Adam and Barbara Maitland have a subtle return inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, and their brief and unique cameo perfectly honors their originalBeetlejuicestory. Adam and Barbara Maitland were the protagonists of the original 1988Beetlejuice, with the Tim Burton film focusing on them attempting to haunt a family out of the house that they lived in before they were ghosts. Despite their importance to the original film, it was never clear if the twocharacters were going to return inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, but it turns out that the sequel did reference them in one small way.
Upon the reveal ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, it was clear that the cast would feature some of the most iconic characters from the original in returning roles,such as Michael Keaton’s Betelgeuse, Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz. However, one of the most controversial choices thatBeetlejuice Beetlejuicemade was to not bring backGeena Davis' Barbara Maitlandand Alec Baldwin’s Adam Maitland. Leaving the franchise’s original protagonists out was a problem, one thatBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceknew that it was going to have to address in order to keep fans of Tim Burton’s original movie happy.
Adam & Barbara Maitland Can Be Spotted In Winter River’s Town Model
They Have Figures Representing Their Deaths
Unfortunately,Adam and Barbara Maitland do not appear in the flesh inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, with Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis not returning for the legacy sequel. However, the characters are represented in a small way, as they can be spotted in the Winter River town model. The Winter River town model is one of the most iconic parts of the originalBeetlejuice, with Adam Maitland making the model of the town and leaving it in the attic before his death. In the original and the sequel, Betelgeuse inhabits the model, although it contains a major secret inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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In the opening ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,Adam and Barbara Maitland’s figures can be seen, with a model of their nearby car being found in the river. This is a clear nod to their deaths in the originalBeetlejuice, as they crashed into the lake and drowned. Although Adam and Barbara Maitland aren’t around anymore by the time ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice’s story, it is nice to see that the characters do have some representation in the sequel, with this Winter River town model homage being one of the best ways to honor their legacy.
What Beetlejuice 2’s Town Model Reveals About Adam & Barbara After Beetlejuice
They Were Still Around For A While
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s inclusion of the Maitlands in the town model may seem like nothing more than a nice homage, but it actually does reveal a little bit about the characters.The originalBeetlejuiceendswith the Maitlands and the Deetz family sharing the house, meaning that the ghosts continued to live there for an unspecified amount of time. Adding things like the figures of the Maitlands means that Adam continued to work on the model after his death, with him being able to continue one of his biggest joys that he had while he was alive.
On top of that, these figures may have to do with how they escaped into the afterlife. InBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,it is revealed that Adam and Barbara are able to move on despite the Deetz family still living in their house, with it being explained that they found a loophole. It is possible that Adam and Barbara may have used these figures to experiment, coming up with possibilities as to how they could get out of haunting their house. This could have led them to discover the loophole, finally allowing the couple to move on.
Why Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis Don’t Return In Beetlejuice 2
It Would’ve Been To Complicated
Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis not returning inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis sad, but there are some reasons as to why the characters couldn’t return. Firstly, inthe world ofBeetlejuice, characters don’t age once they are dead. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis have aged in the decades since the originalBeetlejuicewas released, so it would be hard to account for their change in appearance in the sequel.
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On top of that,the Maitlands can’t leave their house, meaning that focusing the film on them ties the setting of the movie down to one location.Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceexplores a lot more locations in the real world that are outside of the house, and these locations in Winter River and beyond couldn’t have been featured due to the Maitlands' restrictions. While it is sad that the Maitlands didn’t return, it would have been a lot harder to pull offBeetlejuice Beetlejuicewith them around, explaining their absence.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Cast
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
