brought to by "Beetlejuice 2" in theaters September 6th & "alien Romulus" in theaters this weekend now that's settle let's get to the kills! Featuring the ghost with the most hold on to your butts!
I always found it extremely touching that Maitlands who were clearly wanting a child ended up getting a surrogate daughter in Lydia in the end helping her with her school work and being the loving parents she really needed.
@@AlexHarrison-zv4jjit really is a shame they aren’t coming back Is Winona returning? If so then yeah wtf how ya gonna give the girl with ghost parents abandonment issues???
Fun fact the “nice f*cking model* line was completely improvised but was not supposed to be filmed. as the tree was not supposed to fall down, so Michael Keaton was talking to the set designer, but Tim Burton thought it was hilarious
this is why i love dead meat. they play by their own rules, each kill count having different jokes and 'to the numbers' bits, the occasional half-horror movies like beetlejuice, and the references? gravity falls AND hazbin hotel? fuckin awesome. love you guys
I love that in the show Community, they pulled off a multiple season long joke with their Halloween episodes. For the first three seasons, the Halloween episodes each had Beetlejuice said once at some point, with the third episode have some random extra walk right behind the cast in a terrible beetle juice costume.
The Beetlejuice name drops weren't all in the Halloween episodes, only the last one so that his appearance would make sense in-universe. (First two mentions were in "Communication Studies" and "Cooperative Calligraphy".)
Fun fact: At one point during the waiting room scenes, you can hear an announcement that Flight 409 is arriving. Flight 409 was an actual plane that mysteriously crashed into a Wyoming mountain in 1955 and killed everyone aboard. Nobody has ever figured out why it crashed. "Shpookeh!"
What I love about Beetlejuice the musical is that it strikes a perfect balance in Beetlejuice's character. He's not a total chaotic menace like he is here, but he's also not a harmless goof like in the animated series. Instead, he's just a somewhat-well-meaning menace. A true chaotic neutral.
At least once a week I repeat the "AND IVE SEEN THE EXORCIST 167 TIMES" monolog to myself. It really is one of the most satisfying little monologs I've heard from a voice active perspective. I just love how Keton goes from his regular voice and it just gets faster and more Beetlejuice as he goes on until that final line where he just goes all out. Its just really nice to listen to and mimic.
"It's showtime!" I'm always surprised how little screen time Beetlejuice actually had. Keaton didn't waste a second on this iconic, hilarious performance. Also, Chelsea did a fantastic job with the makeup.
17 mins, but i'd say that was probably the perfect amount. it gave him time to be teased and built up, then upon meeting him at last, he gives a very strong impression. anymore than that and the character may have become an annoyance, here's hoping the sequel keeps that in mind.
@@jimmy_the_squid9456Beat me to it. They were both so memorable and owned every scene they appeared people think they had much more screen time than they actually did.
@@hughmorris7557 He yeeted because he didn't want to dance the Tequila like Pee Wee on a bar wearing stilettos, which Pee Wee can do it without falling. The Herman has more gay code than Otho.
I rented this movie constantly as a kid. It was genuinely one of my absolute favorite movies. It was this, Tremors, Ghostbusters, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I rented this movie so often, my parents could’ve bought several copies instead. I don’t know why they didn’t just buy it for me. I had no idea Michael Keaton was Beetlejuice until I was in high school and read an article mentioning it. I had even seen Batman and Batman Returns several times and owned a ton of the Batman toys and knew that Michael Keaton played Batman and just never realized he was also Beetlejuice because I never read movie credits as a kid. Actually, now that I think about it, I had a lot of Beetlejuice toys, too, so I had several toys based on Michael Keaton. Probably more than any other actor. And now I realize I had Alec Baldwin’s toy from Beetlejuice and The Shadow. It’s so weird to think that toys based on actors from movies used to be so common and now it’s just comic book superheroes and Star Wars.
Fun fact: In the scene in which the Maitlands come back as ghosts, Barbara utters, "My hand is cold," that's a reference to a really messed up part from the original script (when it was darker and very fucked up). In the script, the death of the Maitlands was a lot more dark, like Barbara's hand getting crushed by the door during the ordeal, hence the line from that scene.
@@Jerome889 I'm not sure it's out there, but I read some of those details way back on the Wiki, and I warn you.... it's pretty dark. And Beetlejuice was way more of a degenerate than his toned down version that we got.
@@bernebelmont1857 Agreed. It practically doubled down on the book's biggest flaw... Charlie himself. Book Charlie is... there. The 70s film actually vastly improved Charlie's character by adding in the slugworth subplot, the fizzy lifting drinks, and the emphasis on how close Charlie is to being broken by life. Thus emphasizing the idea that Charlie is just a kid, a good kid though prone to selfishness, but still a kid and that the first step to being a decent person is owning your flaws, which is a great lesson for kids. The Tim Burton version of Charlie... has all the answers and is basically an adult mentally.
I always love a Depp Burton collaboration but I don't get Depp idea for Wonka I think he could've played it like Wilder. Need to see that collaboration again
Michael Keaton's range is something else. He can play superheroes, he can play supervillains, he can play Shakespeare characters, he can play thinly veiled versions of himself, he can play fatherly types both dumb and smart, he can play demons or ghosts or whatever the hell Beetlejuice is. I think he's one of the most dependable and formidable screen actors out there, and this is maybe his best performance. It's so unhinged yet weirdly well-controlled and consistent; there's no way to do it justice without watching the whole movie.
