Beetlejuice Costume

Beetlejuice at its heart is really just a simple fairy tale. It was a comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton and released in March 1988 to the tune of just over $8 million during its opening weekend in the United States. Starring Michael Keaton in the title role, the film is not only visually inventive but also imaginatively funny, due in large part to the amazingly funny yet grotesque and manic performance by Keaton who lent a dark edge of menace to the lead character. Beetlejuice was a huge financial and critical success, returning five times its reported $13 million budget, making it the 10th highest grossing movie of 1988. It was so successful it lived on in a sequel called Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, and was spun off in an animated TV series that involved Beetlejuice producer David Geffen, director Tim Burton, and composer Danny Elfman. The huge success of this movie has made the Beetle Juice costume a popular one every Halloween since the movie debuted.

Your typical Beetlejuice costume will come with the basics which include black and white striped pants, striped suit jacket, boot covers, and a vinyl character mask worn completely over the head. It's all about what Beetlejuice wears. Other costume sets to dress you as the beloved Beetlejuice have a shirt with attached vest, and across-the-chest belt with buckle, and a black fabric sash. Still other costumes will give you a jumpsuit with built-in muscles in the torso and legs, an armband, and a spike choker that goes around your neck. Deluxe costumes provide accessories like additional belts, a bandana, jacket with pocket flaps, and a dickie that goes around your neck to be worn in front on your chest to show a collared shirt and with a black tie attached.

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Oh, Beetlejuice is a mischievous ghostly character, a bio-exorcist from the underworld who exists only to do away with humans, make them simply go away. In true form, he is obnoxious and devious, not the type of being you want to cozy up to and try to get close to. Want to enter the real world? Then you must say Beetlejuice's name three times in a row. While wearing your Beetlejuice costume, it would be cool if you could get your family and friends to say your name three times before you turn to them to acknowledge that they called you. This will get under their skin, but you will then be so much like Beetlejuice in the movie! An additional power he has is the ability to shape-shift. If he wants to become something he likes, all he does is utter the word. Of course, this power of his isn't fool proof as doing this often brings him into some situation that he did not expect.

Go online and you can find a large number and variety of Halloween costumes for adults. Plenty of common costumes are there for the taking, but some interesting ones will pop up too, like the Beetlejuice costume! Use your imagination and you may just find the exact costume you are looking for, but you are just as likely to stumble on the unexpected. Chances are, you'll discover that someone thought of a way to take just about anything you can think of, like things you use in your every day life, and make it into a Halloween costume. Certainly, going to an online store that sells just costumes and Halloween party supplies will provide you with a huge selection, both common and rare costumes. And that's where you will most likley find your Beetlejuice costume.