Beetlejuice (1988)

Episode 89 (October 6, 2023)

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For the first time on our show, we’re revisiting a movie we already covered. It’s Tim Burton’s second feature, 1988’s Beetlejuice. Matt didn’t like this spooky haunted house classic back in 2017, but does he feel any differently all these years later? And how complicated were stereo instructions, anyway? To answer these questions and many more, we devote about three times as much time talking about the movie as we did the first time around.

For the first time on our show, we’re revisiting a movie we already covered. It’s Tim Burton’s second feature, 1988’s Beetlejuice. Matt didn’t like this spooky haunted house classic back in 2017, but does he feel any differently all these years later? And how complicated were stereo instructions, anyway? To answer these questions and many more, we devote about three times as much time talking about the movie as we did the first time around.

Beetlejuice Podcast

Time stamps:

  • 1:35 – Why we’re doing an episode on BEETLEJUICE (again)

  • 7:36 – Our histories with BEETLEJUICE

  • 14:00 – Pre-movie predictions

  • 17:48 – History segment: the writing, development, and production of BEETLEJUICE; career overviews of Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder; adaptations and the upcoming BEETLEJUICE sequel

  • 47:33 – In-depth discussion of the movie BEETLEJUICE

  • 1:36:02 – Final thoughts and our star ratings; Matt’s ranking of Tim Burton’s films

 

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

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