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| “ | The Juice is Loose. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice's famous quote. |
| “ | Ah. Well. I attended Juilliard. I'm a graduate of Harvard Business School. I traveled quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and I had a pretty good time during that. I've seen The Exorcist about 167 times! And it keeps getting funnier EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT! NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY! NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK?! You think I'm qualified? | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice on his qualifications. |
Betel Geuse Jr., publicly known as Beetlejuice, or sometimes spelled Betelgeuse, is the titular main antagonist of Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice and one of the two main protagonists (alongside Lydia Deetz) of its 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. He's a sinister, mischievous, and obnoxious ghost and self-proclaimed "bio-exorcist".
He initially seeked to marry Lydia Deetz, a former teen goth who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead, so he could cause chaos in the living world. However, he gains genuine feelings for her by the time of the sequel, so he makes a deal with Lydia to help save her daughter Astrid if she marries him, to which she agrees.
He is portrayed by Michael Keaton, who also played Batman in the 1989 superhero film of the same name as well as the 2023 DC Extended Universe film The Flash, Jack Frost in the 1998 movie of the same name, Jason Hudson in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Ken in Toy Story 3, Porco Rosso in the 1992 film of the same name, Johnny Dangerously in the 1984 film of the same name and Riggan Thomson in Birdman. In Lego Dimensions and Multiversus, he's voiced by Christopher Swindle.
Appearance[]
Beetlejuice's appearance is consistent with what a deceased corpse generally looks like: his skin is decayed with a pale chalky coloring and his eyes are surrounded by thick black rings of decay. Furthermore, his teeth and fingernails are severely decreased and discolored. He also has unkept green hair. His outfit consists of matching black and white striped pants and a blazer, with a white undershirt and black necktie.
Personality[]
In contrast to his TV series counterpart, Beetlejuice in the first film is shown to have the personality of a deranged con artist who used Adam and Barbara Maitland in order to cause chaos upon the residents of their home. He tends to also have a temper when anyone interferes with his "work" and is known to hold grudges. Beetlejuice has shown to have a perverted sense of humor and can be quite nasty as he tries to sexually assault Barbara numerous times. He also has a somewhat demented fondness for Lydia even though he initially planned on using her to be free to cause chaos among the living.
By the time of Beetlejuice 2, his personality has mellowed down significantly. Although he's still mischievous and crude, he's more honorable than he was before, never intending to trick his clients, even when he could benefit from it. Beetlejuice also doesn't use loopholes or back out of deals he makes with people, such as when he makes a deal to help Lydia save Astrid, he does so when the time comes with no hesitation. His emotions towards Lydia have also developed further over the years, having gained genuine romantic feelings for her. These feelings have lead him to the point where he no longer even thinks about other women. This would also prove to be his weakness however as Lydia takes advantage of this to avoid marrying him at the last minute. Her trickery however doesn't make Beetlejuice hold a grudge against her or discourage him to keep trying to win Lydia over in the foreseeable future.
Biography[]
Past[]
Beetlejuice was born in France during the 1300s under the alias of Betel Geuse Jr. and at some point in his life, attended Julliard and graduated at the Harvard business school. Soon he began working as a humble grave robber stealing items off of freshly deceased corpses who had been taken by the black plague. It was during one of his rummages that he met a female plague doctor named Dolores LaVerge who he had fallen madly in love with and soon after got married to. After a night of passion on their honeymoon, Delores gives Betel a drink before revealing that she was actually the leader of a soul sucking death cult and that she had actually just poisoned him. Feeling betrayed and wrathful against his new bride, Betel attacked and killed her with an axe before succumbing to the poison and being sent to the Netherworld where he would become the one and only Beetlejuice.
Sometime after his death, Beetlejuice became an assistant of the Netherworld caseworker, Juno, and later became a a freelance poltergeist who specializes in the art of "Bio-exorcism", the act of scaring living occupants out of their own house. He was terminated as, according to Juno, he went beyond the acceptable limits, thus he may have started killing people, or at the very least, injuring them, which violated the laws of haunting.
During the film, Betelgeuse lives in exile inside of a small miniature remake of the town of Winter River, buried in the model town's graveyard. Betelgeuse can only be resurfaced by manually traveling to the town and being re-dug from his grave, and if his employers hire him can then on be instantly summoned by reciting his name three times in a row.
Beetlejuice's exact date of birth and death are unknown but it is known by context that he died a long time ago, and has been enjoying his afterlife for what has most likely been centuries.
