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Topics: Film and TV, Crime
Anish Vij
Some Beetlejuice fans might have a hard time believing why the dad from the original film may not have been in the new movie.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic and it follows the return of the iconic ghost, played by Michael Keaton.
Winona Ryder is back as the grown up version of Lydia Deetz, while Jenna Ortega takes on the role of her daughter.
And let's not forget Catherine O’Hara, who returns as Delia's stepmother.
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Also joining the franchise for the second film is Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, and Monica Bellucci.
Take a look at the trailer below:
Missing from the sequel is Jeffrey Jones, who plays the father of Lydia in the first film.
While the 77-year-old hasn't spoke publicly about not being involved in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it appears that his career trajectory changed after his arrest in 2002.
The following year, Jones plead no contest to charges of possession of child pornography.
He was sentenced to five years probation, counselling and was told he must register himself as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
At the time, he reportedly said: "This concludes a really painful chapter in my life. I am sorry that this incident was allowed to occur. Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again."
However, in 2004 and then in 2010, he was arrested for failing to update his status as a sex offender.
The Ferris Bueller's Day Off star plead guilty and received a further 250 hours of community service and additional years of probation.
In Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the film starts with the Deetz family mourning the death Jones' character at a funeral.
Jones has still appeared in films since, reprising his role as A.W, Merrick in Deadwood: The Movie in 2019 and starring in My Brothers' Crossing in 2020.
But back to the new film, it seems fans have been preferring it to the first movie, as one viewer said: "As good if not better than the first that is saying a lot!!"
A second added: "VERY RARE does a sequel to a classic come close to the original but here we are.
"It’s JUST as fun as the first one. Laughs from beginning to end."
While a third penned: "The storyline was great! The movie has many familiar and new characters.
"The action is fast-paced and quite entertaining, with wildly funny scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed it."
LADbible Group has contacted Jeffrey Jones' representatives for comment.