After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O Hara Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) a rambunctious spirit whose help quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.