17:42 it’s funny you mention that because Alex Brightman, who voiced Adam and Fizzarolli in both Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss respectively, voiced and played Beetlejuice in Teen Titans Go and the broadway show in which he just does the Fizzarolli voice.
"...He then turns his attention to Otho whom he leaves looking like Lil' Gideon." I love the Gravity Falls mention reference, especially with all the crazy things happening since the release of the Book of Bill.
Gravity Falls, Hazbin Hotel, I love when he references other media because it's either funny or you know what he's talking about even if you're not too familiar with it. That's good writing, plain and simple! :)
Fun Fact: Test Audiences loved Beetlejuice so much that Tim Burton went into reshoots and added a prologue for Beetlejuice in the waiting room. Hoping that the opening of the second film ends with Beetlejuices number being called
Though it wasn't covered in the count: The musical version of Beetlejuice had the Maitlands die in a slightly different way, in the musical, their death comes at the end of Adam & Barbara's duet when they jump into some rotting wood under a carpet and fall through to their death.
And the actor who played Beetleguise in that musical would go on and voice multiple characters in the shows Hazbin Hotel (as Adam and Sir Pentious) and Helluva Boss (as Fizzarolli)
As someone who's name is Lydia, this movie has always been my comfort movie. When the movie first came out, I would always get teased because of my name. As a kid, I would just threaten the other kids by summoning Beetlejuice. Now, I wear my name like a badge of honor because Lydia Deetz is one of my all time favorite characters.
I’ve always thought Lydia was a spectacular name. “You look like a regular girl to me.” Also don’t mind that other guy, I’m reporting them as spam. (Not snuggiemaple, the other one-)
@@SnuggieMaple It wasn't that common of a name back then. I didn't know many Lydias growing up (besides my mom who I was named after) so I thought I was the only one. Which is why I was excited to have someone like Lydia in this movie
Here's a fun fact: Beetlejuice (spelled Betelgeuse) appears in the Japan exclusive Shin Megami Tensei 2 on the Super Famicom. He's a boss at first, but is later recruitable.
Rewatched this movie for the first time in forever for this Kill Count and that was definitely the hardest I laughed during this movie just because of how random it is haha. Keaton's delivery is so perfect
I appreciate the fact that you cover movies that have low counts regardless of the fact that their kills are low, just to show us a great movie. Also, I was literally hoping the other day that you would cover VHS, I’m so excited!
BRO the way I laughed out loud!!! 😂😂I'm surprised there weren't more HH/HB-related jokes and references, given that Alex Brightman (the musical version of Beetlejuice) performed in both those shows
17:40. A club filled with demon chicks! Gonna tell my kids this was HAZBIN HOTEL! I’m going to be as honest as possible, that line is LEGENDARY… I have no words for that!
I googled this: and youtube would never allow anyone to explain just how bad that actually was. I sincerely hope he no longer gets money from any of his movies.
That reference to “The Beach that makes you Old” absolutely floored me! I already found the initial joke from that Kill Count hilarious, but hearing it carry on here is just insane and so good.
I love this movie so much and am very hyped for its squeal! Edit: The scene when Barba and Adam come back to their house and it's been three months. This is why when someone passes away especially in the home even though that wasn't the case for them, Clocks were stopped at the time of death. This was to let the deceased's spirit know that time has officially stopped for them since time is not linear on the other side. Sadly this practice along with others such as covering all reflective surfaces, hanging a black wreath on the front door, and opening the windows when someone passes away. are no longer used. Edit 2: If you look up wedding tradition, the colors of the dress have a meaning. Marring in red means you wish yourself dead.
The clock stopping thing is real. One day my grandma's watch suddenly stopped, dead battery she assumed. She later found out that it had stopped around the time my uncle, her son, passed away.
@jeffersonsam5316 Please don't reply to the bots. The engagement just makes them worse. Also, I think you should be less concerned that their comment posted multiple times and more about the comment _literally advertising Daisy's Destruction._
Beetlejuice: "I'm the ghost with the most babe." 17:54 my favorite part of this film where the dead football players keep calling her coach even though that he survived as she explains to them 😂🤣
I’ve watched this movie like. At least a dozen times and I never realized the real estate agent was Barbra’s cousin?! This is just one of the myriad reasons why I love Kill Counts
Like how he makes a Hazbin Hotel reference, fun fact the voice actor for Sir Pentious and Adam (Alex Brightman) played as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice the Musical (he also voices Fizzaroli in Helluva Boss)
The Maitland's deaths were subtly foreshadowed if you looked carefully at the rear bumper on their car. They have a bumper sticker that says, "I brake for animals". Braking for the dog was what ultimately got them killed.
13:22 I always loved that shot, with only Davis freaking out and Baldwin just taking a gasp while CLEARLY not watching in the same direction, only years later I realized it was most likely a composite shot, and they were reacting to a cue backstage and did not see whatever FX fuckery was going around in front of Keaton's face
My head cannon for the (film) Maitlands is they actually tried to have a baby and either couldn't conceive or lost the pregnancy. It's all in the subtext on Geena Davis' face in that ONE moment when Barbara's cousin (Jane the Realitor?) is telling them they shouldn't live there because the house was "too big for them." While Baldwin really disliked the role (can't blame him because people mix him up with barry bostwick from RHPS to this day), Davis is acting with her whole freaking face in every frame she's in.
