me: the movie "Alien" was originally going to be called Star Beast Caleb: The movie "Jedi Knights" was originally called "Star Wars." me: The film spawned an animated television series that Burton produced, and the unproduced Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian sequel. me: The character of Betelgeuse — envisioned by McDowell as a winged demon who takes on the form of a short Middle Eastern man—is also intent on killing the Deetzes rather than scaring them, and wants to rape Lydia instead of marry her. Caleb: Dude, that's craaaazay!