It never sat right with me. Betelgeuse makes a deal with Lydia that he rescues the Maitlands in exchange for her marrying him. He held up his side of bargain, on top of getting rid of the unwanted guests. Why did Lydia need to be rescued from paying her end of the deal? She should have known what she was getting herself into.
shareUm, you're mixing up the spelling of his name with that red star in the constellation Orion.
Beetlejuice = character
Betelgeuse = red star
* fixed it for you
Beetle Juice = movie title
Betelgeuse = character
Betelgeuse = red star
lol it even comes up in the story. They can't pronounce it correctly the first time they read it.
shareHe's also credited as "Betelgeuse" in the end titles. That's the official name of the character. The writers chose it because of the star's location in the Orion constellation; it's known as "the armpit of the universe."
shareYes, but he does get his points back during the cartoon version from Canada!
shareSemantics say that the living can't really marry the dead, what would that have made Lydia, a widow's widow, or a widow of a widow?
shareI don’t remember this scene exactly, but I think Lydia herself remains passive in this scene while the others try to say “Beetlejuice” three times.
shareUh, Lydia is 16. Betelgeuse is hundreds of years old... Nuff said?
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