When pre-production began on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ... Vermont. The original script for the sequel hardly called for ...

Tim Burton wanted an iconic performer to play Beetlejuice Michael Keaton has truly perfected the role, but he actually wasn’t Burton’s first pick. He originally envisioned Sammy Davis Jr.

The original Beetlejuice (1988) also starred Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jordan, and Catherine O'Hara, among others. The film has a script penned by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.