Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Why Michael Keaton's Betelgeuse Only Appears For 17 Minutes Explained By Writers
The article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-screenwriter Miles Millar explains why Michael Keaton’s Betelgeuse only appears for a limited time.In Tim Burton’s original 1988 movie,the titular character only has 17 minutes of screen time, of which he wears his iconic striped suit for two minutes. That approach of keeping Betelgeuse as a sidecharacter did not change forBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, with Keaton appearing in that same time frame. Speaking withVarietyalongside his screenwriting partner Alfred Gough, Millar explained why Betelgeuse appears in the movie for such a short time....