Summary

• Beetlejuice was Netflix’s first DVD in 1998 and represented a significant connection between the two.
• The success of Netflix originals like “Stranger Things” and “Wednesday” is partly due to the impact of the cast and crew of “Beetlejuice.”
• Despite its continued popularity, Beetlejuice 2 is unlikely to stream on Netflix, but may be available as a streaming offering on Max.

Beetlejuice and Netflix have had some interesting overlaps since the media company was launched, and their momentum continues to grow almost 30 years later through connections to Beetlejuice 2s cast. Although it has been over 36 years since Tim Burton’s horror comedy Beetlejuice premiered in cinemas, the enthusiasm and love for the cult classic remained despite the many changes in the industry and in Burton’s own career. With Beetlejuice Beetlejuice The long-delayed sequel will be released on September 6, 2024, and expands the franchise with new advancements and cultural changes since 1988.

Although Beetlejuice Premiering a decade before Netflix began as a DVD mail-order service, the franchise and the media company have maintained an interesting relationship since 1988. After setting a record in the early days of physical media founding, Netflix BeetlejuiceNetflix’s connection has been strengthened since it became a successful streaming service and production company. In a strange reversal Beetlejuice played a major role in Netflix’s initial launch in 1998, while Netflix now plays an indirect role in the sequel’s launch in 2024 due to the overlap with Beetlejuice 2Cast and crew of .

Beetlejuice was the very first DVD delivered by Netflix in 1998

Beetlejuice was Netflix’s first DVD rental via mail service

Beetlejuice holds the unique record of being the very first DVD that Netflix sent to its subscribers in March 1998. After Beetlejuice was the first film to be shipped in Netflix’s iconic envelopes. The company shipped over 5.2 billion DVDs before shutting down the service in 2023 (via TODAY). The last DVD Netflix shipped through its DVD program was reportedly a Blu-ray copy of the 2010 Coen brothers’ film True determinationwhich officially concludes Netflix’s original concept after 25 years.

Netflix was officially founded in August 1997 with its mail-order DVD movie rental program. The company launched its streaming service in 2007 and began producing original content in 2012.

Although DVDs only came onto the market as a medium for consuming films in 1996, this is proof of BeetlejuiceThe popularity of The 400 was so great that it was the very first film ordered through Netflix, even though it had already been available on VHS for a decade. Rather than a newer release that some subscribers may have seen for the first time at home, the first DVD ordered through Netflix was a film that had already been available several years earlier. The continued attraction of Beetlejuice was therefore already clear when Netflix history was made in 1998, and the timeless film still has an impact on Netflix‘s business today.

The main cast and crew members of Beetlejuice 2 were already successful on Netflix before the sequel

Would Beetlejuice 2 have existed in 2024 without Netflix’s most popular TV shows?

Two of the biggest Netflix TV shows of all time have arguably Beetlejuice They owe part of their popularity to this franchise. Beetlejuice was the breakthrough role of Winona Ryder, who was the biggest A-list actor to join Stranger Things Season 1The success of this show helped to boost Netflix’s original content. Ryder’s role as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice made her one of the most iconic teen actresses of the 1980s, with the nostalgia of the role and its enduring appeal helping to increase the impact of her Stranger Things Casting and the show’s cultural homages to the 1980s.

Given that Netflix supported Jenna Ortega’s breakthrough and the careers of Winona Ryder and Tim Burton regained popularity, one could argue that Netflix is ​​partly to thank for Beetlejuice 2 finally coming to fruition.

Meanwhile, after more than a decade of films that mostly flopped at the box office, were panned by critics, or both, Tim Burton’s comeback officially took place when he signed on as director and executive producer of Netflix’s Wednesday show. Next to Stranger Things, Wednesday is one of Netflix’s most popular and successful series, and Tim Burton’s name created anticipation for the The Addams Family Spin-offs show a big boost. Wednesday also contains clever references to Beetlejuice and Tim Burton’s other classic films of the 80s and 90s, it is clear that his early filmography has a significant influence on the series’ cinematic approach and design.

Although she would not be born until over a decade later BeetlejuicePublication from 1988, Jenna Ortega became famous through her horror roles, especially the title role in Wednesdaybefore they were cast Beetlejuice 2Jenna Ortega is one of the biggest names in Beetlejuice 2 apart from the returning original stars, and their popularity rose rapidly after they appeared in Tim Burton’s Wednesday Show. From Netflix supporting Jenna Ortega’s breakthrough to the resurgence of Winona Ryder and Tim Burton’s career popularity, one can argue that Beetlejuice 2 The fact that it’s finally happening is partly thanks to Netflix.

Beetlejuice 2’s connections to Netflix make the original film’s story more heartwarming

The popularity of Beetlejuice and Netflix has lasted for decades

Netflix may not be directly involved in Beetlejuice 2but their overlap makes the fact that Tim Burton’s 1988 film was an important part of the company’s origins more significant. While Beetlejuice Premiere in 1988 and Netflix sent its first DVD in 1998, both are still very successful and influential in pop culture today. It is incredible to see that Beetlejuice and Netflix have survived separately in the cultural consciousness for so longNevertheless, overlaps do occur over time.

After
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was the first DVD that Netflix delivered, the cast and crew of the film later found success on Netflix before
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It feels like the company is returning the favor.

In addition, as the Beetlejuice Franchise and Netflix models stand today, both are very different from their original products. Beetlejuice and Netflix have adapted to the times while retaining much of what made them so attractiveand even came together indirectly through their two successes. After Beetlejuice was the first DVD that Netflix delivered, the cast and crew of the film later found success on Netflix before Beetlejuice 2 It feels like the company is returning the favor.

Due to streaming changes, Netflix can’t close the big circle with Beetlejuice 2

Netflix can’t be the first service to stream Beetlejuice 2

Although Beetlejuice and Netflix now have quite a bit of overlap, they will unfortunately miss a chance to come full circle from their origins to reflect the industry’s transition to streaming. Similar to BeetlejuiceNetflix’s order of illustrated the growing popularity of DVDs. It would have been interesting to see how Netflix Beetlejuice 2‘s first streaming home to highlight the popularity of this new medium. Given the rise of new streaming services following the success of Netflix, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2 will likely appear on another platform when it finally comes to that medium.

Instead of Netflix first streaming home of Beetlejuice 2 will probably be Maxbecause the film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. While Beetlejuice 2 could finally appear on Netflix at a later date, there is no telling how long it will take until the upcoming horror comedy will be available on this streaming service. Although it is the company’s first rental, it is unclear whether the original Beetlejuice was ever available to stream on Netflix, which reduces the likelihood that Tim Burton’s sequel will appear on the streamer soon after its theatrical release.

Source: TODAY

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  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to Tim Burton’s original classic, starring Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror comedy where ghosts try to stop new home buyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as a hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now with Jenna Ortega in a new role.

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  In Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton plays the titular “bio-exorcist,” a vile ghost who specializes in driving living residents out of homes. When Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) suddenly die, they pass into the spirit world and are forced to stay in their house. In the living world, however, the Deetz family buys the house and moves in, prompting the Maitlands to enlist Beetlejuice’s help to drive them out.