Beetlejuice
Say it thrice
Beetlejuice is a 1988 Tim Burton film about a mischievous, crude ghost-for-hire, and the character's name.
The name plays on Betelgeuse, the bright star in Orion.
In the film, saying the name three times summons the character—a rule that's become a cultural reference for invoking something by repetition: Don't say his name three times or he'll appear.
Director of whimsical macabre films
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- handbookCompact reference guide
- sandwormMarine burrowing worm
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
Michael Keaton · Winona Ryder · Geena Davis · Alec Baldwin · exorcism · Delia · Lydia · haunted house
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- stripedHaving contrasting bands
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
cartoonish · whimsical · grotesque · surreal · dark comedy · eccentric · Halloween · spooky
Apparition of the dead
- wild hairSudden impulsive notion
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- three timesOn three occasions
trickster · crude · chaotic · undead · shapeshifter · sleazy · mischievous · demon
Scheduled performance start
- say my nameRequest for verbal identification
- three timesOn three occasions
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- incantationSpoken magical formula
invocation · chant · repetition · conjuring · spell · ritual · utterance · calling
Manhattan theatrical district
- stage adaptationWork reimagined for theater
- songsMusical vocal compositions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- set designCrafting theatrical environments
ensemble · theatrical · soundtrack · curtain call · costume design · puppetry · revival · orchestra
Tim Burton
Director of whimsical macabre films
Michael Keaton · Winona Ryder · Geena Davis · Alec Baldwin · waiting room · exorcism · Delia · Lydia · haunted house · practical effects
gothic
Dark, mysterious aesthetic
black and white · cartoonish · whimsical · grotesque · surreal · dark comedy · eccentric · Halloween · spooky · kitschy
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- wild hairSudden impulsive notion
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
three times · trickster · crude · chaotic · undead · shapeshifter · sleazy · mischievous · demon · poltergeist
showtime
Scheduled performance start
- say my nameRequest for verbal identification
- three timesOn three occasions
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
incantation · invocation · chant · repetition · conjuring · spell · ritual · utterance · calling · evocation
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- stage adaptationWork reimagined for theater
- songsMusical vocal compositions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
set design · ensemble · theatrical · soundtrack · curtain call · costume design · puppetry · revival · orchestra · libretto
- Comedy CharactersAustin Powers, Ace Ventura, The Dude, Elle Woods, Napoleon Dynamite
- Fictional GhostsCasper, Slimer, Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, Jacob Marley
- 1988Rain Man, Die Hard, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coming to America, Midnight Run
- 80s Movie CharactersIndiana Jones, Marty McFly, E.T., John McClane, Ferris Bueller
- 80s Pop CultureBack to the Future, E.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
BeetlejuiceCasper
North Platte settlement
friendly ghost · guardian angel · spirit guide · Moaning Myrtle · Nearly Headless Nick
Beetlejuiceangel
Divine winged messenger
seraph · cherub · saint · divine messenger · fairy godmother
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