Travel : BeetleJuice Live at Universal Studios Orlando (August 1992)

[@emarchain]

I can't decide if I'm MORTIFIED or really HAPPY that this got posted.. Miss you guys.. Ernie (Dracula)

[@JordanVanRyn]

It’s so sad that this show is not playing at Universal Studios anymore. It’s so iconic and memorable.

[@adiblasi]

Hi Jordan - I totally agree! And this show and stage provided the 'genesis' of Halloween Horror Nights. So glad I lugged the camera and captured it. Perhaps I will re-upload it in higher quality sometime in the future, as I am doing with some of my older videos. On a side note, if you dig into the comments, the man who actually played "BeetleJuice" is in the thread. Thanks for watching and commenting. - Alfred.

[@まるほどー]

You can still now see these monsters' show in "ユニバーサル・モンスター・ライブ・ロックンロール・ショー（Universal Monsters Live Rock 'n’ Roll Show)" at Universal Studios Japan . The songs and atmospheres are different from this version...

[@betelman]

Thank you for putting this up! I've been looking for a great copy of me as Betelgeuse. Ken

[@adiblasi]

Ken! Holy cow! What an honor for you to tune in! YOU, my friend, were THE ABSOLUTE BEST. I've seen this show many times, and I was fortunate to see YOUR show many times with family and friends. It was gold. I hope you are doing well. Too damn cool. I'm glad you found it! My arm did hurt, holding the damn camera so long!

[@AliceMartin1489]

Love this version of Beetlejuice... bring back sooo many memories when i was like 4 or 5 years old

[@adiblasi]

Hi Alice - THIS was such a fun show. I was sad when the took it down, as I really thought it would be a permanent attraction. Very talented people!

[@elizabethhenshaw1052]

I love what Beetlejuice did to The Phantom! Erik is looking smooth!

[@Metabl1p]

The woman playing Bride of Frankenstein here is now one of Universal Studios' entertainment directors, and I believe this is her husband as Frankenstein!

[@ElectrifyingGames01]

i went to the BeetleJuice Live at Universal Studios twice. one back in 1996 and the other in 1998. it was great ;)

[@deannalauber4611]

Oh! The Phantom looks very handsome after his Rocking Transformation! He melts my heart!

[@jenleeboo]

I was obsessed with beetlejuice when I was little. If I saw this back then I would have been in heaven!

[@nymphetta]

Thank you for uploading

[@StreetyKing]

I saw this show back in 2000 i think, i love disney and universal studios! Good times!

[@mikewhitham]

i seen this show in 1997 and 2007 and it was awesome both times

my lord i love this show everytime we go!

[@Brnboy313]

wow this was filmed 2 DAYS after i was born! damn thx for the vid, i love to know what was going on when i was born, no joke

[@juniorbove]

my aunt is from london. she just loves that place!

[@Shadowfynx]

Great show.

[@zzzzz87]

OMG this is amazing because it's fascinating to see how they've changed the show! Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@nickSUPZ]

Its great to see how much the show has changed since before i was born till now :O

[@georgiegirl999]

i went to see this at orlando today and it was amazing!!!!!!!!!!! i LOVED it!

[@christinedaae1892]

The Phantom of The Opera is looking very handsome! Swoon! I love you, Erik Destler!

[@jacquelinekerr830]

I love this video so much. It really shows how much the show has evolved. I do miss Phantom and wish I had the chance to see him (but of course I wasnt even BORN in 1992.) Dracula singing Hot Blooded is just too great.

[@christinedaae1892]

No one wants to meet The Phantom more that I do! I have a huge crush on The Phantom!

[@floridaorelse]

i love this show

[@allisonthecat]

Great share, it's amazing to think I wasn't quite six years old yet when this was fimed.

[@cineastasolaris]

he is a great actor, almost like Keaton., WOW I never been in USA and I saw this. Thanks dude.

[@steven4210]

I would love to sing and dance in Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue. I haven't been there in a while but I love it there.

