Film is forever.
The cartoonish goofiness of that scene is the trademark of this flick, with Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD 2 being the closest celluloid cartoon that I can compare it to. The character of Beetlejuice is played brilliantly by an almost unrecognizable Michael Keaton, and one has to wonder if this film will be the hit he needs and so richly deserves. Since then his career has been plagued by poor decisions, spotty distribution of films and other problems. He needs a hit, and I hope that this will be it. One of the most enjoyable films of 1988 and one that I'll watch no matter when I stumble onto it while channel surfing.