Top 10 Behind the Scenes Facts About Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

here's a preview be warned it's intense welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the things you might not have known about the making of director Tim Burton's long-awaited legacy sequel Beetlejuice beetlejuice a word of warning spoilers are to follow the juice is loose number 10 how MacArthur Park ended up in the movie oo are you doing this all night on a drink a rum there was clearly a lot of pressure on Burton and Company to incorporate another memorable musical moment into Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Allah the first film's instant classic Deo sequence breaking down the film script for Entertainment Weekly co-writer Alfred Goff explained that quote we all wanted a musical number we just didn't know what it was it all felt like the movie was wrapping up too neatly [Music] Burton according to Goff has a juke box in his home which contained the original MacArthur Park recording as performed by Richard Harris solidifying his choice thek is melting in the all the sweet green icing flowing the unique thing about this scene Beetlejuice leads it as opposed to Deo in which the character doesn't appear at all [Music] we did it number nine Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega became besties you ever been with an nor me I've never found one that could handle me Ryder is clearly building a reputation for herself as a mentor to a new generation of Silver Screen Talent speaking to Screen Rant Ryder gushed about working with Wednesday and scream star Jenna orte saying that quote it did feel a lot like I was talking to a younger version of myself but she's just like a thousand times cooler because we both have the same almost religious reverence for film she is a cynophile and we just can talk movies for years this must have been a breath of fresh air for Rider who had previously bemoaned her young co-star's lack of interest in Classic Cinema as part of a 2024 Los Angeles Times profile number eight Tim Burton had some help from a friend don't embarrass yourself Max I know all about you what you hide I discover what you put in your toilet I place on my mantle Alfred Goff as part of that aformentioned Entertainment Weekly breakdown explained how Burton's friend and frequent collaborator Danny DeVito ended up making a small but memorable cameo in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice gof explained that he hadn't written what would become DeVito's role with any particular actor in mind the screenwriter shared that quote Tim called Dany and Danny said yes in a minute and came and did it which was great I wasn't born in the sewer you know I come from like you and like you I want some respect in another fun bit of trivia Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reunites D Vito Burton and Keaton who worked together on Batman Returns and Burton's liveaction Dumbo remake the latter alongside Colin Ferell not that DeVito's presence ever needs to be explained away isn't it technically a crime to not love him let's have our best season yet now where's my horses H funny story about that well funny how he sold them number seven multiple attempts to film a sequel failed I say we open it maybe we should knock first the answer as to why Beetlejuice fans had to wait so long for a sequel would be good old-fashioned Hollywood bureaucracy although a number of wild ideas were floated more on that in a moment none of them came to fruition and the project was killed then revived then killed again rinse and repeat for a moment in 2011 it looked like the Beetlejuice sequel was finally going to happen with Warner Brothers hiring frequent Burton collaborator Seth Graham Smith to write and produce Graham Smith told Entertainment Weekly in 2015 that filming would begin at the end of that year with Winona Ryder reprising her role Warner Brothers announced in 2019 however that this iteration had met a familiar fate de dead nki of course they're dead they're ghosts number six what do Hawaii Romeo and Juliet and Beetlejuice have in common Adam BS as it turns out quite a lot after the original Beetle Juice was a box office hit the Gein film company immediately went to work on Crafting a sequel they commissioned two scripts in 1990 one was called Beetle Juice in love and was written by Warren scaran who had worked on the first film script this pitch involved Beetlejuice re-entering the world of the living trying to steal Julia away from the deceased Leo Bo do you know how to pick up let me ask you something is this relationship really solid do I have a shot at her at all excuse me sure am I over step my bounds just tell me come on the other pitch Beetlejuice goes Hawaiian which would have seen Charles Deets building a resort on an ancient Hawaiian burial ground Beetlejuice would have saved the day by winning a surfing competition sounds like we should be thankful we got Beetlejuice Beetlejuice instead he was gone forever and you found this in the Attic e use Beetle Juice don't ever say that name Beetle Juice number five Winona Ryder's stranger things contract had a beetle juu Clause I am alone Ryder born win Nona Laura Horowitz had an extremely busy few years after Beetlejuice turned her into an overnight superstar once a prototypical media darling America's goth sweetheart faced intense backlash in public scrutiny after having having been arrested for shoplifting in 2001 cut to June 2015 and Ryder is cast in what she doesn't yet know is her major comeback role that of Joyce buyers in Netflix's stranger things I will see you tonight yeah see you later where's will oh I didn't get him up yet