[@floridaorelse]

one time i was here , the show was running a little late so we had a limbo contest , my grandma and my aunt were up there. it was funny =)

[@theatre2film]

OMG!!! Thanks sooooo much!!! It's been well over a decade since I saw this (I was a kid then) and it still amazes me. I loved it.

[@digamejh]

Wow, now I feel old. I was 9 then... --In fact, I think my family and I visited Universal Orlando that very summer!

[@Acer0Cool]

i loved that show it was great

[@thevenetianharper924]

I love how the Phantom and the Wolfman hold on to each other after the Bride starts saying 'day-o'. LOL! Love the video, and love Beetlejuice!

[@Blazensoldier23]

OMG I remember this i was five and loved Beetlejuice

[@broadcastguy80]

AWESOME!!!! I remember actually being there watching this! I had almost forgotten it!

[@Reeino]

I watch this show every year :D

[@adiblasi]

Angel, I've been seeing that show for YEARS (taking family members and guests) - and the comedian that played him, Ken (see the description) was, without one of the best, if not THE best in my opinion. Do check out his KZbin page!

[@betelman]

thanks

[@adiblasi]

This cast from 1992 rocked. Holy crap - 1992.

[@LadyRealityDA]

i love little shows like this =] lol

[@shaneharris28]

hilarious and absolutely funny no doubt especially the banana boat song phantom and wolf man holding I spilled the candy I was eating

[@mirandastone9061]

I love the Phantom of the opera I want to see him again someday I’ll find away

[@Angie2343]

"Beetlejuice: The Animated Series" centers around the friendly, but somewhat scheming, Beetlejuice with encounters from his Gothic best friend Lydia. Beetlejuice resides in the Neitherworld while Lydia lives in the Living World with her family. However, she can enter the Neitherworld and visit Beetlejuice by giving the chant in her room: "Though I know I should be wary, Still I venture someplace scary; Ghostly haunting I turn loose ... Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" Most of the time, Lydia only needed to say Beetlejuice's name 3 times since doing so was also necessary in enabling Beetlejuice to enter the human world (though before he is summoned, he is able to manifest in the living domain, usually as a reflection in Lydia's mirror).

[@Angie2343]

@@gsesquire3441 I know.

[@caseypilarczyk9312]

Beetle juice monster of rock on stage

[@2kids4mommy]

omg i loved this when iw as 9 years old it was so much fun:)

[@lykeOMGchristie]

OH MY GOD. Please tell me they still do this!!!

[@Skrapper]

Beetlejuice just ROCKS!!! Great vid Alfred ;)

[@betelman]

Welp..just did my first full day of shows after a 10 year break. Thanks to all who have stayed fans for such a long strange trip.

[@zzzzz87]

the new show is fun and great, and looking back on this, i'm happy with the changes they made to make it more upbeat and current. but i have to say i miss the part when Frankenstein and the Bride sing love songs to each other, including "Higher and Higher." it's just a little corny here, but i have fond memories. =)

[@0525i]

beetlejuice live is awesome. :D

[@mkptv]

Cool video. I actually filmed this show also in August 1992. Wouldn't it be something if it was the same show, probably not. But Dracula is the same guy for sure. I think you did a great job holding the camera, as I know from experience. I also remember the smoke engulfing the stage and everywhere else and not seeing anything for like 30 seconds. Good times. I just filmed this show in December 2010. It is completly different show, with all new songs, same cast, minus The Phantom of The Opera.

[@christinedaae1892]

I really wish this show would come back for good! I would love to be onstage with The Phantom of the Opera, if it ever does come back! I have a huge crush on Erik Destler!

[@Boonedaba]

This is genious.

[@weblefeck]

great vid, this was the best part of Universal Studios! I've just posted some of mine taken at same show in Sept 2007! I couldnt record it all cause i was doing it from a digital camera!

[@betelman]

Someone in Universal Creative thought that the old show needed a tune up so they took the costume ideas and show from Osaka Universal's Graveyard Review.

