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Beetlejuice is an American dark fantasy comedy horror media franchise that originated with the film Beetlejuice (1988). The overall plot centers around a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse, who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her neglectful father and her new step-mother.
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- ↑ The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood, Page 90
- ↑ Larry Wilson, Yahoo! Movies [ dead link ]
