Warning! This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice 2!While Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Including plenty of nostalgic nods to the original movie, there’s one main character from the 1988 horror-comedy that shockingly didn’t even get a mention. Since 36 years have passed since the first BeetlejuiceIt was inevitable that there would only be a few returning cast members Beetlejuice 2with Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton are the only actors to reprise their roles. However, despite how many original characters are missing from Beetlejuice 2Some do receive several fitting certificates.
In addition to Lydia revealing that Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’ ghost characters Adam and Barbara Maitland “Moved” From the Winter River House, Delia makes a direct reference to Charles Deetz’s former boss, Maxie Dean. With so many beloved characters in the 1988 movie, it wouldn’t have It was reasonable to expect an update on each figure in the sequel, so some are understandably left, though Beetlejuice 2 has a much stronger focus on the Deetz family and their loved ones, The sequel is surprisingly overeating any reference to its closest colleague of the original movie.
Beetlejuice 2 doesn’t even mention Otto from the original movie
Glenn Shadix’s Otho doesn’t get any callbacks in the sequel
Quite shocking, given how unique and beloved of a character he is in the 1988 BeetlejuiceGlenn Shadix’s Otho is not referred to once in the sequel. There are many callbacks and easter eggs in there Beetlejuice 2 Related to the original movie, but Delia’s friend and interior designer Otto is not among them. If the sequel had ignored nods to all other missing original characters, then the failure to Otto would be justified. Tim Burton’s sequel makes a point of reference Beetlejuices Maxie Dean, who has a much lesser known role as Otto.
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The Otto’s absence was explained by actor Glenn Shadix, who died in 2010But it seems strange that Delia would not mention him once Beetlejuice 2. It is possible that these two letters have fallen out at some point after Beetlejuices original ending, or that Otto preceded Charles between the films. Still, Otto was around in Beetlejuice Almost as much as Delia and Charles, so the lack of any reference to him as the Deets return to Winter River feels strange.
Beetlejuice 2 Also brings back the original character Little Jane Butterfield, who was still a child in the 1988 movie.
Why Otho’s character deserves a tribute in the Beetlejuice sequel
Otto is arguably just as important as Delia and Charles in Beetlejuice
It’s hard to go back and imagine BeetlejuiceThe plot unfolds without Otto, as his mixing, dual skepticism and faith in the paranormal, and comedic foil to Delia helped establish the 1988 movie’s unique horror-comedy tone. For a living person, he had a surprising understanding of the dead and how Beetlejuices supernatural elements worked, making his interactions with the Deets, Maitlands and Betelgeuse all the more intriguing. Otto was critical to balancing the many narrative elements and character approaches to the afterlifeThus, he was the supporting character that was earned, regardless of the deets. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.