Michael Bender (1946 - October 3, 1997)

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Michael Bender was one of the producers on "Beetlejuice" for Warner Bros. in 1988. He died on October 3, 1997, of AIDS complications at Tarzana Encino Hospital. He was 51.

Bender began his career as an entertainment lawyer for WB and Avco Embassy. He later resigned from Warner Bros. to form a production company with partner Kim Friedman.

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Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2008)
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page
Directors: Tim Burton
Writers: Larry Wilson, Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren
Producers: Eric Angelson, June Petersen, Larry Wilson, Michael Bender
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Amazon: Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton. Say his name once, twice and three times nice! A fantastically imaginative comedy about a couple of recently deceased ghosts who contract the services of a bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their former home.