This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, and the doc Documentary for the Recently Deceased: The Making of Beetlejuice is in the works just in time for the celebration. Over on Kickstarter, a fundraising campaign has just been launched for the documentary, which is produced by Adam F. Goldberg (“The Goldbergs”)!

One round of interviews has already been completed (thanks to a recent Indiegogo campaign), and the new Kickstarter campaign is to raise the money to complete the documentary.

The film will cover all aspects of the Beetlejuice production: from filming in East Corinth, Vermont, to the stop motion and special effects work, as well as a series of exclusive interviews and rare behind the scenes archives acquired by director Fred China over the years.

What will you see in the documentary ? 

• Interviews with cast and crew,
• Behind the scenes photos and videos,
• Rare production archives such as concept arts, blueprints…,
• Tour of East Corinth, Vermont,
• Interviews with people of East Corinth who were there for the filming,
• Meet fans that create great stuff about the movie,
• Meet Props Collectors,
• Meet Tom Spina, who worked on restoring the props, 30 years later [LINK],
• Meet Kyle Lambert, our poster designer.

The documentary will also feature never-before-seen archive footage, including stop-motion sequences digitized in 2K especially for the occasion.

Expect the doc in 2020 and head over to Kickstarter to pitch in!