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Beetlejuice 2 honored a key moment from Tim Burton's 1988 movie by putting Lydia Deetz in another red wedding dress with a deeper meaning than one might think. As part of the original Beetlejuice's ending, Winona Ryder's Lydia reluctantly agreed to marry Betelgeuse to save Adam and Barbara. Michael Keaton's sleazy bio-exorcist jumped at the chance without hesitation, transforming his soon-to-be teenage bride and changing her outfit into wedding attire. Seeing as Beetlejuice's characters had never been concerned with traditional norms, it felt right for someone like Lydia to wear blood-red dress.

Beetlejuice 2 makes plenty of references to the original movie, including clever nods to the 1988 movie's memorable wedding sequence. In the sequel, Betelgeuse attempts to marry Lydia a second time before his plan is thwarted once again by tricky Neitherworld rules. Still, when he forces Lydia up to...