[@betelman]

Oh..and the Geuser in your vid is James Honey.

[@crystalgriffin6168]

I think all the Monsters in this show would've looked rockin' with their hair shorn short, and wore sparkly, velvet clothes!

[@patelaka92]

I live in London i COME orlando every 2 years and i always watch this

[@adiblasi]

Hi Felipe -- I don't know; what you might do is expand the description and send an Email to Ken (Betelman) who is the actor/comedian that actually played the part of BeetleJuice in this video. He is amazing and he might have the answer to your question -- but remember, I filmed that over 20 years ago (WOW time flies!). Hope you enjoyed it!

[@wisecrak]

omg! i so remeber this from when i was 9 in 1999 it was still pretty much the same!

[@TheAngelSpeaks15]

Damn, he's an awesome Beetlejuice. Really captured Michael Keaton's mannerisms.

[@baconman2101]

@Lovelypark1 no it is currently still there

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Okay. These Monsters need a comeback.

[@adiblasi]

I totally agree! That was SUCH a GREAT SHOW and they always had amazing talent doing each part! So glad I recorded this, back in the day, carrying (at the top) the best camcorder I was able to afford.

[@LeackZepbath]

Awesome footage.

[@leafia133]

i loved this went it was one tv and there

[@steven4210]

I would love to do that everyday as Wolfie or Dracula. I wish I knew how to find out how to do that. You're right the original cast was way better than now but I would nip it in the bud if I was there doing that!

[@Stixanimated2]

I love this version the best. When they added Hip and Hop and got rid of The Phantom... it made me sad...

[@petulawhittaker8960]

yes and i love how the have original characters but the new version 2016 is fabs

[@betelman]

Shows being updated again for 2014. Hoping they go back to basics. I just found out that one long time 'Geuse is being let go. Hi Ray!

[@Angie2343]

Have you ever played the Beetlejuice video games? It certainly would seem kinda weird controlling the character you played.

[@betelman]

Angie2343 I'm a big fan of the film. So if there is a Beetlejuice related item, I would check it out. I played the old NES game and the one for Gameboy (the NES version was ok. The Gameboy was based on the cartoon series.) There is a new 3D game that's being worked on as a Student/Indy project. I'm not really impressed by it at the moment but after they work out the bugs, it may be better. It's a scare-people-out-of-a-house-so-you-can-marry-Lydia game. No impressive graphics as of yet. Like i said, its in its early stages. There's a video on KZbin where one of the creators walks you through the first level and it has a link to downland the demo. In all these game you see the Geuse and It feels like it's just a Mario type game with the Beetlejuice theme. I do like the concept of the of the newest game Scare the people out. There was a game a few years back which I loved and I wish they would make a sequel called Ghost Master. It had scenarios from famous B-movie films and you job was to "Bio-exorcise" the living out of each one with the help of spirits that you collect and are master to. It was funny and had some elements of scares that Beetlejuice might be able to do . One of my favorite parts is the music. It starts out slowly and as you gain energy and the people start freaking out more ite begins to sound similar to the opening credits to the movie. I would love to see a game come out where i feel as if really am The Ghost With the Most.

[@Angie2343]

betelman As you were in this show. :) My only gripe, a minor one, is that we don't see Lydia appear. Imagine interacting with her on stage back then.

[@betelman]

Angie2343 They had Lyds with me for about 3 months as a test run during my pre-show bit , after I come out of the mummy case but, the company didn't want to pay for another actor on the stage. Before the show was created I had another girl who played Lydia who would stroll around the park with me. She eventually moved to California and became Wynona Ryder's stand in during the filming of "Braham Stokers' Dracula". Another issue with Universal is they can't make up their mind if they want the Keaton Juice or the one from the cartoon series.

[@Angie2343]

betelman I see. :) Would have been cool to see her if they kept her around. I'd ask if Lydia if her and Beej were gonna get married again, this time for real. ;) And yeah, that's a minor gripe I have too, so what you get is a hybrid. And a good one too. :) I guess the reason was if the Keaton version of the character was in use, parents would get very upset.

