Did Barb and Adam own the hardware shop?

Did Barb and Adam own the hardware shop? - Serious adult mechanic working at workbench in workshop

At the beginning of Beetlejuice, Barbara and Adam Maitland stop to get something from the local hardware shop- named Maitland Hardware. For a small town it seems an unlikely coincidence- did the shop belong to them, at least when they were alive?



Best Answer

Yes

Firstly, although this did not make it into the movie the script includes a scene where Adam indicates that they are taking a vacation by adding a sign to the model of his store in his model town.

   To see the real Winter River, laid out exactly as the
   model, at the foot of the hill.  Adam breathes deeply
   and looks very pleased at the glorious town below him.


   ON HIS HUGE HAND AGAIN

   as it reaches into model and tweezes a tiny sign into
   the tiny window of Maitland's Hardware Store on main
   street.  It reads:

               ADAM AND BARBARA MAITLAND
                          ARE
                      ON VACATION!
                         HOORAY!

Secondly, and perhaps more obviously, when Adam visits the store he unlocks the door clearly indicating that the store is, in fact, theirs.

  Adam sprints up the steps of **his** lovely hardware store.
   OLD BILL, a slightly-addled ancient barber, is napping
   in a chair in front of his shop, next door to Adam's.
   Adam fumbles with the lock, not interested in conversation.



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Do the Maitlands own the hardware store?

Adam Maitland is the husband of Barbara Maitland. He owns and operates the Maitland Hardware Store in Winter River, CT.

Did the Maitlands come back to life?

Beetlejuice has a pretty upbeat ending, considering the protagonists are dead. Lydia has just scored an A on the math test and the Maitlands and Deetzes are living happily together in their newly restored New England cottage.

What happened to the Maitlands in Beetlejuice?

They call upon Beetlejuice to help, but Beetlejuice has more in mind than just helping. After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house.

Did Barbara have a miscarriage in Beetlejuice?

Barbara and Adam's issues with fertility and miscarriage. In the first eight minutes of the film, we have disturbing dialogue from Jane, Barbara and Adam that doesn't expressly spell out what happens, but implies that somewhere along their marriage, the couple suffered a lost pregnancy.



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