Beetlejuice: The Musical
Movie • 2018
ReportBeetlejuice is a musical with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. It is based on the 1988 film of the same name.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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g0thfrommars
while the maitlands are alive, beetlejuice watches them as a ghost without them knowing.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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yaybees
(SPOILERS!!!!) beetlejuice does lie a LOT to the maitlands and lydia, burning the maitlands’ handbook for the recently deceased to trick them into thinking he was their only help, and attempting to forcefully get lydia to marry him by tricking her into exercising the maitlands and only saving them when she’d marry him
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gayteeth
in the musical neither of the parents are directly mean or abusive iirc. there is a child who gets scared (girl scout) but no physical or anything and she survives it might count as abuse
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Addiction
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g0thfrommars
in the second song, beetlejuice jokes about doing coke and smoke fills the stage. also a joke about 'not smoking cigars in bed'.
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Is there addiction?
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g0thfrommars
some jokes about drugs
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Murkyspace
A character recounts a past memory of their parent abusing alcohol in the second act
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Is there a dead animal?
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There is a whole, intact, fake roast pig that “comes alive” and begins to sing and assault multiple characters during Day-O in the first act.
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Are there snakes?
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g0thfrommars
big sandworm/snake but it's a prop which doesn't look real
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Are there bugs?
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sapphoinastripclub
Oftentimes there are beetle images throughout the theatre.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Quasar
An adult gets married to a minor however he describes it as “a green card thing” and there’s a whole song about how creepy it is
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Is someone restrained?
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Murkyspace
A character is strapped to a game show wheel against their will in the second act. Another is implied to be restrained, but there's nothing physically restraining them, they're just stuck in a floating position.
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sapphoinastripclub
Beetlejuice (attempts to and does) grope and forcefully kiss multiple characters throughout the show. Beetlejuice is often called a “pervert.”
In Creepy Old Guy during the second act, catcalling is implied with a wolf-whistle from a female character. A character sings about how creepy old men made them feel ”used and kinda confused” by staring at them on the street when they were 10.
In Creepy Old Guy during the second act, catcalling is implied with a wolf-whistle from a female character. A character sings about how creepy old men made them feel ”used and kinda confused” by staring at them on the street when they were 10.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
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A character appears in the underworld wearing a charred and still glowing outfit and says “never smoke cigars in bed.” It implies he indeed did burn alive.
A character puts on a puppet show with a book and proceeds to burn the book as the “book” screams and pleads.
A character puts on a puppet show with a book and proceeds to burn the book as the “book” screams and pleads.
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Is there amputation?
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There is a severed head (that pops out of a box) during The Fright of Our Lives in the first act.
A character has both his (fake) arms ripped off at once during That Beautiful Sound in the second act. The character proceeds to dance around with no arms for the remainder of the scene.
There is a severed leg (that we do not see being severed, but we know which character it was severed from) in the second act towards the end of the show.
A character has both his (fake) arms ripped off at once during That Beautiful Sound in the second act. The character proceeds to dance around with no arms for the remainder of the scene.
There is a severed leg (that we do not see being severed, but we know which character it was severed from) in the second act towards the end of the show.
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Does a head get squashed?
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gayteeth
iirc a characters head is shrunk , but you dont see it happen you only see the shrunken head, its not graphic and its a pretty cartoony prop
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Is someone tortured?
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A character is strapped to a wheel with the words “Life or Death” on it. When the wheel is spun, spikes slap them in the face as they spin. The character is terrified and makes confessions.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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at the start, adam and barbara fall through their floorboards and die
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Is there excessive gore?
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No, but there is a fake severed head in the first act, and a fake severed leg in the second act.
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Does a kid die?
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g0thfrommars
the girl scout has a defective heart and comes close to dying but nothing related to her dying is shown, and in some versions of the play she is shown coming out alive, stating that her heart is "stronger than she thought".
