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Beetlejuice (1988)

Directed by Tim Burton · Cinematography by Thomas E. Ackerman

PG92 min60 frames

FantasyComedy

In this house... if you've seen one ghost... you haven't seen them all.

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Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: wide — A dark room features vintage floral wallpaper and two ornate four-poster bed frames. A man sits awake in the…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A man sits in a folding chair on a porch during the night. The area is illuminated by harsh red lighting…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — Two people gaze through an opening framed by patterned curtains against a dark background. The man in…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: establishing — A silhouette of a large, multi-story house sits atop a hill under dark clouds. Dense trees surround…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A dark dining room features a glass block wall illuminated by blue internal light. A woman in a black dress…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A miniature graveyard model features a stylized neon sign displaying the text Betelgeuse twice. A man sits…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a worn sofa against a textured wall surface. A pale-skinned woman and a…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A figure stands in a dark environment illuminated by a harsh green light source. The subject wears a…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: closeup — A dark space features a man lit by the cool light of an unseen device. The subject gazes downward at…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped attic space features wooden rafters visible in the shadowed background. A figure wearing an…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: wide — A dark wooden attic space is cluttered with miscellaneous items and hanging red fairy lights. Four…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: closeup — A dark, interior setting features a window frame with a spider web. A young woman in profile stares toward…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — An industrial-style office room features metal grates, green lighting, and a backwards neon sign. Two…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: fullbody — A man stands on a stage floor with an staircase structure in the background. He is illuminated by a…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A modern bar area features a large abstract painting of two figures behind him. A man in a suit holds a…Beetlejuice (1988) movie still: medium — A dark, cluttered workspace is filled with piles of papers and vintage desk equipment. Two skeletons are…
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Beetlejuice — official trailer

What is Beetlejuice about?

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Where can you watch Beetlejuice?

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What does the cinematography of Beetlejuice look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, Beetlejuice builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Thomas E. Ackerman keeps 77% of it in soft, low-key light. 82% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of Beetlejuice?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Beetlejuice (1988) are #090d09, #f9f9f8, #32302d, #0d0f2e, #2a1410, #8f8875 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #f9f9f8
  • #32302d
  • #0d0f2e
  • #2a1410
  • #8f8875

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