Thieves stole bizarre props from ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Vermont set, including 150-pound ‘abstract art statue’

A 150-pound sculpture was stolen from the set of the highly anticipated beetle juice suite in Vermont earlier this month, police said.

The theft of the sculpture allegedly took place between 5 p.m. on July 13 and 11 a.m. on July 17 from a small cemetery in eastern Corinth, where the film is filmed.

The work, described as an “abstract art statue” by a Press release of the Vermont State Police, is an organic shape with nine appendages extending from a spine. It’s reminiscent of the artwork, overseen by production designer Bo Welch, that decorated the Deetz family home from the film, though it’s unclear whether this latest sculpture is the piece from the original 1988 film or a recreation.

“We tried to say the name of this stolen statue three times, but it didn’t come back!” Vermont State Police tweeted. “We are investigating the theft of this 150-pound sculpture from Beetle Juice 2 located in East Corinth, accompanied by a lamppost topped with a pumpkin decoration.

This latest robbery, according to police, occurred a few days earlier. Film security personnel reported that just after midnight on July 14, someone backed an older model GMC pickup truck onto a lamppost sporting a “distinctive pumpkin decoration” on Village Road.

The suspected bandit “removed the lamp post from its base, bundled it in the back of the truck, covered it with a tarp and fled at high speed”.

It was not immediately clear if the same suspects were behind both robberies.

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton have teamed up again for the sequel to the director’s 1988 classic, which won an Oscar for Best Makeup and Best Hairstyle. Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, who played Lydia and Delia Deetz respectively in the original film, will reprise their roles in the film; Jenna Ortega, Netflix star Wednesdayalso joined the cast.

Anyone with information about these thefts is asked to contact the Vermont State Police in St. Johnsbury at 802-748-3111 or leave anonymous advice online.

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