Key Takeaways
- Warner Bros. is finally releasing a sequel to Beetlejuice after nearly 40 years, starring Michael Keaton and an all-new cast.
- While Burton and Keaton got sidetracked after the release of the first film, the sequel is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
- Echo Show owners will be able to summon Beetlejuice’s theme and interact with him to get into the sequel’s spooky atmosphere.
If you’ve seen the 1988 horror-comedy classic Beetlejuice, you know what a wild movie it is. Directed by Tim Burton, the film features some of the wildest sets in the history of cinema and some of the most outlandish acts and scenes in film. No one has heard Day-O the same way since the film was released. The film was a box office hit in the 80s, grossing nearly $75 million upon release on a budget of $15 million. It also catapulted star Michael Keaton to A-list fame, and people never tire of his performance in the leading role.
It took Warner Bros. nearly 40 years to bring back Beetlejuice, but this year a sequel is finally coming out, cleverly titled Beetlejuice: The Ghostiest Ghost, which will introduce the “ghostiest” ghost to a new generation of audiences and deliver nostalgia for both Gen Xers and millennials. The sequel sees Keaton reprising the role and introduces new characters, including Wednesday’s Spooky star Jenna Ortega. But it’ll be hard to match the wackiness of the original, as it’s hard to beat in terms of color, costumes, and animation.
If you’re feeling like rewatching the original before the sequel comes out, you’re not alone. It’s easy to rewatch Winter River, Connecticut. Beetlejuice is Stream on many platforms You’ll have plenty of chances to watch it before the sequel hits theaters on September 6. Here’s a list of all the places you can stream the original Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice
In Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton plays the role of a “bio-exorcist,” an unsavory spirit who specializes in expelling living residents from homes. When Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) suddenly die, they cross over into the spirit world and are forced to stay in their home. However, in the mortal world, the Deetz family buys the house and moves in, and the Maitlands enlist the help of Beetlejuice to exorcise the spirit.
Where to stream Beetlejuice
There are plenty of places to watch
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For a film that’s 36 years old, it’s incredibly accessible — there aren’t many places where you can stream movies from the late 1980s that easily. Maximum Subscription is included in your subscription and you can stream the movie right now. Since it’s a Warner Bros. movie, it makes sense that you can watch it on Max. And with that, if you have a Max subscription, Prime Video It’s free to use, included with your Prime Video premium subscription if you have the Max add-on subscription, and also with YouTube TV if you have a premium subscription that includes the Max add-on.
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Even if you don’t have Max, you can still see Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and a bunch of other crazy characters for just a few dollars. It’s available to rent or buy on multiple platforms: You can rent it on VOD on the Google Play Store for $4, Apple TV+, YouTube, and Fandango at Home for $4, or you can buy the movie on all of these platforms for $15, but you can also buy it in UHD and 4K.
Rentals are generally valid for 48 hours after you begin watching or 30 days after purchase.
Learn more about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The sequel will be released 36 years after the original.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will open the Venice Film Festival on August 28 before hitting U.S. theaters on September 6. The sequel was commissioned shortly after the release of the wildly popular original and has been in the works for 36 years, but Burton and Keaton, who were set to release Batman in 1989, got busy preparing Batman Returns and the project was shelved for years.
Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara will reprise their roles from the original film, with Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe and Burn Gorman joining the cast. Set in the present day, the film follows Ryder and O’Hara’s return to Winter River following the death of Ryder’s father and O’Hara’s husband, Charles Deetz. Ortega will play Ryder’s daughter Astrid, and Theroux will play Ryder’s husband, Rory.
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Keaton is summoned from the afterlife once again, ready to wreak havoc on earth once more, and more of his origin story will be revealed as he meets his ex-wife, played by Bellucci. Jeffrey Jones, Baldwin and Davis, who played Charles in the first film, will not be reprising their roles.
How to Enter Beetlejuice Mode in Beetlejuice
Amazon Alexa is here to help
Now you can prepare for the sequel with the help of your Amazon Echo Show. If you have an Echo Show 5 or later, you can set up a Beetlejuice theme. Just say “Alexa, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” and the Beetlejuice theme will play. You can ask digital Beetlejuice questions and the background of your Echo Show will display photos from the movie. If you set a timer, it will play Beetlejuice sounds.
Once you have the Beetlejuice theme on, you can also summon the ghost by saying “Alexa, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.” This will allow you to interact with the ghost more. When you do this, he can tell you jokes or show you clips. It’s a fun feature that will get you in the mood to enjoy some horror comedies again.
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