Beetlejuice Beetlejuicemade some important reveals aboutBetelgeuse’s (Michael Keaton) backstory, but right at the end, it skipped over a big reveal about his past life way too quickly. In 1988, the world met the chaotic bio-exorcist Betelgeuse in Tim Burton’sBeetlejuice. After a long wait of over 30 years,Beetlejuicefinally got a sequel appropriately titledBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, with Burton back as director and with most of the main cast back for new adventures in the land of the living and the Neitherworld.
AfterCharles Deetz’s death, Delia (Catherine O’Hara), Lydia (Winona Ryder), and Lydia’s daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) returned to their old home in Winter River. After Astrid was tricked by a new friend into crossing into the Neitherworld, Lydia had no other choice than to summon Beetlejuice for help – but in exchange for rescuing Astrid, Beetlejuice wanted to marry Lydia for real now. That would have broken his curse and kept him away from hisvengeful ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci), and it was thanks to the latter thatBeetlejuice Beetlejuicemade some big reveals about Betelgeuse’s past.
Beetlejuice Loved His Dog A Lot
The first big reveal inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis about Betelgeuse’s cause of death. Beetlejuice was Italian and was alive in the 14th century. Beetlejuice survived the Black Plague and was a grave robber, but one day he was bewitched by Delores. Not long after, Beetlejuice and Delores got married in a ceremony that included animal sacrifices, and they had a wild and passionate wedding night. However, that same night,Delores poisoned Beetlejuice, but before he died, he killed her with an axe.
There was a brief montage of the loves of Betelgeuse’s life, showing Lydia, Delores, and a dog.
Despite the terrible ending of their marriage, Beetlejuice loved Delores at some point, so much so thatshe was one of the loves of his life, among others. Just like the previous movie,Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehad a musical number, this time starring Betelgeuse, Lydia, Delia, and Astrid, right before Lydia’s wedding to the bio-exorcist.Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s “MacArthur Park” scenesaw Betelgeuse and Lydia lip-syncing to it, and at one point, there was a brief montage of the loves of Betelgeuse’s life, showing Lydia, Delores, and a dog.
This brief moment confirmed thatBeetlejuice had a dog at some point in his life or afterlife and he loved him a lot. Before that moment, there had been no indication of Beetlejuice ever having a dog he loved so deeply, and this reveal makes Beetlejuice more sympathetic, continuing his surprising character change in the sequel.
Beetlejuice 2’s Dog Reveal Continues The Sequel’s Big Betelgeuse Character Change
Betelgeuse Is Not The Same In The Sequel
Beetlejuice was a lot more chaotic and borderline evil in the first movie than in the sequel. Beetlejuice has always been reckless, hence why he was a persona non grata in the afterlife, and knew no limits when he finally showed up to scare the Deetzes away. However,Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceshowed that the bio-exorcist has some redeeming qualities, and this change could be in part thanks to him now having a proper job in the Neitherworld, finally making him part of the afterlife.
10 Biggest Things That Happened Between Beetlejuice & Beetlejuice 2
36 years have passed since the original Beetlejuice released, and a lot has changed with the Deetz family and the “ghost with the most.”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehad Betelgeuse agreeing to help Lydiarescue Astrid (though with the price of marriage, but at least Lydia was no longer a 16-year-old), sending Jeremy straight into what seemed to be hell so Astrid could get her life back, had a sudden and tragic death due to his wife’s betrayal, helped Delia temporarily return to the land of the living, revealed Rory’s real intentions in front of everyone and gave Lydia a chance to punch Rory in the face.
Beetlejuice is not a great guy and has never been, but he isn’t entirely a villain, either.
Adding that Beetlejuice had a dog at one point shows that he does have a heart and a good side – or, at least, he used to. Beetlejuice is not a great guy and has never been (he was, after all, a grave robber), but he isn’t entirely a villain, either.
Tim Burton’s Dark Pet Theme Hints At A Tragic Fate For Betelgeuse’s Dog
Tim Burton Has A History With Dogs In His Movies
Beetlejuice having a dog he deeply loved might not seem like a tragic thing, but given Tim Burton’s track record with dogs in his movies, Beetlejuice’s pet might have had a tragic fate.Burton has a history of dead dogs in his movies, so much so that some viewers have come up with theories on how some of his movies tell the tragic story of one dog – from its death to its arrival in the afterlife. These dogs are Sparky fromFrankenweenie, Zero fromThe Nightmare Before Christmas, and Scraps fromCorpse Bride.
The Nightmare Before Christmaswas directed by Henry Selick and based on a story and characters by Tim Burton.
Sparky was killed but his owner brought him back to life, Zero was a ghost dog, and Scraps was just bones. It’s likely that Beetlejuice’s beloved dog was one he met in the afterlife, though what happened to him is unknown – who knows, maybe the dog got on the Soul Train to the Great Beyond. If Beetlejuice met his dog while he was alive, that’s also a sad story as they didn’t reunite in the Neitherworld.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
