#BEETLEJUICE DAY O MOVIE#

With crazy comedy, you settle for the spurts of inspiration, and Beetlejuice has them enough to make this spotty, dissonant movie a comedy classic.” Meanwhile, Kevin Jackson, reviewing in The Independent, said it was “often more spectacular than funny”. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) From Beetlejuice Lyrics by The London Film Score Orchestra. The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael, acknowledging its arduous journey to screen, wrote: “The best of WC Fields was often half gummed up, and that doesn’t seem to matter 55 years later. Beetlejuice simply wouldn’t be the same without them.Ĭritical reaction to the film was largely mixed – but it did have its champions. Songs by Belafonte – “Day-O” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)” – were only added by Burton late on due to the script’s original Motown choices being too expensive. While the odds were stacked against a film that, on paper, failed to scream box office triumph, somehow it’s become the bona fide classic it is today. Beetlejuice is a shining example of this – rare proof that too many cooks might not spoil the broth, after all. It was really fun because we were essentially creating a character.”Įvery decade, there are several films whose sleeper-hit success surprises the world. “I Michael’s house and the two of us would come up with jokes. “A lot of the stuff in the film was improvised,” says Burton. It remains one of the film’s most entertainingly quotable scenes, thanks to its hilarious references to Juilliard and William Friedkin’s horror classic The Exorcist (1973). Consider his rip-roaring introduction scene: as the self-named “Ghost with the Most” hilariously collides with the strait-laced Maitlands, it’s hard to know what Keaton is reciting and what he’s coming up with on the spot. Keaton’s casting breathed new life into the script thanks to his willingness to improvise.

Thankfully, his self-confessed “laziness” subsided and he accepted Burton’s offer. Keaton, hoping to spend more time at home, initially turned down the role (“I didn’t quite get it and I wasn’t looking to work”). “Michael is manic, a livewire and he’s got these great eyes,” Burton would say, comparing the actor to Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff. Beetlejuice then crashes through the wall riding a sand worm, which eats Juno. The Maitlands, Charles, and Delia refuse to let Juno take Lydia. Juno pretends to be moved by Beetlejuices speech and throws him out of the house. One meeting later, however, and the director was convinced Keaton was the man for the job. Beetlejuice stands up to Juno, having learned to appreciate life in his brief experience. The actor, then 35, had starring roles in commercial flops Mr Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) and Gung Ho (1986) – all films that had evaded Burton’s radar. more.It was executive David Geffen who presented Burton with the idea of Keaton. We are gonna make such a great team! Give me just one. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I'm so glad you changed your mind. I can't keep living like this! Betelgeuse!

Lydia, no, you don't know what will happen. There's one thing that can still stop him. Do you hear that, Delia? These ghosts are gonna make us a fortune! I was never gonna invest in your stupid 'gated community.' But a genuine haunted house? It's a gold mine! Chuck, you moron! Don't apologize! We're gonna be rich! Maxie! Please, forgive me! If I had known. It's like I told you, Dad: This house is haunted and the ghosts who live here. Lydia! Call 9-1-1! Wait, why aren't you dancing? Stack banana till the morning come, brrah! On behalf of Delia and myself, I'd just like to say. Me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o! What's goin' on, Delia? Are you all right?

Business friends: I have only known this amazing, amazing man and his unique daughter for a few months-I don't even know how many, I'd have to check my pay stubs!-but, as my guru Otho always says. Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunchĭay, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day

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