@@thebeebz9511 That was my thought too when I rewatched this. I thought maybe it was more evident that it was a miscarriage in an earlier draft or something.
Omg, he really does look like Barry Bostwick in this movie! No wonder it was a small shock every time I was reminded that Alec Baldwin was even in this movie.
That's not head cannon, that was certainly all intentional. There was a time when movies didn't need to explicitly explain everything and they could show information with out telling you.
The shrimpy hand scare definitely got me as a kid. But I still love this sequence. RIP Mr bellafonte. At least he got one last viewing at the beetlejuice musical.
I doubt you’ll see this but I just moved into college and have been feeling extremely homesick, I am having such a hard time adjusting but this video just made me feel some sort of assurance that I’m alright man thank you
A lot of the behind-the-scenes info about this movie is really interesting - some of the original Michael McDowell scripts were a lot darker and straight-up horror instead of a horror-comedy (and Beetlejuice was originally written to be a demon instead of a super powerful ghost - something cool they brought back for the musical version)! ^^
I meant to comment right when this episode come out. I lost my wife earlier this year and Beetlejuice was one of her favorite movies and it is my daughter's as well and I watched it with my daughter after my wife died. She passed away unexpectedly in July and I so would have loved for her to have seen this episode. This was a pleasant surprise as was The Terminator kill count! Love this channel!
You guys don’t even know how excited i was when I got this notification. Beetlejuice is literally my favorite movie, show and musical (I’ve seen the musical on broadway and am seeing it on tour next year!) It’s definitely become my comfort media
I literally screamed when James mentioned Hazbin Hotel and Lil Gideon from Gravity Falls I love those shows ! and I love Beetlejuice ! this is my favourite Kill Count now lol ♡
Fun fact, last year during production on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in Vermont someone snuck onto set and somehow managed to steal the 150 pound Delia Deetz sculpture and a decorated lamp post. The mystery remains unsolved to this day.
"Thelma and Louis-a al-Gaib" is the funniest reference since James managed to drop the word milquetoast during an actual milk toast in the count for some random movie. Well done!
If you know anybody born in the late 80s who makes A LOT of puns/dad jokes, you can probably blame the Beetleguise cartoon that ran on Nick. They might not even remember watching it but if you pull clips from the show, those puns are painfully on the nose...and I kinda love it.
I just rewatched this one last night and my God, it holds up so wonderfully. My brother and I practically had this movie on repeat by the time we were old enough to watch it, so I really shouldn't still enjoy it this much. But it's just that kind of lightning in a bottle that only old school Tim Burton could deliver.
There's actually a third Harry Belafonte song. It's "Man Smart, Woman Smarter." It plays on the radio when they're doing their morning routine. Edit: I just realized there is a fourth Harry Belafonte song, "Sweetheart From Venezuela," that plays in the beginning. So this soundtrack is half Danny Elfman and half Harry Belafonte
I'm so use to listening to the musical I sometimes forget that in the film you have to say his name 3 times even if there are breaks or words in between to summon him. In the musical they make it so you have to say his name 3 times in a row unbroken so they can do bits with Lydia teasing BJ by pretending to summon him then backing out after 2 only to do it when she promised she was for real this time
Fun Fact: Alex Brightman who plays Beetlejuice in the Broadway shows plays Sir Pentious and Adam in Hazbin Hotel as well as Fizzaroli in Hazbin's sister series Helluva Boss with Adam's maskless design being based on him.
I truly couldn't believe that Adam and Barbara were the only kills in the movie. So glad this film qualified for a Kill Count! Also, super excited for the VHS Kill Count and its unique format! I think its gonna be an all-timer!
This movie has a special spot in my heart mostly because of the musical. Not only did I see it live last year but I also got a picture autographed by Alex Brightman from my theater teacher as a graduation gift. I can even do a decent impression of Alex Brightman's Beetlejuice.
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James pls do tag the movie
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brought to by "Beetlejuice 2" in theaters September 6th & "alien Romulus" in theaters this weekend now that's settle let's get to the kills! Featuring the ghost with the most hold on to your butts!
Bro said that summer is coming in august LOL we love you james
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I always found it extremely touching that Maitlands who were clearly wanting a child ended up getting a surrogate daughter in Lydia in the end helping her with her school work and being the loving parents she really needed.
well psuedo-parents, they were more the friends that she needed, as her loneliness sunk her into a very dark depression.
Still have no idea how they're gonna be written out of the sequel. Maybe a certain Alex Brightman character guitared them to oblivion?
Dan why do i see you everywhere now? i mean its great to see a familiar profile picture haha
@@AlexHarrison-zv4jjit really is a shame they aren’t coming back
Is Winona returning? If so then yeah wtf how ya gonna give the girl with ghost parents abandonment issues???
@@Gibbypastrami Yes, she is.
