Is there an end credits scene in Beetlejuice?

Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice— starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega — is finally here. Is there an end credits scene that adds something to the sequel to the supernatural comedy that was 36 years in the making?

Keaton, of course, reprises his role as Beetlejuice, the bio-exorcist who tried to drive the Deetz family out of their home in Winter River, Connecticut, in the classic 1988 original. Also reprising their roles in the sequel are Ryder as Lydia Deetz and Catherine O'Hara as her stepmother Delia Deetz.

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After learning of the death of Charles Deetz – Delia's husband and Lydia's father – the duo, along with Lydia's rebellious teenage daughter Astrid (Ortega), return to Winter River to attend the patriarch's funeral. The Deetz family is joined at the funeral by Rory (Justin Theroux), who is Lydia's boyfriend and the producer of her ghost-hunting reality show. Haunted House.

While Astrid helps clean out the Deetz family home after the funeral, she discovers the model town of Winter River, built by Adam and Barbara Maitland (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) 36 years ago. One of the group members ignores a warning from Lydia and makes the mistake of saying “Beetlejuice” three times, leading to another wild encounter with “The Ghost with the Most.”

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However, Beetlejuice is the only ghost that the Deetzes and Rory have to contend with. Beetlejuice's ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci) has been reawakened and the vengeful ghost wants revenge. Meanwhile, Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe) – a deceased actor who likes to play police officers – tries to maintain law and order in the afterlife.

Note: The next section contains a small spoiler for the film.

Are the audience ignored during the credits of Beetlejuice?

Most big-budget films in recent years have had an end credits sequence, which generally serves one of two functions. Either the scene—which runs during or after the credits—ties up loose ends from an earlier part of the film, or it serves as a teaser for a possible sequel.

The last shot in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice suggests that the Bio-Exorcist's adventures could continue, depending on whether you believe he still exists as a ghost or is just a bad nightmare experienced by one of the characters.

Therefore, the question of whether Beetlejuice could possibly return for another film remains in limbo, because there is no end credits scene to hint in one way or another what the future holds for the character.

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Technically, there is more that appears on the screen after the last setting of Beetlejuice Beetlejuicebecause the credits start by showing the main characters and the names of the actors. Basically, it's like a curtain call in a theater where the main actors take one last bow.

Whether the departure of the main actors in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It is not yet clear whether the end of the franchise is really a sign that it is not yet ready to be seen. Because the lack of an end credits scene does not mean that there is no potential for a sequel.

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In the case of Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceHowever, Tim Burton has made it pretty clear that given the 36 years that have passed between the first two films, time is not on the franchise's side for another film.

Speaking to reporters during Beetlejuice Beetlejuices recent world premiere at the Venice Film Festival (via Deadline), Burton said about the prospects for a Beetlejuice 3“Let's do the math. It took me 35 years to do this one. If I had done another, I would be over 100. Thanks to medicine, that might be possible. But I don't think so.”

Age rating PG-13, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will have a preview on Thursday before hitting theaters on Friday.

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