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Today we're discussing the films of Tim Burton in light of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,

and his vast

output since the early 80s as director and writer. My name is Mark Lintonoyer, and you don't have

to say my name three times for me to show up in your ears. I'm Al Baker, and I'm more of a

beetle kombucha guy. I'm Sarah Lynn Bruck.

Lawrence Ware, Lawrence Ware, Lawrence Ware.

Say my name and I shall appear.

My name is Lawrence Ware, coming to you from the great city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, right here in the middle of the country.

I'm living in a place where Tim Burton would never make a movie.

As a foreigner, the places that Tim Burton chooses to make movies about, to me, seem like

it's white picket fence suburban territory. So which states is that coded around? Is it like

Connecticut? Be able to the second Connecticut, isn't it? That's right. Is it that

kind of area? I think like Indiana kind of area, it't it? That's right. Is it that kind of area?

I think like Indiana kind of area, it just seems like that's the kind of place. You think like, you know, a vast place where there's corn or something. I don't know. Like, that's just what comes to mind for me, even though I have no idea if he has any kind of representation or that kind of stuff in his actual films. Well, he's from Burbank. And that's what I always think of.

And I'm very familiar with Burbank since I, and that's what I always think of.

And I'm very familiar with Burbank since I'm from California, but I always think of, you know,

all of the houses that look the same.

I think of the set design of Edward Scissorhands.

That's what comes to mind, and that definitely has a California feel to me.

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