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Catherine O’Hara’s return as Delia Debts was one of the biggest highlights of Beetlejuice 2And the character almost had a line meant to serve as a fun callback to the original 1988 movie. Delia is one of beetlejuice 2′s returning characters along with Michael Keaton’s titular character and Winona Ryder’s Lydia. Although Jeffrey Jones does not reprise his role as Charles, there is another Deetz family in Tim Burton’s sequel with the addition of Jenna Ortega’s Astrid, the troubled teenage daughter of Lydia and step-granddaughter of Delia.
Although 36 years have passed since the first one Beetlejuice Movie, Delia did not change much. The character was still the eccentric artist, serving as the ultimate scene-stealer throughout the sequel. While she was forced to deal with Charles’ death at the beginning of the movie, Delia was also killed off in Beetlejuice 2 After they were bitten by the snakes used in her ceremony at Charles’ tomb. The character still has a role in Beetlejuice 2s ending, and she even reunited with Charles in the afterlife. Then again, Delia was almost a hilarious line that could have become a notable recall.
Catherine O’Hara’s Delia almost did Beetlejuice 2’s big F-bomb
The moment went to Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice
When Delia was killed by the poisonous bites, she regained consciousness in the Netherworld’s waiting room. When she woke up and recognized her surroundings, Delia said hilariously, “What the hell,” how she started using the F-bomb before going with “Hell“Like her reaction. Delia’s close use of the F-bomb in bEatlejuice 2 is a fun reference to the 1988 original movie’s controversial Michael Keaton line when he shouted, “Beautiful f*king model!,” during the film. This may seem too scandalous, except for the fact that the first Beetlejuice was PG-rated.
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Considering Delia’s shock and determination to realize what she is in the afterlife, It would have been completely fair given the character of Ohara Beetlejuice 2s big F-bomb moment. Instead, the use of the word goes back to Keaton while in Beetlejuice 2s netherworld while helping Lydia save Astrid. In preventing Jeremy from stealing Astrid’s life, Beetlejuice stops the deal from happening by not properly stamping Jeremy’s afterlife passport. In addition, Keaton gives Jeremy a “Later, f*ker” Before dropping him in hell.
How Beetlejuice 2’s F-Bomb Honored the Original Movie
Tim Burton’s sequel picks up on the controversial line from 1988
Beetlejuice 2 was officially rated PG-13, meaning the movie would have received one use of the F-bomb. Based on the legacy of the word from the original movie, the sequel needed to have the heavy word at the perfect moment for the full impact. Delia would have been a fitting character since she has some of Beetlejuice 2s other notable quotes. Still, it makes sense to give it to Keaton since his character was connected to the controversial dialogue in the original. in a way, beetlejuice 2′s new F-bomb honors the first movieBut it is used in a more powerful way.
The censorship was due to the fact that Beetlejuice 2 had already used his solo F-bomb during the afterlife scene with Jeremy, poking fun at MPAA ratings
interesting, Beetlejuice 2 featured another F-bomb, but it was bleeped in the movie. Keaton said, “what the hellWhen Delores showed up at the Winter River church when he tried to marry Lydia (for the second time). The censorship was because of what Beetlejuice 2 already used his solo F-bomb during the afterlife scene with Jeremy, poking fun at MPAA ratings and the discussions surrounding the infamous line in 1988. We’ll probably never get an R-rated sequel, but Beetlejuice 2 Made sure to be in on the joke this time around.