Fun fact the “nice f*cking model* line was completely improvised but was not supposed to be filmed. as the tree was not supposed to fall down, so Michael Keaton was talking to the set designer, but Tim Burton thought it was hilarious
Civvie 11 approved
Boy acting like Diddy
@fallouttoonlink Ha! Hell yeah
@@vankook someone here with excellent taste
this is why i love dead meat. they play by their own rules, each kill count having different jokes and 'to the numbers' bits, the occasional half-horror movies like beetlejuice, and the references? gravity falls AND hazbin hotel? fuckin awesome. love you guys
Adam: "Handbook For The Recently Diseased."
Barbra: "Deceased."
Adam, our dyslexic king
i think that was more just not expecting the book to be titled that way, i mean who would expect a manual about death?
I was thinking that hes dyslexic
Not dyslexic. He's just a doof.
@@TimedRevolveryet you’re here 🙄
@@KristenDETW ...What?
That 'comeback' or response or whatever makes no sense.
I love that in the show Community, they pulled off a multiple season long joke with their Halloween episodes. For the first three seasons, the Halloween episodes each had Beetlejuice said once at some point, with the third episode have some random extra walk right behind the cast in a terrible beetle juice costume.
i can’t believe i never caught that, that’s brilliant
The Beetlejuice name drops weren't all in the Halloween episodes, only the last one so that his appearance would make sense in-universe. (First two mentions were in "Communication Studies" and "Cooperative Calligraphy".)
I've never even seen that show, but I saw a compilation of that online and thought it was probably the best running joke I'd ever seen in a show!!
I was not prepared for the mental flashbang of James saying "Hazbin Hotel" lmao
When does he say it?
@@benjibienh3818 17:40
mid
@@DoTheThugShaker I haven’t watched it, just hearing the words come out of James’s mouth is hilarious to me
I was surprised when he said it Imao
Fun fact: At one point during the waiting room scenes, you can hear an announcement that Flight 409 is arriving. Flight 409 was an actual plane that mysteriously crashed into a Wyoming mountain in 1955 and killed everyone aboard. Nobody has ever figured out why it crashed.
"Shpookeh!"
That’s actually really interesting
There's also Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
I don't think I've ever seen so many bots on one comment before.
@@amillionresets3263 It's gotta be some kinda record
@@amillionresets3263 RUclips doesn't give a fuck anymore about bots lol
What I love about Beetlejuice the musical is that it strikes a perfect balance in Beetlejuice's character. He's not a total chaotic menace like he is here, but he's also not a harmless goof like in the animated series. Instead, he's just a somewhat-well-meaning menace. A true chaotic neutral.
At least once a week I repeat the "AND IVE SEEN THE EXORCIST 167 TIMES" monolog to myself. It really is one of the most satisfying little monologs I've heard from a voice active perspective. I just love how Keton goes from his regular voice and it just gets faster and more Beetlejuice as he goes on until that final line where he just goes all out. Its just really nice to listen to and mimic.
"It's showtime!" I'm always surprised how little screen time Beetlejuice actually had. Keaton didn't waste a second on this iconic, hilarious performance. Also, Chelsea did a fantastic job with the makeup.
17 mins, but i'd say that was probably the perfect amount. it gave him time to be teased and built up, then upon meeting him at last, he gives a very strong impression. anymore than that and the character may have become an annoyance, here's hoping the sequel keeps that in mind.
He made his 17 minutes hold the entire weight of the film on its own. THAT is how you know Michael Keaton KILLED the role.
It's like Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, he only had about 15 minutes max of screen time and stole the whole movie
@@jimmy_the_squid9456Beat me to it. They were both so memorable and owned every scene they appeared people think they had much more screen time than they actually did.
It's crazy as I watch the film and realise the maitlands are boring but keaton makes this full movie too epic, you watch it all just to see him
20:55 I think Otho ran away because BJ put him into a cheap polyester leisure suit, which is the ultimate nightmare for someone so fashion-forward
@@hughmorris7557 He yeeted because he didn't want to dance the Tequila like Pee Wee on a bar wearing stilettos, which Pee Wee can do it without falling. The Herman has more gay code than Otho.
Not to mention it was PASTEL! That's true horror!
@@spencerlively3049 Pastel BLUE... might as well go stare into that there Abyss, much more relaxing and chill.
I mean, it was after Labor Day.
... But the girl was interrupted...
😂😂😂 So underrated!
I rented this movie constantly as a kid. It was genuinely one of my absolute favorite movies. It was this, Tremors, Ghostbusters, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I rented this movie so often, my parents could’ve bought several copies instead. I don’t know why they didn’t just buy it for me.
I had no idea Michael Keaton was Beetlejuice until I was in high school and read an article mentioning it. I had even seen Batman and Batman Returns several times and owned a ton of the Batman toys and knew that Michael Keaton played Batman and just never realized he was also Beetlejuice because I never read movie credits as a kid.
Actually, now that I think about it, I had a lot of Beetlejuice toys, too, so I had several toys based on Michael Keaton. Probably more than any other actor. And now I realize I had Alec Baldwin’s toy from Beetlejuice and The Shadow. It’s so weird to think that toys based on actors from movies used to be so common and now it’s just comic book superheroes and Star Wars.
Maybe the new movie will change things.
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Damn straight
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@@piercethecoffeebeen watching the channel for 3 years now there the reason why I’m such a horror fan James is literally my horror teacher lol
What's with all the bots suddenly?
