This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
This article contains a discussion of self-harm.
According to one of the co-authors Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDelia Deetz's death was Catherine O'Hara's idea. The sequel to the 1988 dark comedy follows the Dietz family after the recent death of Charles (Jeffrey Jones), focusing on the adventures of Lydia (Winona Ryder) and her daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega). nightmare. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice received positive reviews, earned a 77% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, and doubled the global box office gross of the original film.
talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-author Miles Millar discusses the death of Delia Deetz. Millar makes it clear Delia's death was O'Hara's idea. Talking about the character, the actor offered Delia to kill herself to join her late husband. Millar admits it's a good idea, but they agree and kill off the character with an accidental death.
It was actually Catherine's idea. We were talking about her character and she said: 'I think she should kill herself because she loves Charles so much. The last thing she can do is join him in the afterlife.” It's a great idea, but it felt like a weird well to fall into comedy for the main character to commit suicide towards the end of the movie. What's a more creative, weird way for him to die? It was an accidental death. So he really didn't. We came up with the idea of our favorite asps.
If Delia Killed Herself It Would Hurt the Final Product
His Accidental Death Works Better With The Tone Of The Movie
Instead of using O'Hara's original idea of Delia killing herself, the creative team Beetlejuice Beetlejuice instead he killed him with snakes that he believed were no longer venomous, but were still venomous. When Delia performs a ceremony at Charles's grave, she is bitten by vipers and sent to the afterlife. Next one a fun arc that stays true to the character and comedy of the film, albeit dark.
If Delia had died by suicide, Beetlejuice would have cast a thick, dark cloud over Beetlejuice.
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perhaps overshadowing Charles's death.
If Delia had died by suicide, a thick and dark cloud would have settled over her Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, even with the death of Charles Deetz. It's almost impossible to pull suicide off successfully in a comedy. If Delia had killed herself, the tone of the film would have changed dramatically. Even if the movie is from Tim Burton, comedy after suicide is an almost impossible endeavor.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Better not to have Delia's dark death. The tragic and tragic nature of the act would make its comedic tone almost unsalvageable. Still killing Delia but agreeing to an accidental death might have been the best optionlike the rest Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceIncluding and especially after Delia's death, this musical number was still a darkly whimsical treat.
Source: THR