Nite Owl 50th Anniversary: Beetlejuice (1988)
Director: Tim Burton Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Catherine O'Hara, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder
Country: United States
Language: English
Columbus late-night legend, Fritz The Nite Owl will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 10tv show by hosting the 1988 cult classic, Beetlejuice. The film will screen, breaking every 20 minutes or so for Fritz’s on screen host segments providing trivia about the making of the film and other fun anecdotes. Learn more about Nite Owl Theatre here.
About the film:
Winner of the Oscar for Best Makeup at the 1988 Academy Awards.
When a couple of nice, young homebody ghosts try to haunt the pretentious humans who have moved into their house, they ask for help from a demonic wraith they cannot control in this comic fantasy that mixes the quick and the dead with a laugh and a fright.
“The film is a dazzling display of director Tim Burton’s unique pop culture sensibility.”
—Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
About the filmmaker:
Tim Burton is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist best known for his distinctive style of gothic fantasy and horror. Burton has written, directed, and produced numerous iconic films – encompassing cult favorites, box office smashes and inventive adaptations. He is credited with kickstarting the juggernaut of superhero films with Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), reinvigorating stop-motion animation with Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Corpse Bride (2005), putting a macabre twist on grand scale musicals with Sweeney Todd (2007), and creating some of cinema’s most iconic antiheroes with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Outside of feature films, Burton has also turned his hand to music videos, television series, short films and advertisements. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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