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Fun fact: In the scene in which the Maitlands come back as ghosts, Barbara utters, "My hand is cold," that's a reference to a really messed up part from the original script (when it was darker and very fucked up).
In the script, the death of the Maitlands was a lot more dark, like Barbara's hand getting crushed by the door during the ordeal, hence the line from that scene.
😮can we read the original script
@@Jerome889 I'm not sure it's out there, but I read some of those details way back on the Wiki, and I warn you.... it's pretty dark.
And Beetlejuice was way more of a degenerate than his toned down version that we got.
@Jerome889 And originally, Beetlejuice's true form in the original script was a winged demon, and his human disguise was a small middle eastern man.
Where is this wiki I’m kinda interested on the original script
@@tonymata8070This form was supposed to be played by Burton's idol, Sammy Davis Jr.
0:38 Fun fact Charlie and the Chocolate was more book accurate than the adaptation from 1971. And it's not a bad movie like people say it is
It's okay imo. I like the 1971 version better but it's still not horrendous like people say
book accurate doesn't mean it's good
@@bernebelmont1857 Agreed. It practically doubled down on the book's biggest flaw... Charlie himself. Book Charlie is... there. The 70s film actually vastly improved Charlie's character by adding in the slugworth subplot, the fizzy lifting drinks, and the emphasis on how close Charlie is to being broken by life. Thus emphasizing the idea that Charlie is just a kid, a good kid though prone to selfishness, but still a kid and that the first step to being a decent person is owning your flaws, which is a great lesson for kids. The Tim Burton version of Charlie... has all the answers and is basically an adult mentally.
I always love a Depp Burton collaboration but I don't get Depp idea for Wonka
I think he could've played it like Wilder.
Need to see that collaboration again
Michael Keaton's range is something else. He can play superheroes, he can play supervillains, he can play Shakespeare characters, he can play thinly veiled versions of himself, he can play fatherly types both dumb and smart, he can play demons or ghosts or whatever the hell Beetlejuice is. I think he's one of the most dependable and formidable screen actors out there, and this is maybe his best performance. It's so unhinged yet weirdly well-controlled and consistent; there's no way to do it justice without watching the whole movie.
Don't forget Snowmen.
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Excellent comment - and truly the entire world agrees.
It's crazy to see Bettlejuice and Batman back to back.
A testament to that is that I can not see MK when I watch this movie no matter how hard I try
"Otho is so far past gay-coded you can't even see the functions anymore" made me choke.
17:42 it’s funny you mention that because Alex Brightman, who voiced Adam and Fizzarolli in both Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss respectively, voiced and played Beetlejuice in Teen Titans Go and the broadway show in which he just does the Fizzarolli voice.
I love how things get intertwined with each other
"...He then turns his attention to Otho whom he leaves looking like Lil' Gideon." I love the Gravity Falls mention reference, especially with all the crazy things happening since the release of the Book of Bill.
Loved how he also mentioned Hazbin Hotel
Gravity Falls, Hazbin Hotel, I love when he references other media because it's either funny or you know what he's talking about even if you're not too familiar with it. That's good writing, plain and simple! :)
Fun Fact: Test Audiences loved Beetlejuice so much that Tim Burton went into reshoots and added a prologue for Beetlejuice in the waiting room. Hoping that the opening of the second film ends with Beetlejuices number being called
wait really? that's cool.
Epilogue
HA!! OMG!😂😂😂
*Beetlejuice's number gets called*
BJ: Finally! Feels like I've been waiting almost forty years!
Did it? The new film?
21:09 , with the previous reference we deserve a gravity falls kill count
Though it wasn't covered in the count:
The musical version of Beetlejuice had the Maitlands die in a slightly different way, in the musical, their death comes at the end of Adam & Barbara's duet when they jump into some rotting wood under a carpet and fall through to their death.
And in the touring version they get electrocuted because not every theatre they go to has trapdoors
@@fashionablechangeling2003 oh yeah, the version I saw also had them get electrocuted, I forgot about that lmao
And the actor who played Beetleguise in that musical would go on and voice multiple characters in the shows Hazbin Hotel (as Adam and Sir Pentious) and Helluva Boss (as Fizzarolli)
@@erichfiedler1481 god I love Alex Brightman
And in the cartoon the maitlands don’t exist
As someone who's name is Lydia, this movie has always been my comfort movie. When the movie first came out, I would always get teased because of my name. As a kid, I would just threaten the other kids by summoning Beetlejuice. Now, I wear my name like a badge of honor because Lydia Deetz is one of my all time favorite characters.
@@KitsuneRokaku Lydia is a normal name so Idk why people would tease someone but hey it’s the 80’s
I’ve always thought Lydia was a spectacular name.
“You look like a regular girl to me.”
Also don’t mind that other guy, I’m reporting them as spam. (Not snuggiemaple, the other one-)
@@SnuggieMaple It wasn't that common of a name back then. I didn't know many Lydias growing up (besides my mom who I was named after) so I thought I was the only one. Which is why I was excited to have someone like Lydia in this movie
@@madam-mint I was always a bit of a weirdo so I didn't mind the comparisons. Nowadays, I feel like quite a few characters named Lydia.
No one teased you for having the name Lydia. Why would you make that up?
