Was the actress Winona Ryder laughing in the dinner scene or was it in the script?
In the banana song scene in Beetlejuice (1988), when Lydia (Winona Ryder) gets up from the table she starts laughing. She can even be heard right in the middle of the scene, and a little later is seen convulsed with laughter.
Was Lydia's reaction in the script or was it Winona Ryder's real reaction to the scene and intentionally left in the final cut?
Best Answer
Lydia was indeed supposed to be delighted by their possession. Here's the bit in the shooting script that details her character's reaction right when they all start dancing:
A look of sheer delight comes across Lydia's face, unlike anything we have previously seen. She dances and claps her hands in time with the music. She is in teen heaven. [...]
Lydia excitedly looks around the room to see if she can see the ghosts. She can't.
So whether Ryder was acting or rather was genuinely amused and used that energy for her character, her jubilant reaction was originally in the script.
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How old was Winona when she played Lydia?
At the age of 16, Ryder burst onto the scene as Lydia Deetz, a goth who befriends the ghosts (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) who haunt her new home, in Tim Burton's deranged romp.Why is Winona Ryder famous?
Winona, Minnesota, U.S. After Ryder's film debut in Lucas (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in Heathers (1989), Great Balls of Fire (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).What bad things did Winona Ryder do?
Ryder found herself overtaken by a scandal in 2001 when she was arrested for shoplifting. She subsequently retreated from the spotlight, sharing with Time years later that it was \u201creally important for me to get out.\u201d The Oscar nominee used the time to grow without the eyes of the world watching her.Girl, Interrupted (1999) - Ice Cream and Crazy People Scene (4/10) | Movieclips
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