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Original Beetlejuice costumes crawl to San Antonio in time for sequel
If you say his name three times in a row, a striped suit appears...or something. In celebration of the new Beetlejuice movie, titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a costume pop-up in San Antonio is putting some of the memorable looks on display from August 28 to September 15.
These costumes are some of the most iconic parts of the 1988 film, from Beetlejuice's stripes, to Lydia's red wedding dress, to Lydia's mom's single-gloved black ensemble. Some original pieces (including two of those three) will be on display at Santikos Casa Blanca, in a free exhibit that will surely inspire some Halloween trends this year after the film's September 6 release.
Directed by Tim Burton, the 2024 film follows a different plot years after the original, with returning cast members including Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara as her mother, Delia Deetz. The hottest name in campy, creepy film, Jenna Ortega, is also joining for the first time as Lydia's daughter, Astrid, an unexpected twist for people like Ryder who expected that Lydia was not exactly the maternal type.
A new release shared an image of the display.Image courtesy of Santikos Entertainment
These costumes are the work of designer Colleen Atwood, who is responsible for some of the most distinctive costuming in movies, often with a fantasy or horror element. Atwood worked on Hannibal Lecter's famous mask in Silence of the Lambs; many fantastical, extravagant looks in Alice in Wonderland; and the surprisingly whimsical, yet dark garb of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
In the ouroboros of Tim Burton movies, there is always much cross-collaboration, so it makes sense that Atwood has worked alongside Ortega in another spooky reboot before. She served as a designer for Wednesday, the Burton-Netflix series that launched Ortega into fame for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams.
The new film adds a generation to the Deetz dynamic.Film still courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Visitors to the display are invited to take pictures with the famous looks, and they can generate their own images as fabulously dressed dead people at welcometoafterlife.com. Santikos Casa Blanca is located at 11210 Alamo Ranch Pkwy.