Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy-fantasy film about a recently deceased couple, Adam and Barbara Maitland, who find themselves trapped as ghosts in their own New England home. When an affluent family from New York moves in and begins remaking the house to their taste, the Maitlands try to drive them out but lack any real skill at haunting. In desperation they turn to Betelgeuse, a crude and unpredictable spirit who offers his services as a "bio-exorcist," though his own motives are far from helpful.

Tim Burton directed the film, the fourth in a chronological run of 22 features, following Pee-wee's Big Adventure and preceding Batman. Warren Skaaren and Michael McDowell wrote the screenplay, with Richard Hashimoto, Larry Wilson and Michael Bender producing for Warner Bros. Pictures and Geffen Pictures. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis play the Maitlands, Winona Ryder appears as Lydia, the family's daughter, and Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones play the Deetzes. Michael Keaton is Betelgeuse.

Made for about 15 million dollars, the film took roughly 85 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. It holds a 7.4 rating on IMDb from over 417,000 votes and a 7.4 on TMDB from a much smaller base. A critics' score of 7.1 from 120 reviews sits close to those audience figures, indicating broad agreement across both groups. Thirty cast members and 83 crew are credited.