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Actors: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Beetlejuice |
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A humourous horror/fantasy about life after death and how it really sucks. A couple, the Maitlands die in a car accident and are thrown into the very confusing afterlife, where appointments are made and handbooks given out. Their aim is to remove the new family living in their house as they are trapped in it for 125 years. Along the way are some excellent visual effects and eccentric characters and a bio exorcist who is crude, violent and wants out of the afterlife. A must watch for Tim Burton fans and any one with an interest to an alternate afterlife.
--Nancy Ferrinda, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
If a cartoon...
- part real, part animated
Parody movie?
Yes
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- why do we stay in the haunted house?
Main Character
Identity:
- ghost
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- Invisibility
- mind control
- super strength
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
- introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- very skinny (female)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- can change shapes
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- teleportation
- can cast all sorts of spells
- Invisibility
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vauge references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- exploding vehicles
- nasty human transformations
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