Tim Burton Wanted Sammy Davis Jr. To Play Beetlejuice | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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Published on October 6, 2021

(Original airdate: 11/18/99 ) Tim Burton talks to Conan about terrorizing neighborhood children, his troubles with the MPAA, and his original vision for “Beetlejuice.” Plus, Conan shows his own “Sleepy Hollow” clip.

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14 comments

  • D Sanchez 3 years ago

    Love sammy jr

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  • Tavo Montana 3 years ago

    Conan i love you, saludos desde Tijuana BC the happiest place on earth

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  • Woozlewuzzleable 3 years ago

    Time to google Tim Burton to see if he died.
    Edit: No, still alive.

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  • Dancing Robot 3 years ago

    Acid in the pool, good joke.

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  • Frank Dux 3 years ago

    ain’t got nuthin’ to do wit me, pal.

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  • Comical Realm Animations 3 years ago

    Interesting trivia: At one point, Tim Burton considered Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role of Betelgeuse. However, The Geffen Company felt that due to Schwarzenegger’s reputation at the time as an action star, people wouldn’t take it seriously. But Burton approached Schwarzenegger anyway. He turned it down, as he was busy shooting The Running Man (1987).

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  • Bobby Kerr 3 years ago

    Musicians aren’t a success until they’ve been parodied by weird al
    Directors aren’t a success until they’ve been parodied by the porn industry

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  • Grok Effer 3 years ago

    I don’t think Sammy Davis Jr. would have worked out nearly as well. Also, he was a Satanist for a while.

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  • Chirpy Mike 3 years ago

    No he didn’t.

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  • Matt Lewis 3 years ago

    That would have been the first black person ever featured in a Tim Burton film

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  • Fernando López 3 years ago

    Sleepy Hollow is a GREAT movie!

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  • Gary Turbo 3 years ago

    He should do a Marlon Wayans Nightwing movie

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  • Münhü 3 years ago

    5:11 – uh, UH?

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  • blue text on white background 3 years ago

    he’s not dead. i just saved y’all 3 seconds of your life. you’re welcome.

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