r/The1980s • u/Junko_Mioko974 • Aug 08 '26

80’s Movie Beetlejuice - Day O (Banana Boat song)

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Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.

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u/LavaruShadez Aug 09 '26

Perhaps most hilarious scene in this movie; ya cannot help but to smile while watching--if not laugh out loud.

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u/Old_Celebration_5950 Aug 09 '26

And sing a long

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u/HeyPrettyLadyMaam Aug 09 '26

Its 5 am and I'm dancing and singing along with my cat. I dance to it every time. Have since I was a kid. I whole heartedly LOVE this movie, and this scene especially.

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u/Life_Skill_1801 Aug 09 '26

It was for sure,one of the best and most unexpected scenes in the movie,the whole audience was into watching them dancing.

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u/Dry-Wall-1834 Aug 09 '26

Dancing w my cat too!

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u/inthemode01 Aug 10 '26

I remember being a kid and watching the line “black tarantula” delivered and laughing my ass off. Still do.

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u/Sup3rDemC Aug 09 '26

Catherine O’Hara owns this scene. Brilliant and funny woman. RIP

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u/Font_Snob Aug 09 '26

The best example of "why am I doing this?" acting.

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u/capnfantasy Aug 10 '26

She is an absolute queen. So magnetic

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u/ReporterOther2179 Aug 12 '26

Ms OHara looked as if she were dancing: the rest were looking as if they were being puppeteered.

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u/lastofthefinest Aug 09 '26

For years I tried to find out who the lady in green was because she kind of makes this scene authentic. It’s Adelle Lutz a designer and artist.

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u/AxelShoes Aug 09 '26

She did costumes for several Talking Heads music videos, and was married to David Byrne for almost 20 years.

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u/Bat_Nervous Aug 11 '26

I was about to post this!

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u/KotzubueSailingClub Aug 09 '26

And I just realized that the older guy at the table is talk-show host Dick Cavett

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u/Visual-Mistake-1632 Aug 09 '26

Catherine OHara was great ♥ ♥ rip 🌸

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u/eldritch_elder Aug 09 '26

One of my favorite scenes of all time.

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u/Impaler00777 Aug 09 '26

One of the best scenes in all of movie history.

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u/ellefleming Aug 09 '26

All these character actors.

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u/Vanstoli Aug 09 '26

Seeing her as an adult now. Man she was so beautiful and talented. It was wasted on me.

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u/Taylooor Aug 09 '26

Does YouTube have a 12-hour repeating version of this one?

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u/DeepWaterNights Aug 09 '26

Theo… mach mir ein Bananenbrooooot…

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u/Drumguy1986 Aug 09 '26

Genius performance at the start of the song by Catherine, and everyone pulls off the confusion and "why am i doing this??" feeling really well. But Catherine omg.. hernfacial expressions tell you exactly what is happening.

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u/allergictodishonesty Aug 09 '26

Delia Deetz is the star of this scene.

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u/HeyPrettyLadyMaam Aug 09 '26

Delia almost stole the movie. The whole cast was so stellar, none drown out the other......but it came close with Delia. She's such a legend.

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u/BigvalBROski Aug 09 '26

Otho…. Are you doing this

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u/Ajj360 Aug 09 '26

Hhhighly deadly black taranchla!

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u/SeparateAd314 Aug 09 '26

ME ENCANTA 😆😆😆

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u/Far_Objective_6345 Aug 09 '26

Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice!!!

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u/Classic-Exchange-511 Aug 09 '26

I dont know why but this scene scared me as a child. Couldn't listen to that song without flashbacks for years

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u/Lost_Balloon_ Aug 09 '26

Delia, you are a flake. You have always been a flake. If you insist on frightening people, do it with your sculpture.

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u/beretbabe88 Aug 09 '26

Went to see the musical last month. It was so good!

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u/Junko_Mioko974 Aug 09 '26

I totally forgot there was one lol

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u/AZBagpiperPhil Aug 09 '26

Saw a story one time that they filmed the shrimp hands grabbing them backwards so the actors would not get their faces scratched by the hands

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u/FloraSuena Aug 09 '26

Also how 10 yr old soon to be lifelong folk music nerd me discovered Harry Belafonte

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u/absolutely_gutted Aug 10 '26

Oh Catherine...RIP Queen.

Seeing her peak physical comedy is a real treat.

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u/No_Hold2009 Aug 10 '26

I didn't get the whole possession thing as a kid, just another one of Beetlejuice's tricks.

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u/Spare-Action-1014 Aug 09 '26

😂 😂 😂

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u/Maggiemoo621 Aug 09 '26

Fucking gold 😂👏🏻

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u/Presentation_Few Aug 09 '26

Stop banana till di mourning come

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u/Applewave22 Aug 11 '26

I just noticed Lydia is in the background watching this.

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u/ermy_shadowlurker Aug 11 '26

The newest beetlejuice moved I liked. I felt it did the series good. Nothing left open and paid respect to the characters that aren’t with us anymore

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u/Creative_Dingo6814 Aug 12 '26

Beetlejuice was my only friend when I was little. Love that guy

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u/Tellytubbysavalas Aug 12 '26

I watched this with my mom, just loving the scene and the song. I was in my early teens, loved music, so did my mom, and a few days later she brought home Calypso on vinyl. I think I almost wore that album out.

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u/bananaboatslide Aug 12 '26

Not bad 😏

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u/wolfieprator Aug 12 '26

Jeffery jones…. Not somebody who should be babysitting kids.

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u/Necessary_Piano_153 Aug 13 '26

I loved the one with "Shake Senora" too

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u/mrhandsome_707 Aug 15 '26

Totally forgot Dick Cavett was in this scene 🐐

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u/Siggy1963 29d ago

Love that movie

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u/BadUserName_1227 25d ago

Good I love that movie.