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The sleeves are bumped at the shoulders, and the cuffs left plain with no vents or buttons… all the better for unfurling them when he makes his carnivalistic entrance in the Deetz family foyer.ĭoes your tailor provide extendable sleeves and a matching big-top hat? The ventless, single-button jacket has no breast pockets, and the set-in hip pockets alternate between Betelgeuse wearing them with the flaps tucked in or out. Thanks to the bold black-and-white awning stripes, there’s little mistaking Betelgeuse’s suit for anything that would be worn by a gent of good-or even questionable-taste, but it has become one of the most popular Halloween costumes in the decades since Beetlejuice was released… and also popularized as a meme thanks to the ripoff “Juice Demon” costume.īetelgeuse may have lived through the Black Death “and had a pretty good time during that,” but his fashion sense is surprisingly en vogue with some ’80s-specific trends present like the dropped gorges on his boxy jacket’s notch lapels. Perched on Adam Maitland’s gravestone, Betelgeuse waits for Lydia to say his name three times. What’d He Wear?īetelgeuse goes through several costume changes-sometimes in the blink of an eye-though he may be most associated with the ratty duo-toned striped suit for his grand appearance during the film’s climax, following his being hesitantly summoned by Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). In less than a decade of screen roles, Michael Keaton had already established a range of versatility between zany comedy ( Night Shift) and thoughtful drama ( Clean and Sober) before he took on the outlandish quasi-title role as the uh, well, Julliard-trained Betelgeuse. The darkly comic story about a recently deceased couple summoning an unprincipled poltergeist was developed by Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren, and Larry Wilson, with Burton channeling the cheap B-movies of decades past in his interpretation that balanced humor and horror. Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, boorish “bio-exorcist”Ĭostume Designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers BackgroundĪs delightfully and unapologetically weird as its director, Beetlejuice was Tim Burton’s follow-up to his directorial debut, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice (1988) Vitals
