Podcast | Beetlejuice (1988) and Rye Lane (2023)

We tell the stories behind Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice and Raine Allen Miller’s Rye Lane in the latest Film Stories podcast episode. More here.

When Tim Burton’s first film, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, proved a surprise hit for Warner Bros, the studio was keen to get a second picture off him. Yet Burton wasn’t enamoured with the scripts he was being offered – until an unusual one landed on his desk. Just lacking a bit of an ending. Enter: Beetlejuice.

Rye Lane was a much smaller production, a directorial debut for Raine Allen Miller. A British romcom, it had to negotiate Covid restrictions – but then, after strong reviews, there was its release strategy to negotiate.

Stories of both are told in this episode…