Beetlejuice[]
In the film, Beetlejuice was darker and more openly malicious than he would become in the cartoons, arguably being one of the main antagonists, though he also acted as a benefactor of sorts to the heroes; though there was no attempt to hide the fact that Betelgeuse was not meant to be a nice character, even the heroes who summoned him knew that he was, pretty much, a demon.
But Beetlejuice was still used as a force of (relative) good, as his chaos was directed largely at a group of human antagonists, though he was still rude, obnoxious, and hostile towards the heroes as well, not to mention the fact that he also tried to force one of the main characters to be his unwilling bride - who was also underage - much to her disgust, though it wasn't out of any attraction merely as a means to escape into the mortal world indefinitely.
The Maitlands attempted to disrupt the wedding by banishing him with his name, but he delayed them by warping their mouths with various barriers to prevent them from speaking. When Barbara broke through her silencer, Beetlejuice banished her to Titan, one of Jupiter's moons; when Adam tried, he teleported and shrank him to be on the town model.
Before Beetlejuice could finish the vows, Adam drove the toy car into his foot, which distracted him enough to allow Barbara to return from Titan while riding a sandworm, which swallowed Beetlejuice and thus banishing him back to the afterlife waiting room.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice[]
Betelgeuse has been using his psychic powers to contact Lydia over the last thirty-six years, making her think it's post-traumatic stress disorder from the traumas she experienced of losing her husband and her teenaged attempted forced marriage to Betelgeuse. Due to having fallen in love with Lydia, he has mellowed to where he desires no other woman than her and still very much wants to marry her as he believes they have a strong psychic connection. By this point, Betelgeuse has legitimately set up a bio exorcist business and has shrunken head men manning phones, with his lead worker being Bob. He is less malicious, adopting a more comical role and has shown he is ready to settle down with Lydia and be a stepfather to her daughter, whom he doesn’t hesitate to save when she gets tricked into entering the Afterife.
Other Media[]
Beetlejuice: The Animated Series[]
- Main article: Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice: The Animated Series)
Teen Titans Go![]
Beetlejuice made a guest appearance in the Teen Titans Go! Halloween episode "Ghost With The Most" with Alex Brightman voicing him.
LEGO Dimensions[]
Beetlejuice appears as a playable character in LEGO Dimensions, obtainable through the 71349 Fun Pack. He also appeared in the Teen Titans GO! in-game episode as an antagonist.
Beetlejuice: The Musical[]
In Beetlejuice: The Musical, he remains basically the same as his movie counterpart, with the exception of that he’s actually Juno's son and might have turned into a demon.
Space Jam: A New Legacy[]
Beetlejuice also appears as a supporting character in the live-action/animated film Space Jam: A New Legacy, which is also distributed by Warner Bros.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Reality Warping: To be added
- Teleportation: To be added
- Possession: To be added
- Size Alteration: To be added
- Shape-Shifting: To be added
- Mind Reading: To be added
- Telepathy: To be added
- Telekinesis: To be added
- Voice Mimicry: To be added
- Levitation: To be added
- Invulnerability: To be added
- Superhuman Reflexes: To be added
- Exceptional Cunning: To be added
- Undead Physiology: As a spirit, Beetlejuice's existence is eternal, thus he cannot be killed or destroyed.
- Spiritual/Lifeforce Absorption: To be added
Weaknesses[]
- Summoning: In order to gain access to the living world, Beetlejuice's name needs to be invoked three times. Similarly, he also can be banished by saying his name again three times.
- Sandworms: These immense and powerful creatures are able to overpower Beetlejuice, sending him back to the Netherworld dimension.
Quotes[]
| “ | Here's a tip, hotshot. Never trust a dead guy. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice to Robin in Teen Titans Go! |
| “ | What do you think of this? (shows a scary face to Barbara and Adam) You like it? | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice to Barbara and Adam Maitland. |
| “ | Nice fuckin' model! | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice after his kick knocked over a model tree. |
| “ | I'm into some kinky stuff, but even I have my limits. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice referring to his concern about Delores hunting him. |
| “ | Should've gone to Vegas. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice lamenting his second wedding to Lydia Deetz being disrupted like the first. |
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Trivia[]
- Beetlejuice is the second Tim Burton character to appear in two feature films, with the first being his adaptation of Batman - incidentally, both portrayed by Michael Keaton.
External Links[]
- Beetlejuice on the Villains Wiki
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