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Lydia Deetz and Lydia (the replacement juror) from "Runaway Jury"


The replacement juror: "Lydia" from "Runaway Jury". Does anyone else think this characters clothing and style is a bit like "Lydia Deetz". Wonder if that was a nod to someone who worked on "Beetlejuice", or if im super bored and doing some serious over analyzing?? Any thoughts??


What business is it of yours... where I am from, Friend-O.

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I have wondered that ever since I saw Runaway Jury. Suddenly there is someone with that not particularly common name. I perked right up because I used to watch the Beetlejuice cartoon so the name was very familiar. I waited for some kind of explanation/connection as the movie progressed but nope. Nothing.

I even wrote a letter to the TV magazine I used to get - because they had a small section for subscriber questions. They printed my question - but only to reply they didn't know either.

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My brother and I LOVED beetlejuice. I was born in '83, he was '84. We must've watched that VHS 700 times. I noticed it immediately. It was strange, is all

What business is it of yours... where I am from, Friend-O.

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Her name in Runaway Jury is Lydia Deets, so I am thinking it has to be an in-joke.

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