[@oldskool61892]

yo same here XD my b day is june 18 92

[@zzzzz87]

you mean the current show

[@filmfreak11]

That's awesome. Mind if I ask what you did before and after this show? How long did you play the B man? I'm sorry CA had to get rid of their version :(

[@betelman]

Yes i am!

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

BeetleJuice BeetleJuice BEETLEJUICE!!!

[@babygurl20040910]

i miss see them every weekend

[@betelman]

Correct. I think there was an addition to the title of yours. Something like "...on the Great Fright Way". No worries "Extreme Ghostsbusters" is who they were and thats the main part of the title for searching and catagorizing the show. "Dead in Concert" had actors portraying (though rarely looking like) the original characters.

[@hjgolfman]

Great video Al!

[@TomMatt2015]

this is 1 of the 2 original cast that opened up the show in 1992

[@tunafan1]

Dude I saw this when I was in Universal Studios. It wasn't that bad..

[@krismurphy22]

Does anyone know if they still do this?He has the Beetlejuice voice down right.

[@wweecw1]

i their in 93 when i was 3 and we went to see this and i got scared from the fireworks and we left half way throught the show lol good times

[@betelman]

I played him in that show for about 3 years then i got bored with doing the same thing over and over again so i pulled out and moved over to the "Ghostbusters Franchise" show as Walter Peck and Ray Stanz. I had been 'Geusin on the streets at US Fla when it opened.Before that I was working for Disney Ent. Now I flip flop between the 2 doing various roles and a dinner show in Kissimmee. I still do the dead guy for off property events and conventions but not at Universal.

[@filmfreak11]

I think there's a video of that alternate version on youtube. So the 1st version was "Beetlejuice: Dead in Concert" and the 2nd version which I have is "Extreme Ghostbusters"?

[@mandisweeny3778]

I love beetlejuce he is soooo cute

[@GAB_BEAN]

I must...have him...forever...

[@betelman]

The show in Universal Ca. was inside.

[@betelman]

Saw the new show yesterday......shoot me.

[@Rek-jx6ct]

i love beetlejuice

[@thevenetianharper924]

pure, simple fun with good casting and singing. (at least, in my opinion. what little scraps I've seen of newer shows, they're not quite as good)

[@adiblasi]

The Venetian Harper This original was amazing. I go to Universal quite a bit over the past 20 years -- and this one was indeed 'magic.'

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

MY parents were there! I used to have it on tape....but I don't now.

[@Angie2343]

Where are Lydia, the Maitlands and the other movie characters?

[@betelman]

The original show, in California, was created by members of the band "Foreigner", who performed in the show as Frank and the Phantom, to make some extra cash and raise their families instead of traveling all over the country.They proposed a show with just the Universal monsters. Betelgeuse was thrown in because they need some kind of MC. He was popular as a strolling character in the parks and Universal Studios had leased the rights from Warner Brothers to have him in the park. There was no intention of making a tribute to the film. I used to say back stage "Yep, this could have easily been Freddy Kruger's gig.".

[@Angie2343]

betelman XD! That's funny!

[@StrangeMusicFan91]

7:50 Wolfman kills it!

[@skateAR6]

haha i guess u werent using ur small Sanyo Exacti then eh?

[@hugme076]

i really really want to work there

[@T966ER]

that was cool!

[@CosplayCore]

@joemac5367 I've seen it about twice, now. :) I started watching the cartoon again, too. But theres not enough of it online, so I may have to buy the box set. :(

[@AmberSloatpoto]

omg they didnt have the phantom of the opera last time i went!! lucky i love the phantom!!!! :/

[@Bushwick78]

wow 15 years ago!!

[@kfccfk]

How can 20 minutes video?

[@tricia1407]

the wolfman sounds like the same guy who plays the swamp monster in the swamp lagoon show thing

[@CheckYesxAmber]

@robinfinckisgod It's called Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue now~

[@thiagowhite]

wow! I saw this on 01/96