As you may recall, a fundraising campaign was launched back in 2018 for Documentary for the Recently Deceased: The Making of Beetlejuice, and though that particular campaign was unsuccessful, it’s looking like the documentary was completed anyway. A brand new trailer for the doc has been unleashed this month, and you can check it out below.

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. It’s currently in post-production.

Adam F. Goldberg (“The Goldbergs”) produced the documentary.