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Hannerz
In the comedic song "Creepy Old Guy," teenaged Lydia sings that she actually enjoys being objectified by creepy old guys in order to trick Beetlejuice into following through on his scheme to marry her (not romantically/sexually motivated, "it's a green card thing!"). The show makes clear that she is lying in the song, and that sexualizing and/or marrying minors is not OK.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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g0thfrommars
beetlejuice and lydia create a 'haunted house', they lure people into the house and scare them but everyone survives and the whole situation is more funny than scary or upsetting.
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Does a parent die?
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Lydia mourning her mother's death is a major plot driver, and Beetlejuice kills his mother near the end of the show.
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Does someone cheat?
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g0thfrommars
it's a running joke that beetlejuice likes adam and barbara, there's a gag at one point where beetlejuice and adam kiss but barbara is not upset by this. a widowed man remarries.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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sapphoinastripclub
A character uses a book as a makeshift puppet and directs a puppet show to children in the audience. They then throw the book in the fire as they continue to scream in a puppet voice.
A ukulele/small string instrument is destroyed twice.
A character destroys their metal detector.
A character smashes their painting.
A ukulele/small string instrument is destroyed twice.
A character destroys their metal detector.
A character smashes their painting.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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A scary severed head pops out of a box during Fright of Their Lives in the first act.
Beetlejuice quickly pops up from an elevator in the orchestra pit during the end of the first act.
A very large Beetlejuice head prop and hands props come onstage. It is not insanely rapid, but absolutely unexpected. This is during the same scene as the elevator one. This can be frightening for audiences in the middle orchestra.
A large sandworm puppet is brought onto stage multiple times throughout the show. It is not rapid, but can be startling.
Characters abruptly yell sometimes.
Beetlejuice quickly pops up from an elevator in the orchestra pit during the end of the first act.
A very large Beetlejuice head prop and hands props come onstage. It is not insanely rapid, but absolutely unexpected. This is during the same scene as the elevator one. This can be frightening for audiences in the middle orchestra.
A large sandworm puppet is brought onto stage multiple times throughout the show. It is not rapid, but can be startling.
Characters abruptly yell sometimes.
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Is someone possessed?
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gayteeth
all of the possessing that happens is for jokes, such as the Day-O song which the only harm done to a possessed person is a dead pig “attacking” them , and the Maitlands only get possessed for a moment in a song and compliment Beetlejuice (no harm done to them)
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Are there ghosts?
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sapphoinastripclub
The “ghosts” are just actors in normal everyday clothes. They do not look like ghosts. During one scene, they cut holes in bedsheets and throw it over themselves, pretending to be classical ghosts.
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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if i’m not wrong ! there’s a comment about the sound of someone screaming soiling themselves by saying something along the lines of “that’s the sound of white underwear turning brown”
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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sapphoinastripclub
Lydia is constantly shown grieving, but does not show signs of PTSD.
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Murkyspace
Implied self-harm from Miss Argentina mentioning her "little accident" while showing her wrists in What I Know Now, but nothing's shown onstage
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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yaybees
*kind of,* lydia is very obviously mentally ill and traumatised by her mother’s death, so she’s shown acting irrationally (haunting a house with beetlejuice, endangering herself and the others by going into the netherworld to find her mom, etc)
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Murkyspace
Mentioned below, but a character does attempt to jump off of a roof with the intent to kill themself and reads their suicide note aloud.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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sapphoinastripclub
There is an onstage attempt at suicide featuring the reading of a suicide note and several attempts to get a running start jumping off a roof. The character threatens suicide multiple times during the show, including saying “I wish I was dead.”
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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sapphoinastripclub
No, but there are instances of breakdowns where a character becomes unhinged, or one where a character breaks down to cry.
