinison as Beetlegeuse, but K [...] D
Jeffrey Jones (Charles Deetz) and Winona Ryder (Lydia Deetz) appeared in La seduzione del male [...] D
A toy line was released in conjunction with the film and featured action figures of most of Bee [...] D
Wes Craven was the first choice to direct. D
In the first scene, Adam receives a Harry Bellefonte cassette in the mail. "The Banana Boat Son [...] D
When Barbara is frustrated after failing to scare the Deetzes, she says to Adam: "What's the go [...] D
Adam and Barbara are inspired by Barbra and Johnny from the opening scene of Night of the Livin [...] D
The title character is named for a bright red star in the constellation of Orion, Betelgeuse. D
Just before the dinner party scene, Delia mentions to Lydia that one of their guests is a write [...] D
A set of screen used foam latex prosthetic pieces (the faces Adam and Barbara pull) were found [...] D
Beetlejuice's black and white striped outfit suggests he is a prisoner to the curse that's befa [...] D
During the opening credits, there is a flyover shot of the town. When you see Jeffery Jones's, [...] D
When Adam and Barbara are exchanging gifts the wrapping paper that Barbara takes off hers has b [...] D
Glenn Shadix (Otho) and Winona Ryder (Lydia) appeared in Schegge di follia (1988). D
Appropriate to the theme of Beetlejuice, the man who wrote the original screenplay, Michael McD [...] D
When Barbara holds up Adam's severed head, Alec Baldwin was kneeling behind a black show card t [...] D
Tim Burton's ghost story Beetlejuice took place in Connecticut, but it was actually filmed in E [...] D
Jane, the real estate agent, and her daughter always wear identical outfits. D
After the surprise box-office success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Tim Burton found he wa [...] D
It is hinted throughout the movie that Lydia could be suffering from depression, particularly w [...] D
Wayne Knight was considered for the role of Otho. D
Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Christopher Lloyd, Jim Carrey, Tim Curry, Jack Nicholson, Bill [...] D
Alec Baldwin and Jeffrey Jones appeared in Caccia a Ottobre Rosso (1990). D
Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and who has worked with Tim Bur [...] D
Jeffrey Jones and Susan Kellerman also appeared in L'avvocato del diavolo (1997). D
When Adam finds the advert for Betelgeuse, he actually says the name three times, but because h [...] D
The TV show "Community," which started airing over 20 years after the release of Beetle Juice, [...] D
Set in Connecticut, the movie was filmed in the small town of East Corinth, Vermont. A small cr [...] D
Adam's bird head resembles the character Gogo Dodo from the Warner Bros. cartoon I favolosi Tin [...] D
At the time the movie was made the reputation of the 240-Series Volvos was that of the safest car in [...] D
At the dinner party, Otho states that people who commit suicide end up as "civil servants" in the af [...] D