The Making Of ‘Beeltejuice’ Is Coming In ‘Documentary For The Recently Deceased’
Tim Burton’s horror comedyBeetlejuiceis undoubtedly one of his best efforts. It’s when the filmmaker was firing on all cylinders and at the top of his game. After 32 years, you might think there’s nothing left to learn about the movie starringMichael Keatonas the ghost with the most, but French filmmakerFred China, producer/1980s fanaticAdam F. Goldberg(creator ofThe Goldbergs), and producerLee Leshen(Back in Time, Ghostheads) have a whole movie to prove you wrong.Documentary for the Recently Deceasedis a forthcoming project about the making ofBeetlejuicethat will dive deep into the production of the film, from shooting in the small town of East Corinth, Vermont to crafting intricate stop-motion animated creatures and effects. The good news is you don’t have to wait for a sneak peek, because there’s already a trailer to tease the story behind the beloved pop culture cornerstone.
Beetlejuice Documentary Trailer
io9called our attention toDocumentary for the Recently Deceased, which producer Lee Leshen described to them like this:
Though interviews with the cast and crew are touted, it doesn’t appear as if Tim Burton could be wrangled in to look back at the film. It also remains to be seen if other primary cast members likeGeena DavisandAlec Baldwincould be rustled up. The movie is currently in post-production, so there might still be time to make that happen, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re not keen on digging into the movie yet again. Surely they’ve covered theirBeetlejuicedays extensively in the 32 years since the movie was released.
Honestly, based on the trailer above, it doesn’t sound like there are many exciting stories to tell from the making ofBeetlejuice. There might be interesting details about how certain make-up tricks and special effects were pulled off, but based on this trailer, it doesn’t play in a way that sounds all that compelling. Most of it feels like you’re hearing a story from your grandparents about how there was a movie that rolled into town one time. That doesn’t mean this movie should be completely disregarded, but so far, the only thing compelling about it is that the subject isBeetlejuice. Hopefully there’s more engaging material in the full movie.
Documentary for the Recently Deceaseddoesn’t yet have an official release date.