Here's a fun fact: Beetlejuice (spelled Betelgeuse) appears in the Japan exclusive Shin Megami Tensei 2 on the Super Famicom. He's a boss at first, but is later recruitable.
Yes, it's showtime! Thank you, James, for covering Beetlejuice, and for looking so good while filming it!
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@@Rootofevil24Beetlejuice
@@rimabros98Beetlejuice
19:09 - ‘Hi, how are ya?’ That always made me laugh as a kid. It’s so random and unexpected.
Rewatched this movie for the first time in forever for this Kill Count and that was definitely the hardest I laughed during this movie just because of how random it is haha. Keaton's delivery is so perfect
10:37 now I can't be the only one that smiled when I heard this!❤
I annoy my husband by doing Keaton's little dance and jingle when he asks me where to go for dinner "Every single time and it keeps getting funnier!"
I appreciate the fact that you cover movies that have low counts regardless of the fact that their kills are low, just to show us a great movie.
Also, I was literally hoping the other day that you would cover VHS, I’m so excited!
I loved how they reacted to Jeffrey Jones in Beetlejuice 2. I’m not gonna spoil it, but you’ll love it!
17:41 “I’m gonna tell my kids this was Hazbin Hotel.”
To be fair, it does look like something Valentino would own and make Angel work in.
Seems a little more Ozzie to me.
did not expect james to talk about or even know about hazbin, but now im happy
@@GLCyan07 How much do we have to pay for a Kill Count?
@@AlexHarrison-zv4jjhowever much it takes I will double it for there not to be a kill count on that awful show
And Alex Brightman was in Beetlejuice on Broadway, Hazbin Hotel (2024), and Helluva Boss.
“I’m gonna tell my kids this was Hazbin Hotel.” is CRAZY 😂 so good!
BRO the way I laughed out loud!!! 😂😂I'm surprised there weren't more HH/HB-related jokes and references, given that Alex Brightman (the musical version of Beetlejuice) performed in both those shows
It made me laugh out loud when he said that! I wasn’t expecting it at all 😂
Lmao yeah i was thinking "run by Val" 😂
I mean, Alex Brightman...
Where does he say this?
17:40. A club filled with demon chicks! Gonna tell my kids this was HAZBIN HOTEL!
I’m going to be as honest as possible, that line is LEGENDARY… I have no words for that!
6:03 For anyone wondering, in 2002, Jeffery Jones got caught possessing cheese pizza (if you know what I mean). That's why James says he sucks.
Not just the *Cough* chicken parmesano *cough* but he was *RAGHHH* Solicitingaminer *Ackkkk*
I googled this: and youtube would never allow anyone to explain just how bad that actually was.
I sincerely hope he no longer gets money from any of his movies.
@@purplebean8989They're explaining that his character died in the sequel.
@@MrBlueSkyof1607 what?
@@purplebean8989 there is a new sequel of Beetlejuice coming out in a few weeks
That reference to “The Beach that makes you Old” absolutely floored me! I already found the initial joke from that Kill Count hilarious, but hearing it carry on here is just insane and so good.
Best description of this movie. It's about a pair of dead people being haunted by living people
I love this movie so much and am very hyped for its squeal!
Edit: The scene when Barba and Adam come back to their house and it's been three months. This is why when someone passes away especially in the home even though that wasn't the case for them, Clocks were stopped at the time of death. This was to let the deceased's spirit know that time has officially stopped for them since time is not linear on the other side.
Sadly this practice along with others such as covering all reflective surfaces, hanging a black wreath on the front door, and opening the windows when someone passes away. are no longer used.
Edit 2: If you look up wedding tradition, the colors of the dress have a meaning. Marring in red means you wish yourself dead.
The clock stopping thing is real. One day my grandma's watch suddenly stopped, dead battery she assumed. She later found out that it had stopped around the time my uncle, her son, passed away.
@JoeyEire-l9pwhy did you say the same thing 4 times
@@jeffersonsam5316 It's a bot. Just report it.
@jeffersonsam5316 Please don't reply to the bots. The engagement just makes them worse.
Also, I think you should be less concerned that their comment posted multiple times and more about the comment _literally advertising Daisy's Destruction._
@@Wolfbane382 ok
The beetle going "Hey, how are ya?" will never fail to make me laugh. So amazingly nonchalant.
I'm so glad you did Beetlejuice, it's one of my favorite movies of all time. And VHS coming up???? You guys are pumping out bangers this year!!!
17:40 "gonna tell my kids this was hazbin hotel"
*this is why i'm subbed.*
I would prefer this version.
@@Jack_Of_All_Trades768real
“Gonna tell my kids this was Hazbin Hotel” JAMES😭😭😭
Not that funny
I'm glad I'm not the only one who found this funny
@@fettywapsmissingeye It's funny
I mean, it’s for the best. Hazbin is mid asf
@@TheSpeedyPotato Hazbin isn't bad, it's just riddled with pacing issues and excessive swearing
Bro I’ve been waiting since this channel’s inception for you guys to cover “VHS”!!!
Can’t wait for next Friday.
Beetlejuice: "I'm the ghost with the most babe."
17:54 my favorite part of this film where the dead football players keep calling her coach even though that he survived as she explains to them 😂🤣
"I don't think we survived the crash."
