Beetlejuice (1988) Movie Chat Podcast
IT’S SHOWTIME!! Welcome to our 80s Dinner & Movie Night series, where we invite our friends over for a themed dinner and classic 80s movie. Tonight’s featured film is Beetlejuice, the 1988 comedy thriller starring Michael Keaton, Wynona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Catherine O’Hara. Director Tim Burton created an unforgettable sensation back in the 80s with this quirky cast of characters, and we’re anticipating great things with the upcoming release of a sequel that’s been decades in the making, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! After watching the original movie, we engaged in a lively conversation covering topics related to the film including its funky set, B-movie quality, and unique perspective on the afterlife. Join us for this fun movie chat, and stick around for our Zagnut candy bar taste test!
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@NewDVRLovers2017
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Oh, Abby & Keith, Make More Videos, I Can't Wait to See More!
@wrestlingcawsmore6159
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Beetlejuice also has a cartoon from 1989 to 1991
@wrestlingcawsmore6159
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
You should watch the 1986 Horror/Action movie The Hitcher
@wrestlingcawsmore6159
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Zagnut was invited in 1930 Chick-O-Stick was from 1950's
@charlesperez9976
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Hey I got a GREAT movie reccomendation for you.
1982.
The Thing.
Directed by John Carpenter,starring Kurt Russel,but also,Wilford Brimley,before his famous burly mustache!!
It’s an amazing movie…
@advlandvideo
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
I don't recall ever seeing this. But I have seen and shared a few filming location videos. That model is thought to be in the town where it was filmed. Where the sequel was filmed too. Please, I want to see you do 'Heathers.' It is hard not to love a film with Christian Slater.
@Henry-fx2vp
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
BeetleJuice is what makes this movie with only 15 min of air time and I have eaten a Chic A Stick spelled Stix….They are a really good candy bar/stick of peanuty goodness…
@Henry-fx2vp
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
Zagnut is a candy bar my mom always liked… I think it’s ok but never think of them… I like BeetleJuice also…
@btetschner
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
A+ video!
LOVE IT! Fascinating hearing everyone's perspectives on the movie, I can't wait to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in the theater!
@btetschner
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
x I saw Beetlejuice in my hometown theater in the 80s and am going to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in the same theater!
o My godparents have owned and run the theater since the early 90s.
o Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is my most anticipated movie to see in the theater!
x I saw Beetlejuice again recently on my elementary school graduation anniversary.
x Edward Scissorhands was released on my 11th birthday.
o I watched it again recently on my 44th birthday.
x 15:06 The first movie I went to alone at the theater was Mean Girls.
o There were two people in the theater, another guy in the middle and myself.
x I had no idea that Zagnut was a candy bar!
x Last year, on my Master's Graduation anniversary, I watched a movie double feature of two of the most significant movies I watched during the Master's program:
o I called the double feature Mean Heathers.
o For it, I watched Mean Girls then Heathers.
o It rocks!
x 22:24 You simply MUST do Heathers for a Dinner & A Movie!
o It's an 80s classic AND a Gen X classic!
o I am surprised there are still people out there around our age who haven't seen it!
@charlesperez9976
February 25, 2026 at 10:06 am
I’m commenting as I view,I’m less than 5 minutes in.
Abby,allow me to try to describe the Tim Burton Ouvre.
He is a master of tounge in cheek Goth comedy/drama zaniness.
That’s just what he does.
Here’s the thing: I have a love/hate relationship with this movie.
Listen,I get it,that Beetlejuice is this lovable wierd antagonist,but,honestly,I thought the movie,the origional story of the husband and wife just trying to get the goofy family out of the house was a far superior storyline.
It kind of got ruined by the introduction of Beetlejuice,it had so much more potential if it focused on the efforts of Davis and Baldwin,as they struggled to navigate that line between life and death.
I dunno,it just ended up going for zany slapsticky cheap laughs,instead of following through with that origional storyline,you know?
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