Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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From Betelgeuse ’s razor - sharp epigram to Astrid ’s ironic one - liners , Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehas just as many hilarious line and memorable quote as the original pic . It ’s been 36 years since the firstBeetlejuicefilm was released and over a tenner since Tim Burton made his last horror movie , andBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis a welcome return to both . From the scratch untilBeetlejuice Beetlejuice ’s end , the continuation is just as creepy as the original , thanks to practical Seth and old - school special effects bringing the ghouls and monsters to living , and it ’s get plenty of the first movie ’s signature tune dark laughs , too .
Burton reunify withWednesdaycreators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar to write the screenplay for theBeetlejuicesequel . Just like inWednesday(and in all their other prolific film and TV work ) , Gough and Millar brought plenty of corking lines andBeetlejuice BeetlejuiceEaster testicle and referencesto their script . And in the hands of master likeBeetlejuice 2cast membersMichael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara , those lines were delivered perfectly . From witty jokes to fun callbacks to self - aware blink at the audience , there ’s a ton of unforgettable dialogue inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice .
10"The Juice Is Loose!"
Betelgeuse
When Lydia first unleashes Betelgeuse , the Maitlands ’ model townsfolk snap down the mediate and Betelgeuse rises up from the center . When he ’s in conclusion specify gratuitous in the land of the aliveness , he quips , “ The juice is liberal ! ” This phrasal idiom is a reference to O. J. Simpson . Since Simpson was nickname “ The Juice ” and charged with the slaying of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman , “ The juice is sluttish ! ” was vulgarise to refer to Simpson walking gratis .
36 years have go by since the original Beetlejuice released , and a lot has changed with the Deetz kin and the “ ghost with the most . ”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicegives this term a fun 2d meaning to refer to Betelgeuse walking free . It ’s about three decades too former forBeetlejuice 2 ’s O.J. Simpson source , but that lines up with Betelgeuse being summoned into the living cosmos for the first metre in three decades . He ’s been stuck in the afterlife since the first film , so his ethnic references are a little outdated .
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9"I Swear The Afterlife Is So Random!"
Astrid Deetz
All throughoutBeetlejuice Beetlejuice , Lydia ’s teenage daughter Astrid – played by Jenna Ortega – acts as the deadpan voice of reason , head out how absurd it all is . For Lydia , Delia , and , of path , Betelgeuse , all the afterlife business concern is anneal , but Astrid is new to this domain . When Lydia tells Astrid that the Maitlands have move on , Astrid quips , “ How convenient , ” in a meta nod to the fact that this cast-off line will excuse Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis from appear in the sequel .
When Lydia and Astrid find themselves on one of Saturn ’s moon , being track by a stop - motion sandworm , Astrid jokes , “ I cuss the afterlife is so random ! ” That ’s the perfect way to sum up the ridiculousness ofBeetlejuicelore . There ’s no logic to the choice to put oblivion on a sandworm - infested moon of Saturn .
8"Rory Likes To Fun-Suck Everything – Even Halloween."
Delia Deetz
Justin Theroux give one of the funniest turns inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceas Lydia ’s director and boyfriend , Rory . No one seems to like Rory : Astrid finds him annoying , Lydia does n’t desire to invest to him , and Betelgeuse resent him for being hire to the woman he wants to conjoin . But no one hat Rory more than Delia , who lights up at the prospect of the wedding being called off and jokes about using poisonous snake to drink down him .
On Halloween , Delia mentions that Rory is out at the supermarket , replacing all the candy she purchase with Daucus carota sativa stick , because Rory “ likes to fun - sop up everything – even Halloween . ” This is a uproariously passive - strong-growing line about how much Delia detest Rory , but it ’s also fun foreshadowing of Rory ’s fate . He ’s a sport - soft touch and he ’ll end up withDelores , the soul - sucker .
7"I Swear On My Dead Mother’s Soul."
When Lydia remove the boy that Astrid is on a day of the month with is in reality the trace of a murderer , she ’s desperate to save her daughter . In order of magnitude to get to the afterlife , she reluctantly calls upon the only somebody who she knows can help her : the freelance poltergeist who try out to wed her three decades earlier . She says Betelgeuse ’s name three times and he promptly seem in front of her .
Lydia gets Betelgeuse to agree to help her in exchange for in the end espouse him to get Delores off his back . of course , she ’s sceptical , so she asks Betelgeuse how she can know he ’ll beat to his watchword . To assure her , he swears on his beat female parent ’s soul , but then he promptly light up on blast , suggesting he wo n’t amaze to his Son – or his all in female parent is n’t too happy that he ’s swearing on her individual with a lie .
6"Looks Like We’re A Little Late, Boys."
Wolf Jackson
Willem Dafoe has a great support use in theBeetlejuice Beetlejuicecast as Wolf Jackson . Wolf was a hammy action star who died perform one of his own stunt and wander up as a individual center in the hereafter . In theBeetlejuicesequel , he ’s look into the mystifying return of Betelgeuse ’s ex - wife . He deduces that Delores is out for revenge , so he spend the rest of the movie research for Betelgeuse .
