Beetlejuice movie. Actors, roles, plot

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In 1988, a horror film was released, in the creation of the script for which the work of Oscar Wilde "The Canterville Ghost" was used. The film is called "Beetlejuice". Actors, roles, plot are presented in the article.

The director of the film is Tim Burton. The actors of the film "Beetlejuice" are Hollywood stars. The name of the performer of the main male role is known even to those who do not closely follow movie news. He played a young man named Adam.

Storyline

Adam and his young wife Barbara dream of having children. They take a vacation, plan to dedicate it to each other, and at the same time conceive a child. However, they fail to do so. Due to a fatal accident, they die. But they do not go to another world, but remain among people. As ghosts.

Ghosts don't want to leave their home. Moreover, they use all sorts of abilities with which such creatures are endowed in order to expel new tenants from their apartments. But this turns out to be not so simple. New residents of the house are in no hurry to move out. And in order to pacify the obsessive ghosts, they hire a "specialist in the exorcism of the living." This man's name is Beetlejuice.

Actors

Spouses-ghosts were played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. New residents of the house - Winona Ryder, Geoffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara. Michael Keaton appeared on the screen in the image of a specialist in the suppression of ghosts - Beetlejuice. The actors did not play their first film roles in this picture. But the characters of this film made them famous. What did the audience know about each of them before the premiere of the film "Beetlejuice"? The actor who played the most colorful character became famous thanks to this particular film. It is worth telling more about this artist.

Michael Keaton

The actor was born in 1951. He began his career with participation in television series. Keaton made his film debut in 1982 in the film Night Shift. Then there were several works in the cinema, including roles in such films as Johnny Dangerous, Mister Mom, Enthusiast, Bluff. And, finally, in 1988 he was invited to play the role in the film "Beetlejuice". The actor created on the screen a memorable, vivid image of a shameless and outrageous specialist in a dubious field. Another famous Keaton hero is the crime fighter Batman.

Alec Baldwin

The representative of the famous acting dynasty made his film debut in 1980. It was a role in the series "Doctors". Four years later, he played Major Brin in the film Sweet Revenge. The most famous film image of Baldwin, created by him at the beginning of his film career, is Frank De Marco in the film Married to the Mafia. In this film, his partners on the set were Matthew Modine, Mercedes Ruel,Michelle Pfeiffer. The picture was released in the same year as Beetlejuice. The actor has played many roles in films, was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA.

Winona Ryder

The heroine Ryder is the only member of the Dietz family (new residents of the house) who can see ghosts. The role in the film "Beetlejuice" was the first work in the cinema for this actress. At the time of the release of the picture she was only seventeen. Critics reacted positively to the game of the aspiring actress. Winona Ryder has played more than fifty roles in films. The most famous films in her filmography are Little Women, The Age of Innocence, Millionaire Reluctantly. She was nominated for an Oscar, and in 1994 received the Golden Globe Award.