The wedding scene in the original Beetlejuice is, in my considered opinion, one of the great set pieces in Tim Burton's filmography. The chaos of it, the commitment of it, the way it escalates from strange to completely unhinged while somehow remaining emotionally coherent — it's a masterclass in controlled absurdity. Beetlejuice in his wedding suit, Lydia in her red dress, the whole thing spiralling toward a conclusion that is simultaneously horrifying and triumphant. I have watched it more times than I can count and it still makes me laugh and then immediately feel slightly unsettled, which is exactly the right response.
When Beetlejuice Beetlejuice brought the wedding back — different context, different stakes, the same essential chaos — I was in the cinema with my hands over my face in the best possible way. The wedding scene, across both films, is the defining Beetlejuice moment. It deserves its own display.
The Funko Pop! Movies Beetlejuice & Lydia Deetz Wedding 2-Pack is that display.
The Beetlejuice Collection and Its Missing Piece
I've been collecting Beetlejuice memorabilia since I was about fourteen, when I found the original film on DVD in a charity shop and became immediately obsessed. The collection has grown over the years — posters, a replica prop, various figures, a few pieces of fan art I've commissioned. It's a proper collection, the kind that has a dedicated wall in my flat and that visitors either immediately understand or politely pretend to.
I had individual Beetlejuice and Lydia figures. What I didn't have was them together, in the wedding scene specifically, as a 2-pack designed to be displayed as a unit. That gap had been bothering me for longer than I'd like to admit. The wedding is the moment where the two characters are most fully themselves in relation to each other — Beetlejuice at his most chaotically committed, Lydia at her most complicated and conflicted. They belong together on a shelf, in that specific context, in a way that individual figures don't quite capture.
Why This 2-Pack
The figures are approximately 11.8cm and 11.1cm respectively — slightly taller than the standard 9cm Pop! scale, which gives them a presence that matches the scene they're representing. The wedding attire is rendered with the kind of accuracy that makes both figures immediately recognisable to anyone who knows the films. Beetlejuice in his suit has the particular dishevelled energy of a character who is simultaneously triumphant and slightly wrong. Lydia in her wedding look captures the complicated expression of someone who is not entirely sure how she got here but is committed to seeing it through.
The 2-pack format is the essential thing. These figures are designed to be displayed together, as a unit, which is how they exist in the film. Separating them would be like displaying only half a scene. The set is the point.
When They Arrived
I'd pre-ordered, so there was a wait — which I spent thinking about where exactly on the Beetlejuice wall they were going to go. The answer, when they arrived, was obvious: centre, slightly elevated, flanked by the individual character pieces I already owned. The wedding 2-pack as the focal point, everything else arranged around it.
I set them up, stepped back, and looked at the wall. It finally looked finished. Not complete in the sense that I'll stop adding to it — I won't — but finished in the sense that the central piece was now in place and everything else had something to orient around.
I took a photo and sent it to three friends who are also Beetlejuice fans. All three responded within minutes. One of them said "finally" which is exactly right. One of them asked where I'd found them. One of them sent back a photo of their own Beetlejuice shelf, which is now also missing a wedding 2-pack and which I suspect will not be missing one for much longer.
On Scene-Specific Collecting
I've been thinking about why the 2-pack format matters so much to me, and I think it comes down to this: the best collectibles don't just represent a character, they represent a moment. A single Beetlejuice figure represents the character. The wedding 2-pack represents the scene — the specific, chaotic, unforgettable moment that defines the relationship between these two characters across both films. That's a more specific and more meaningful thing to own.
When I look at the shelf now, I don't just see two figures. I see the wedding. I hear the music. I remember sitting in the cinema with my hands over my face. That's what the best collectibles do: they hold a memory in physical form and give it somewhere to live.
My Verdict
If you're a Beetlejuice fan with a collection that's missing its centrepiece moment, the Funko Pop! Movies Beetlejuice & Lydia Deetz Wedding 2-Pack is it. Find it in our Toys collection and our wider Toys & Games collection. It's showtime. Again.
— Finn Gallagher
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