WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!Tim Burton saved a surprise character return forBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, which fulfilled a setup from the 1988 original movie. While the majority of character returns were already confirmed before the film was released withBeetlejuice 2’s castannouncements, Tim Burton kept a few returning characters a secret. In addition to Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Michael Keaton reprising their roles as Lydia Deetz, Delia Deetz, and Betelgeuse,Beetlejuice 2sees two other original characters returning with new actors playing them.
Charles Deetz (who returns as a ghost with his head and shoulders missing after being eaten by a shark) is voiced by a new actor, asJeffrey Jones doesn’t return inBeetlejuice 2, witha grown-up Little Jane Butterfield also playing a supporting role in the sequel. In the original movie, Little Jane Butterfield appeared alongside her mother, Jane Butterfield, who was working on selling the Maitland/Deetz home. When she returns inBeetlejuice 2, Little Jane is now a realtor hoping to sell the iconic Winter River house after Charles’ death, fulfilling her original character setup.
Little Jane Butterfield’s Return Fulfills Her Setup From The Original Beetlejuice Movie
Little Jane Butterfield Is A Winter River Realtor, Just Like Her Mother
Jane Butterfield’s daughter, also aptly named“Little” Jane Butterfield, was set up to become the carbon copy of her motherafterBeetlejuice’s original ending. In addition to sharing the same name, Little Jane was dressed up exactly like her mother during their scenes, suggesting she would grow up to also follow in her mother’s footsteps as a realtor in Winter River. As it turns out, this is exactly what happened inBeetlejuice 2.
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While her mother doesn’t return,“Little” Jane Butterfield is the Deetzes’ new realtor, and even keeps the tradition of naming her daughter after herself. “Littler” Jane Butterfield also appears inBeetlejuice 2alongside her mother, repeating the Butterfield family presence and dynamic from the first movie. While Jane and Little Jane didn’t play major roles inBeetlejuice, it feels like a more proper and nostalgic return to Winter River with the Butterfields still putting their focus on selling the iconic house on the hill.
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“Littler” Jane Can Carry On The Butterfield Family Tradition In Winter River
Just like her mother’s setup from the original movie, it seems “Littler” Jane Butterfield is already primed to follow in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. From carrying the same name to repeating the outfit matching, it stands to reason that, ifBeetlejuice 3ever happens, itstands to reason that “Littler Jane Butterfield” will also become a realtor in Winter River. AsBeetlejuice Beetlejuicealready proved, very little changes in Winter River despite decades passing, so there will likely always be a “Jane Butterfield” working real estate in town.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
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Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton as the titular “bio-exorcist”, an obnoxious spirit who specializes in driving living occupants out of homes. When Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die suddenly, they pass into the spirit realm, and must stay in their home. However, in the living world, the Deetz family purchases the house and moves in, prompting the Maitlands to enlist the help of Beetlejuice to drive them away.