he's probably still sleeping Jonathan you have to make sure he's up Mom I'm making breakfast told you this a thousand times as neither Ryder her simultaneously cast co-star David Harbor or the show running Duffer brothers were aware of the show's Mass potential for crossover success she insisted on only a single demand in her contract that would be the ability to unconditionally take time off if a Beetlejuice sequel ever entered production well I read through that handbook for the recently deceased it says live people ignore the strange and unusual number four why Charles Deets was written off can't believe grandpa is dead death is hard yeah sometimes I think life is harder Jeffrey Jones the actor behind Charles Deets was at one point ubiquitous in Hollywood appearing in such 80s hits as Amadeus Ferris bu's day off and of course Beetlejuice as Lydia de's uptight high-strung Father Charles if you don't let me gut out this house and make it my own I will go in stay and I will take you with me yeah well you know maybe the house could use a little remodeling uh but why don't you just leave this room alone okay while almost every starring cast member from the original Beetlejuice film was contracted to return for its sequel Jones was conspicuously absent while the character's death is crucial to the plot of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice there is a significant elephant in the room that likely contributed to Jones's dismissal that would be the fact that in 2003 the actor was required to register as a sex offender in California for possession of illicit materials involving children Jones pled no contest to a solicitation charge number three Burton felt that he couldn't make Beetlejuice Beetlejuice until now do you take this woman to be your wedded wife jeez I don't know I mean it's kind of a big decision isn't it I mean I wish that if I ever did it I was going to do it once and that was it reading about Burton's motivation for making a sequel to one of his most legendary films really puts the events of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice into context upon finally signing on to make the film in 2022 the Oddball director speaking to British newspaper the independent claimed that he quote tried to strip everything and go back to the basics of working with good people and actors and puppets she's a little bit nervous uh maybe I should answer for her okay I'm Lydia DEET and I'm of sound M the man next to me is the one I want you ask me I'm answering yes I love that man of mine Burton elaborated in an interview with collider describing the film as highly quote personal and that quote that became the emotional hook the three generations of mother daughter granddaughter Life Death just basic normal things that we all experience especially if you're lucky enough to get older you feel those things number two why the mands don't appear perfect start to our vacation oh you'll feel better when you're dry honey Burton brought on his Wednesday collaborators Alfred gof and Miles Miller to write the screenplay for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice working from a story conceived of by them and Seth Graham Smith early on the trio discussed ways to potentially bring back Adam and Barbara matland as played by Alec Baldwin and Gina Davis in the first Beetle Juice film for at the very least a cameo appearance what's really beautiful about this you two kids picked me you didn't have to but you picked me it makes me want to kiss you guys come on come all right let's get down however the filmmakers decided against it citing a number of reasons among them in a rather refreshing creative Choice was the inadequacy of contemporary de-aging technology as ghosts wouldn't get older in addition Burton felt that the maand story was already complete and that Reviving them would serve no narrative purpose Beyond mere fan service come on I'm not staying here another don't pay attention to it we have to get out of here I agree but fix something need home home Barbara how did you do that hope be like Italian before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Michael Keaton himself insisted on beetlejuice's limited screen time that here why I won't do two shows a night anymore babe I won't I won't do well what do we got here tonight kids for the Oscar nominee who earned top billing as the titular character in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this might seem like a kind of counterintuitive decision in a GQ profile published ahead of the sequel's premiere at the Venice Film Festival Keaton explained why he made the demand one of the conditions of his return you want to get rid of that pesy living creat once and for all well come on down and see me folks cuz I'm the after leading bio Exorcist yes there is come on down here and I want to tell you I do anything the actor and occasional Batman declared that too much Beetlejuice would quote kill it further elaborating by saying quote I think the Beetlejuice character doesn't drive the story as much as he did in the first one he's more part of the storyline in this one as opposed to the first one which is a case of this thing comes in and drives the movie a little bit what are your qualifications ah well I attended juliar I'm a graduate of the Harvard Business School I travel 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 what was your favorite Beetle Juice Beetle Juice moment be sure to let us know in the comments feel afraid to express yourselves don't be afraid you're a figment of my imagination really did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the the Bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]