Beetlejuice Themes

The running family gag in Beetlejuice is that the dead Adam and Barbara seem to be more loving parental units than Lydia's living ones. They take her seriously and care about her, while the Deetzes...

It's just like Barbara and Dorothy said: "There's no place like home." The Maitlands adore their house, which is why they're not upset that they have to spend 125 years haunting it after their deat...

Ever wonder how a ghost who can't tell people his name tricks so many people into saying that name? Betelgeuse is a master of manipulation. He's a fast-talking salesman who picks his mark and then...

According to some belief systems, a good person's troubles vanish when they die, but the Maitlands' problems are just getting started when they kick the bucket. From the moment their car crashes, A...

Here's a twist: a movie where the living are scarier than the dead. In Beetlejuice, it's the Maitlands who we're rooting for even though they're deceased and (according to the laws of the state of...