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gayteeth
it isnt really directly said lady argentina did it but it she refers to it as “her little accident” and there is something on the costume that indicates she did it (her wrists
and Pretty early into the show, lydia starts reading her suicide note and is about to attempt suicide but she is interrupted and doesnt do it, and there is a song just after where she references doing it a little
and Pretty early into the show, lydia starts reading her suicide note and is about to attempt suicide but she is interrupted and doesnt do it, and there is a song just after where she references doing it a little
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Is there shakey cam?
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yaybees
it’s a musical, so it does depend on what version you’re watching. since there were no official recordings, you may get shaky secondhand recordings
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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gayteeth
quite a lot actually, mostly used in beetlejuice’s scenes and are impossible to skip im pretty sure (there isnt a warning before they happen)
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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sapphoinastripclub
Beetlejuice jokes with the audience multiple times. He speaks to the audience directly often, and will make a few jokes and point to an audience member (sat in stage-right-side front orchestra) and say “this guy knows what I’m talking about.”
Beetlejuice will also go stage right and ask if there are any kids in the audience (which was me, a very short 20yr old, one night) and proceed to give them a horrible puppet show.
Beetlejuice will also go stage right and ask if there are any kids in the audience (which was me, a very short 20yr old, one night) and proceed to give them a horrible puppet show.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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sapphoinastripclub
Babies are mentioned multiple times and there is clear implications that characters are upset they died before having children.
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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RowanOakley
Worth noting that in many versions of the show, Beetlejuice hits on Adam. It's kinda sorta played for laughs. If I recall correctly, Alex Brightman or someone else described Beetlejuice as pansexual.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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RowanOakley
Beetlejuice is canonically pansexual. He's a ghost when the play begins, and then he is brought back to life and killed again. He sticks around for the whole story, though, so it's not Bury Your Gays.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Murkyspace
Like in the movie, Beetlejuice (an adult) attempts to marry Lydia (a minor), but here he specifically mentions that he has no sexual or romantic interest in her and treats the wedding as a green card scam. He does point out how upsetting the age gap is, and Lydia pretends to go along with the wedding at one point, but there is no interest on either side.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Murkyspace
There are several sexual jokes (mostly from Beetlejuice), orgies are mentioned once, and in some shows Beetlejuice gives Adam a lapdance. Two characters are shown in a bedroom post-coitus, but they both have their clothes on.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Murkyspace
Debatable, but Beetlejuice refers to Adam as "sexy" multiple times and sexually harasses him. He does similar things to Barbara, but it's toned down. It's played for laughs
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Is there bestiality?
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Midgardmartyr
No, but a fake roast whole pig is possessed to hump an actor onstage.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Murkyspace
Implied. Beetlejuice recounts a time when his mother scolded him for having purple hair, which is a visual indicator that he is sad/depressed. He is not actively shamed for crying, but he is shamed for being emotionally vulnerable.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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yaybees
(SPOILERS) bittersweet, lydia marries beetlejuice so she can kill him again after saving adam and barbara, and when juno comes to take lydia back to the netherworld, beetlejuice comes back to save her, and he hugs everyone and has to say goodbye, and lydia never gets her mother back like she intended. it’s not sad per say, but if you’re rooting for beetlejuice to stay or for lydia to get her mom back, you may be sad at the circumstances
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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sapphoinastripclub
There is a fake severed head with a scary face that pops out from a box with a red neck stump during the first act song “Fright of Their Lives.” It is played with for a moment and quickly disposed of.
There are fake arms that are ripped off that (might) feature red sockets during the second act song “That Beautiful Sound.” The arms are taken away, but the armless character continues to dance around.
There is a severed leg with a bloody stump at the end of the show. It stays around for a couple minutes before being disposed of.
There are fake arms that are ripped off that (might) feature red sockets during the second act song “That Beautiful Sound.” The arms are taken away, but the armless character continues to dance around.
There is a severed leg with a bloody stump at the end of the show. It stays around for a couple minutes before being disposed of.
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Is there gun violence?
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sapphoinastripclub
No, but a silent character carries a very large hunting gun prop in the second act song “What I Know Now.”
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