"How did you guess?"
It's so good.
I’m sitting at my desk, surviving another Friday, and this drops to save my soul. Love your work James and Co., thank you for the content as always!
17:41 Hell is forever!!! *YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAH!*
“Lidia there’s a sniper get down” was funny 🤣
PS, the "desert realm" is saturn, BJ says so when he spots the yellow sand on Adam's shirt.
This channel and this movie are fantastic! I loved it when I watched it for Literature of Film class recently! Thanks for this video, James!
“Gonna tell my kids this was Hazbin Hotel” made me cackle in a way I legit was not prepared for, good job James
A Hazbin Hotel AND a Gravity Falls reference in a Kill Count of one of my favorite movies of all time? James, you’re the best. 😁
YES!!
TIMESTAMPS??
@@rosesolaire5726 there’s the Hazbin Hotel reference at 17:41 and the Gravity Falls one at 20:59
And the Spy vs Spy reference lol, I didn't think anyone even remembered Spy vs Spy.
SWEET!
I’ve watched this movie like. At least a dozen times and I never realized the real estate agent was Barbra’s cousin?! This is just one of the myriad reasons why I love Kill Counts
Born in 2000, this was on 24/7 as a child. Love it, how it adapts the dead is peak… The moving on Family, Beetlejuice himself !!!! Just love it
Like how he makes a Hazbin Hotel reference, fun fact the voice actor for Sir Pentious and Adam (Alex Brightman) played as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice the Musical (he also voices Fizzaroli in Helluva Boss)
And the voice of Rosie, Leslie Kritzer, was Delia and Miss Argentina! That show is a veritable treasure trove of theatre actors!
Alex brightman is just a national treasure
Ooo
That's how Burton writes out Adam and Barbara from the sequel. The other Adam got them.
@@AlexHarrison-zv4jj haha ya they just take a vacation to hell right when the exterminations happen
The Hazbin Hotel joke is 10x funnier when you know some of the characters were voiced by Alex Brightman, who was the Broadway Beetlejuice.
The Maitland's deaths were subtly foreshadowed if you looked carefully at the rear bumper on their car.
They have a bumper sticker that says, "I brake for animals".
Braking for the dog was what ultimately got them killed.
13:22 I always loved that shot, with only Davis freaking out and Baldwin just taking a gasp while CLEARLY not watching in the same direction, only years later I realized it was most likely a composite shot, and they were reacting to a cue backstage and did not see whatever FX fuckery was going around in front of Keaton's face
I never noticed this, but now I can't unsee it.
i think Beetlejuice is a perfect example of a character that's really fun as a fictional person, but would likely be hated as a real being
A hazbin hotel AND gravity falls reference in one kill count? Oh James you spoil us!
My cartoon-loving heart remains pleased
My head cannon for the (film) Maitlands is they actually tried to have a baby and either couldn't conceive or lost the pregnancy. It's all in the subtext on Geena Davis' face in that ONE moment when Barbara's cousin (Jane the Realitor?) is telling them they shouldn't live there because the house was "too big for them." While Baldwin really disliked the role (can't blame him because people mix him up with barry bostwick from RHPS to this day), Davis is acting with her whole freaking face in every frame she's in.
@@thebeebz9511 That was my thought too when I rewatched this. I thought maybe it was more evident that it was a miscarriage in an earlier draft or something.
Omg, he really does look like Barry Bostwick in this movie! No wonder it was a small shock every time I was reminded that Alec Baldwin was even in this movie.
Geena Davis?
That's not head cannon, that was certainly all intentional. There was a time when movies didn't need to explicitly explain everything and they could show information with out telling you.
Geena?
HEATHERS MENTION OMG OMG THANK YOU JAMES I LOVE HEATHERS HEATHERS MY LOVE!!!! AAAAAA THANK YOU JAMES
The shrimpy hand scare definitely got me as a kid. But I still love this sequence. RIP Mr bellafonte. At least he got one last viewing at the beetlejuice musical.
Legend says if you say James’s name three times, he’ll come and break down a horror movie for you…
I doubt you’ll see this but I just moved into college and have been feeling extremely homesick, I am having such a hard time adjusting but this video just made me feel some sort of assurance that I’m alright man thank you
This channel always helps when you’re feeling down. 👍 ❤
“Gonna tell my kids, this was hasbin hotel” love that 17:40
Didn’t expect it, cracked me 5 ways to a pentagram!
Hazbin
@@thatcomicandmangafanfromdublin ??
@@BakaSimply its hazbin hotel not hasbin hotel
A lot of the behind-the-scenes info about this movie is really interesting - some of the original Michael McDowell scripts were a lot darker and straight-up horror instead of a horror-comedy (and Beetlejuice was originally written to be a demon instead of a super powerful ghost - something cool they brought back for the musical version)! ^^
I meant to comment right when this episode come out. I lost my wife earlier this year and Beetlejuice was one of her favorite movies and it is my daughter's as well and I watched it with my daughter after my wife died. She passed away unexpectedly in July and I so would have loved for her to have seen this episode. This was a pleasant surprise as was The Terminator kill count! Love this channel!
I think you should keep the Burton train going by covering Sleepy Hollow. The kills in that movie are wild
You guys don’t even know how excited i was when I got this notification. Beetlejuice is literally my favorite movie, show and musical (I’ve seen the musical on broadway and am seeing it on tour next year!)
