This film's story, special effects, and whimsy (yeah I said it) are why I felt the need to break out into song during many a family dinner. And Alissa Dean blog alum 'Perv-Job Mcgee' Jeffrey Jones (Mr. Rooney) was in it. Along with a host of other way less pervy and much more talented folk. Below please enjoy the inspiration for my many table top antics as a child (and..erm..older child/teen/adult).....
OMG! and in my googling I actually found that Tim Burton originally wanted none other than Sammi Davis Jr. to play the title role! Check out this video of him at 6:
Great non sequitor Alissa! I never need to see that again!
Anyway, Sammi as the B would've been awesomely weird but alas, we were blessed with the insanely genius and quiiiiite underutilized Michael Keaton. Where the heck is Mr. Mom these days anyway...?
SOMEbody has clearly not seen Toy Story 3 yet...
ReplyDeleteps. Beetlejuice a) is vastly underrated these days, b) stars Alec Baldwin -- how could you go wrong there -- and c) also happens to be one of the films that made me want to write music for the mooveez.
pps. I'm starting a bad precedent here of only responding to posts that mention Jeffrey Jones. I'm scared.
ReplyDeleteYou love JJ....! And yeah...Such a fabulous score!
ReplyDeleteToy Story 3...hmm..interest piqued!
Check out who plays "Ken"...
ReplyDeleteJust watched Beetlejuice last night, too! I think we must be on some weird wormhole sync on our televisions. How great is it to see Alec Baldwin BEFORE he became a fat bloated alkie pile of s-h-i-t?
ReplyDeleteI know I know! ...want another young, HOT Alec Baldwin movie...go Netflix "Prelude To a Kiss".....Him and Meg Ryan! HAWT!
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