Apr 2, 2022
On
March 30, 1988, Warner Bros released Beetlejuice, a movie
that would skyrocket the likes of Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and
Tim Burton to overnight stardom. The movie's success would also
lead to future collaborations between them such as Batman
and Edward Scissorhands, therein marking Tim Burton as one
of the most prolific and well known directors of the modern
generation of filmmakers.
With its cartoonishly gothic horror inspiration,
Beetlejuice was such a unique, yet poignant riff on 80's
pop culture that it resonated with audiences, both mainstream and
counter-culture alike. The movie was a critical and financial
success, and would go on to be the 10th highest-grossing movie in
1988, despite this being Burton's very first feature film.
Beetlejuice's success would go on to inspire a spinoff
animated series and two video games. Thirty years later, it
remained such a cultural icon that the movie would even inspire a
hit Broadway musical.
We
didn't watch Beetlejuice. Instead, we watched Sony
Pictures' Morbius starring Jared Leto and we talked about
it for ~45 minutes.
Chiptune remix of "The Kill" by Chiptune Planet: bit.ly/3IYDq4j