BEETLEJUICE 20^TH ANNIVERSARY
Behind the Scenes Gallery

The three Stooges.  There was no end to the horseplay on the set.. One day Catherine came back from lunch and pretended to be slightly drunk.  She was so convincing that Tim actually began to worry that she really was drunk and we would lose the afternoon shoot.  When she broke character, we all laughed ourselves sick.

Me and Dick Cavett.  An early hero in my life.  I played host to him the week he shot his part in the dinner party scene.  If only I had recorded the hundreds of conver-sations I had with this man.  We still keep in touch.  After the premiere of Planet of the Apes, we had dinner at Elaine's

Now, if this doesn't look like a 12 year old that has just been told he's been given a candy shop... Embarassing as this photo is to me now, it represents my mood for the entire shoot.

Catherine and Bo when they first started to date.  I introduced them, and when it became obvious that Catherine had a crush. I told Bo, "It's time to take Catherine out to dinner, and I don't mean lunch".

Rare posed shot of Tim pretending to knock on my trailer door to come to the set.

Tim giving me directions for the upcoming scene while I snap away with my camera.  He was very tolerant of my "shutterbug" habit.

Not every costume fitting worked.  I immediately walked over to the set and told Tim, "Please, not these pants, they'll do all the acting."  We got simpler, which made a stronger image.  I didn't want Otho to be a complete clown.

Glenn, Catherine O'Hara, Dick Cavett, Adelle Lutz (wife of David Byrne of Talking Heads fame) recklessly playing with dangerous equipment.

Winona, out of costume, out of character.  Just being the sweetest 14 year old girl she was when I met her

A happy foursome after finishing the exterior scene

Close up of the model which includes the house which I'm not sure was actually seen in the film.

Final touches on the afterlife hallway

Noni and Alec in a rare shot of him without a phone to his ear, or a camera to his face.

With this character, Winona single-handedly made the gothic fad famous.

Catherine O'Hara and Beetlejuice publicist Steve Newman.

There was chemistry to throw away amongst these three and me.

Unit Producer Richard Hashimoto and Winona and what used to be known as a pay phone

Catherine, Jeffrey, Steve Newman, Me, The Late Michael McDowell (author of screenplay) and an unidentified crew member on a break in Vermont.

Jane is many things to me personally.  First, a loyal, loving and caring friend.  Secondly we met while she was acting as unit photographer on Beetlejuice and have shared many years of beautiful memories.  Jane is a magnificent photographer currently archiving a countless collection of slides.  She works in several formats and shares her llife with Patty, a top landscape architect and architect in general . They live in the hills of Hollywood in a unique home they have recently renovated inside and out.   They love to travel and I have a campaign to have them as house guests in my old Victorian in small town Alabama.   We talk every week and I treasure these conversations.  Oh how I love this brilliant and kind lady.

Brilliant work-a-holic who has enhanced several Tim Burton films and themed many a T.V. Show.  WE were friends until he refused to do a 5 minute interview for my site because" He had" better things to do presently than dwell on the past" Poor Danny, he wear's arrogance like a snobby Fox. The least friendly and egomaniacal of the otherwise exquisite Beetlejuice collaborators. Hope he mellows and realizes how simple it is to be  brilliant without being a cocky asshole. He will be a happier fellow and bearable to be around.

Mr. B in Vegas