B Movies Blog

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Catherine O’Hara into the ol’ VCR. 

Schitt’s Creek may have launched Catherine O’Hara into/back into the public eye, but she’s involved in some of the most beloved and iconic movies. She’s the voice of Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas, Kate McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and lest we forget, Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice, and all of her Christopher Guest roles. 

She’s an absolute queen, so it should be no surprise that I would include her within my spotlight series. I’ve selected a few of my favorite Catherine O’Hara content to highlight (and limited myself to only one Christopher Guest movie, which was the hardest thing I’ve ever done), but I recommend doing a deep dive of her catalog. 

With all of the gushing out of the way, let’s pay homage to one of the greats. 

Pictured: Me holding my Squishmallows after a minor inconvenience. 

Nightmare Before Christmas: Back in my day, Nightmare Before Christmas merch was the tamest thing Hot Topic sold. 

Beetlejuice: If you grew up in the 90s/early 00s and listened to pop punk, you modeled your personality around Lydia Deetz. I don’t make the rules. 

A Mighty Wind: Being in the audience for the premiere of The Big Easy Express is the closest I’ll ever get to being in a Christopher Guest movie. 

Honestly, Delia Deetz is a whole damn mood.

Home Alone & Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: I feel like there has to be a Snyder cut of the first two Home Alones sitting in a storeroom somewhere. 

Schitt’s Creek: I’m not a reality TV gal, but I’d watch an iteration of the Real Housewives with Moira Rose. 

Witch’s Night Out: I know this is a deep pull, but just as a reminder, you’re talking to someone whose family heirloom is the 1985 CBS Halloween lineup, recorded on a VHS, and who has the Witch as a tattoo.