It’s definitely become my comfort media
Insane that beetlejucie and heathers came out on the same weekend- that’s CRAZY!
References to Gravity Falls, Game of Thrones, and Hazbin Hotel?
James with some great swings in this episode!
where was the gravity falls reference?
@@angelyromano3075gideon
@angelyromano3075 20:58
20:57
@@angelyromano3075when he said “Scary-oke” which is also an episode of GF. And when he name drops “L’il Gideon” who is a character in that show
17:40 We Just Got A Hazbin Hotel Joke In The Kill Count Before GTA 7.
lol 😂
We got recorded proof of both James A Jannise and Brennan Lee Mulligan saying Hazbin Hotel. What even is 2024 man
That makes sense considering Alex Brightman, the VA for both Adam and Sir Pentious, played Betelgeuse in the Broadway adaptation.
@@slayallrebels5996wait really?
Dead internet theory
YOU KNOW HOW LONG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS OOOOH IM ABOUT TO MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF
17:41 The whiplash I got from that reference 😅
Beetlejuice: "It's Showtime!"
I literally screamed when James mentioned Hazbin Hotel and Lil Gideon from Gravity Falls
I love those shows !
and I love Beetlejuice !
this is my favourite Kill Count now lol ♡
I remembered the cartoon version! Also never realized how little screen beetlejuice actually had, just shows Michael Keaton did amazing job!
Hazbin AND Gravity Falls in one video?! Love it!!
18:33 is the best part of the video, hands down 😂
I love how Dead Meat has come to a level that James can autoreference/quote himself 😅
When James said “Braise yourselves it’s show time” got me so hyped up for the sequel.
Braise?😭
6:02 You’re gonna LOVE what they do to him in the sequel!!! Lol
Beetlejuice isn't the real villain.
It's a freaking DOG.
Also, love your Beetlejuice costume James.
@@jmanvids2007 Beetlejuice is a antihero to me.
A villain yes, in the prologue.
not really he tried to marry a MINOR!! gross,the dog was just being a dog
@@xxGothrd Good point. I didn't think about that.
Fun fact, last year during production on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in Vermont someone snuck onto set and somehow managed to steal the 150 pound Delia Deetz sculpture and a decorated lamp post. The mystery remains unsolved to this day.
"Thelma and Louis-a al-Gaib" is the funniest reference since James managed to drop the word milquetoast during an actual milk toast in the count for some random movie. Well done!
"Riding in on a sandworm like Thelma and Louise-an Al Gaib" is one of the craziest and most clever lines I have ever heard lol
If you know anybody born in the late 80s who makes A LOT of puns/dad jokes, you can probably blame the Beetleguise cartoon that ran on Nick. They might not even remember watching it but if you pull clips from the show, those puns are painfully on the nose...and I kinda love it.
Yeah Beetlejuice ran on Nick around 91-94 then Cartoon Network picked it up from 94-early 98, those were some good years.
I just rewatched this one last night and my God, it holds up so wonderfully. My brother and I practically had this movie on repeat by the time we were old enough to watch it, so I really shouldn't still enjoy it this much. But it's just that kind of lightning in a bottle that only old school Tim Burton could deliver.
There's actually a third Harry Belafonte song. It's "Man Smart, Woman Smarter." It plays on the radio when they're doing their morning routine. Edit: I just realized there is a fourth Harry Belafonte song, "Sweetheart From Venezuela," that plays in the beginning. So this soundtrack is half Danny Elfman and half Harry Belafonte
I'm so use to listening to the musical I sometimes forget that in the film you have to say his name 3 times even if there are breaks or words in between to summon him. In the musical they make it so you have to say his name 3 times in a row unbroken so they can do bits with Lydia teasing BJ by pretending to summon him then backing out after 2 only to do it when she promised she was for real this time
The musical is so iconic
17:42 the hazbin hotel shoutout and the fact that the show, I have watched since the original pilot, has made it so mainstream is beyond me.
I don’t know if the sequel will be good or not, but gosh dang I’m excited to have the opportunity to watch a new Beetlejuice movie in the theater.
Seeing James yell "MEUNDIES?! MEUNDIES???" in a helllike area is not something i thought I'd see.
I SCREAMED at the Hazbin Hotel reference 😂😂😂
SAME
Fun Fact: Alex Brightman who plays Beetlejuice in the Broadway shows plays Sir Pentious and Adam in Hazbin Hotel as well as Fizzaroli in Hazbin's sister series Helluva Boss with Adam's maskless design being based on him.
I truly couldn't believe that Adam and Barbara were the only kills in the movie. So glad this film qualified for a Kill Count!
Also, super excited for the VHS Kill Count and its unique format! I think its gonna be an all-timer!
Watched this movie for the first time this week for this killcount and im so glad i did!! Absolute classic
11:34 That jumpscared me for a moment and for another moment, I laughed at James' Beetlejuice's BUSINESS costume
This movie has a special spot in my heart mostly because of the musical. Not only did I see it live last year but I also got a picture autographed by Alex Brightman from my theater teacher as a graduation gift. I can even do a decent impression of Alex Brightman's Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice just became playable on Multiversus today. What great timing