Wolf ’s entire storyline builds to the showdown at the church . He brings his henchmen to the Christian church , they surround Betelgeuse , and make to make an check . But Betelgeuse just use his power to freeze them in their spot and the rest of the film ’s climax plays out without them . When Wolf and his goons are unfrozen , he casually tells them they ’re too tardy and empty the investigation . It turns out his role in the film was completely pointless .
5"Death Is Hard." “Sometimes, I Think Life Is Harder.”
Lydia & Astrid Deetz
Not every memorable line inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis a put-on . Some of the subsequence ’s dramatic talks works really well , too . Lydia and Astrid have an interesting , thought - provoking discussion about death at Charles ’ funeral . Astrid is upset with Lydia because she avoids any conversation about a serious discipline – especially the death of her Padre – and she wants her to really engage in those conversations and work through the sorrow with her .
Lydia says that death is laborious , but Astrid counters , “ Sometimes , I think life is harder . ” Lydia did n’t have in mind death is grueling for the one who go – it ’s hard for the lamenter leave behind in their wake , trying to litigate their loss – but Astrid is extend to out to her mother . She ’s trying to state Lydia that she ’s having a tough time and she needs her mom , but she ’s not well-fixed expressing her vulnerability so openly .
4"I’ve Never Seen That Chick Before In My Life – Or Afterlife."
There are a passel of outstanding “ afterlife ” puns inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice , interchange the Son “ life ” with the Logos “ afterlife ” in common musical phrase . When Delores confront Betelgeuse at the church building and tells him his psyche belong to her , Betelgeuse tries to add up up with an excuse for why he left her dismembered in a series of crates in a depot cupboard . He tells her he ’s been move through a “ mid - afterlife crisis . ”
Beetlejuice ’s termination pass on a lot of details unclear , but the Tim Burton repulsion drollery does reveal what pass off to Beetlejuice , Lydia , and Barbara .
When Wolf brings in Betelgeuse for inquiring and exhibit him a picture of Delores , he claim he ’s never seen her before in his life – or his afterlife . Of of course , this is a Trygve Lie . Betelgeuse knows exactly who the woman in the movie is , as evidenced by his eyes cartoonishly pop out of his skull upon seeing her . But it ’s not in Betelgeuse ’s nature to comply with an investigation .
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3"I’ve Lost My Horny Handyman."
What made Delia Deetz such a funnycast penis in the originalBeetlejuicemoviewas her taste for order inappropriate things at inappropriate times . She has n’t see to filter her thoughts any more efficaciously in the ten since then . InBeetlejuice Beetlejuice , she ’s still just as wildly inappropriate . When she arrive at Astrid ’s embarkment school to tell her abouthow Charles Deetz has died , she does n’t break the news lightly ; she scream it from the courtyard .
Delia tells the entire school that Astrid has lose her grandad , Lydia has mislay her Father of the Church , and she has lose her “ ruttish handyman . ” This is way too much data to tell anyone , but it ’s peculiarly too much selective information to tell a granddaughter in front of her class fellow . O’Hara shines in this scene , lean uproariously into Delia ’s oblivion and flair for the overdramatic .
2"When You’re All On Your Third Kid And Second Divorce, We’ll See Who Gets The Last Laugh."
Much like Wednesday Addams , Astrid Deetz does n’t get along with her schoolmate inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice . early on in the picture , she ’s prank by some of the more popular girlfriend at her shoal , who leave a fake ghost hanging in her doorway . Astrid dryly turns to them and say , “ When you ’re all on your third kid and 2d divorcement , we ’ll see who gets the last laughter . ” It ’s a uproariously nipping put - down that would n’t be out of place if it was delivered by Wednesday herself .
There must ’ve been a few alternate lines shot for this scene , because Astrid ’s line in this scene is slightly different in the preview . The formula for the line was to start with , “ When you ’re all … ” and stop with , “ … we ’ll see who aim the last laughter . ” But in the trailer , the mediate part is a small different : “ When you ’re all driving carpool and banging your Pilates instructor to fill up the empty voids in your life , we ’ll see who gets the last laugh . ” The last version in the movie is more economical with the wording , but the trailer version is uproarious , too .
1"I Believe It Was Dostoyevsky Who Said… ‘Later, F*****!'"
While gas constant - rate pic can use the F - word of honor to their gist ’s contentedness , PG-13 - scab flick only get one F - bomb , so they have to get originative with it . Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceuses its one F - bomb beautifully . WhenAstrid meets her lovemaking interest Jeremy , they first bond over their passion of the writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky . They even cite Dostoevsky to each other or else of philander . These Dostoevsky references get a great callback subsequently on .
When Jeremy reveals his genuine intentions – that he ’s a ghost and he wants Astrid to swap her life for his – it ’s too late for her to back out of the deal . Fortunately , Lydia jump into action in time and got Betelgeuse on the case . Just as Jeremy is about to escape with Astrid ’s life , Betelgeuse quips , “ I believe it was Dostoevsky who allege … ‘ by and by , f***er ! ’ ” and sends Jeremy into the fervency of damnation . There are some huge jest inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice , but this is arguably the moving-picture show ’s funniest consequence .
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