Review of Beetlejuice (1988) by Paul J — 14 Feb 2012

Seeing the actor from "Batman" play a dead guy? SOLD!

This review of Beetlejuice (1988) was written by Paul J on 14 Feb 2012.

Beetlejuice has generally received very positive reviews.

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