Her face is frightened. She cannot speak. She reaches out to him -- but is disappearing. He reaches for her but she is suddenly -- GONE.
Beetlejuice (1988)
ON BARBARA
A screenplay character in Beetlejuice (1988).
- lines
- 8
- words
- 129
- scenes
- 4
- dialogue
- 1.2%
- avg words / line
- 16
- shortest / longest
- 5 / 30
Sample dialogue
She is in pain, she is very slowly aging. She speaks, but no words can be heard. Not even by Lydia. But we can see she is calling for... Adam.
scene 128 — INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHTHer lips are zippered shut.
scene 133 — INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHTShe is slowly aging. Now a bewildered Adam appears, floating in his wedding suit. Seeing his Barbara, now older than he is, Adam reaches for her hand...
scene 130 — INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHTShe tears away her face (like tissue) and tries to say his name again...
scene 133 — INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHTShe unzips her mouth and tries again.
scene 133 — INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Bookends
A chromium steel plate is riveted across her mouth. She screams wordlessly behind it.