Few movies inspire as many character costumes such as Beetlejuice. With an amazing cast of eighties celebrities, this movie definitely stands the test of time. These Beetlejuice costumes will make any fan of the movie laugh with appreciation. In addition, some of these costumes look as incredible as the original ones!
Dress up as Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’s characters after they were resurrected. Another super popular costume is the man with the shrunken head. This one always gets an amazing reaction. Of course, the main man, himself, Beetlejuice is found on people young and old. There are so versions of Michael Keaton’s iconic role.
Also, there is a woman dressed up as Winona Ryder’s character. If you are lucky enough to look like her, dressing up will be a snap! You will even see the woman on the couch separated from her legs. She is here in a cool optical illusion costume!
Looking through these costumes will inspire you to create your own Beetlejuice costumes and may even get you to re-watch the movie. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
My name is Ryan and that’s my wife Amanda. Our Homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia Costume story starts off on the Tuesday before Halloween (which was on Saturday). I had the idea of being Beetlejuice and Lydia on Monday. The first thing we had to do is find a 1970 wedding dress which really wasn’t hard … Read more
My brother asked me to make him a Beetlejuice costume for a Halloween party he was going to, he asked me the day before so I did not have much time. I took a black suit that he already owned and painted the white stripes down it. I copied a photo from the film off … Read more
This Homemade Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice Halloween Costume took me about a week and several trips to the fabric store but I LOVE how it came out, even though I have never really sewn before. I used a pattern for a saloon girl dress, some shiny red stretch fabric, a sheer black overlay with purple … Read more
The Beetlejuice and Lydia Costumes were put together by purchasing separate items at Goodwills and Thrift Stores around our area. The suit coat was the only part of the Beetlejuice costume that was from the men’s department. The ruffled shirt was found in the women’s department and was a size 2! I had to cut … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday. However my fiance’ said he would only dress up with me if he liked the costume. So it came down to a homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia costume. I purchased a black negligee from Salvation Army and painted a spider web on the front with fabric paint. I bought 2 pairs … Read more
To make Beetlejuice’s costume, we bought a dark over sized suit from a thrift store and put pinstripes on it using white tape. We stuffed a white t-shirt to make the belly. We used a photo from the movie to pattern the make-up, and reworked a grey wig to make the hair. For Lydia’s costume, … Read more
We decided to go as a Homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia Couple Costume one year- which I was very excited about. At that time, there were no Beetlejuice pre-packaged outfits or wigs which is fine with me because I love to make my own! For Beetlejuice, we bought a black suite from Goodwill, taped off lines … Read more
I love Beetlejuice and have always wanted to do a costume, but I never felt like I related to Lydia… I relate more so to the mom, however – nobody would know who she is without having a Beetlejuice character. And I’ve always loved Miss Argentina and her attitude so I decided to create a … Read more
Our homemade Beetlejuice Halloween costumes were made from old clothes in our closet. Beetlejuice wig was found from a garage sale in my neighborhood and I had to paint it with some dark color to get the right Beetlejuice hair color. My wife had this shirt from a party in her job. Our faces were … Read more
I didn’t want to do your ordinary Beetlejuice so I chose the scene in the movie where he spikes Gena Davis. I bought moss from an art store along with spirit gum and skin latex to apply my prosthetic. The clothes all came from shopping at numerous thrift stores, I couldn’t seem to find the … Read more
I decided to create a homemade Beetlejuice costume for Halloween (I couldn’t bring myself to buying the costume for $60). I took a black suit and used white duct tape to make the stripes. I got a pink shirt since I liked it in the animated series. For the makeup I paled my face added … Read more
The hardest part of this Homemade Miss Argentina Adult Halloween Costume? The collar cape! This thing was a pain, I finally came up with something that worked out wonderfully, taps plastics in San Mateo, CA. I bought a poster board of thin plastic, and sewed material to it, it was perfect after numerous tries and … Read more