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Oh, man, I thought this thread would be about Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.

The earlier script of the actual movie is here. Given how much I enjoyed reading the original BTTF script, I'm going to give this one a read, too.
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Vaporman87
Well, I was turned off by just the title of the never made sequel. After reading the review, It affirmed my suspicions.
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Mr Magic
Beetlejuice used to scare me as a kid.
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Benjanime
well speaking of beetlejuice, shoutfactory is releasing the complete animated series on dvd supposedly next month, with the price around a hundred dollars
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It seems like things are coming together with regard to the long awaited Beetlejuice sequel. But who knows. Still, this gives us a reason to think it will happen.
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Vaporman87 wrote :

It seems like things are coming together with regard to the long awaited Beetlejuice sequel. But who knows. Still, this gives us a reason to think it will happen.
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Okay so, maybe it's not going to happen. And maybe that's a good thing.
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In the words of Kevin Smith, didn't they say everything they needed to in the first one?

The original Beetlejuice is somehow rated PG even though there is a strip club scene, sexual groping, and even an F-bomb, "Nice F*cking model!"

There is no way that this would get made without an R-rating today! 
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eddstarr
I seem to recall Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert talked about this very subject, not during the movie's review but during one of their "special edition" non-review sessions.

Do you think your head would spin if you could see all the variations of favorite movies that fell to the cutting room floor? Since every project is a compromise I'm dreaming of a darker version of "Gone With The Wind".

I've always felt that Beetlejuice struck an impressive balance between dark & light. Too far in either direction results in a whole different movie experience.
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eddstarr wrote :

I've always felt that Beetlejuice struck an impressive balance between dark & light. Too far in either direction results in a whole different movie experience.
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Totally different. But Burton is the king of walking that fine line.
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There is no way that this would get made without an R-rating today! 
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There are tons of movies that fall into that category from the 80's. I think of movies from that decade with a PG rating and I find it humorous to think that it was the rating given. Since they don't re-rate films after ratings changes, it can be really confusing for a parent especially.
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Benjanime
it's probably for the best that a sequel isn't getting made. you never know when it's going to turn into an atrocity like charlie & the chocolate factory or that alice in wonderland movie.
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