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Let's re-visit with the Beetlejuice Cast! For instance, it's only natural since the "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" really has been stuck in our heads for 30 years. The song by Harry Belafonte was released in 1956 but found a new audience after being featured in a memorable scene in Beetlejuice, which was released on March 30, 1988. For example, the movie was the 10th highest-grossing film that year and was met with both box office and critical success, bringing in $164.6 million at the domestic box office (adjusted for inflation) and winning an Academy Award for makeup design. Considering this and in celebration of this Burton classic’s 30th anniversary, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at what the Beetlejuice cast has been up to in the years since, to see how they've "jump(ed) in the line" in other projects. Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse Christopher Polk/Getty Images Fun fact: Despite being the namesake of the film, Betelgeuse is on-screen for only about 17 minutes. Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Fun fact: Ryder beat out Juliette Lewis for the part of Lydia, thanks to her role as Rina in the 1986 teen flick Lucas. Alec Baldwin as Adam Maitland Theo Wargo/Getty Images Fun fact: Beetlejuice was only Baldwin's third feature film after starting off as a TV actor. Geena Davis as Barbara Maitland Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Fun fact: Over a decade after Beetlejuice, Davis and Jeffrey Jones both starred in 1999's Stuart Little. Continue on for the rest of this Beetlejuice Cast Update! Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Fun fact: Catherine O'Hara was introduced to her husband, Bo Welch, during filming. He was a production designer on set. A side from that, O'hara recently gained praise for her role in the television show, Schitt's Creek! Jeffrey Jones as Charles Deetz Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Fun fact: Jones appeared alongside his on-screen daughter Winona Ryder in 1996's The Crucible. Patrice Martinez as the Receptionist ScreenCrush Fun fact: Martinez is the older sister of How to Get Away With Murder's Benito Martinez. Glenn Shadix as Otho Pinterest/Pinterest He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice as interior decorator Otho. Sadly, Shadix died in 2010 from a blunt trauma to his head. He was 58. There is talk about a Beetlejuice 2! They even turned the movie into a Broadway Musical! Watch below! These are Nine Of Our Favorite Beetlejuice Quotes