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Poltergeist (1982)
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A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director:Tobe Hooper |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Craig T. Nelson | ... | ||
| JoBeth Williams | ... |
Diane Freeling
(as Jobeth Williams)
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| Beatrice Straight | ... | ||
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Dominique Dunne | ... | |
| Oliver Robins | ... | ||
| Heather O'Rourke | ... | ||
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Michael McManus | ... | |
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Virginia Kiser | ... | |
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Martin Casella | ... |
Marty
(as Marty Casella)
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| Richard Lawson | ... | ||
| Zelda Rubinstein | ... | ||
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Lou Perryman | ... |
Pugsley
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Clair E. Leucart | ... |
Bulldozer Driver
(as Clair Leucart)
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| James Karen | ... | ||
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Dirk Blocker | ... |
Jeff Shaw
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Storyline
A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter. Written by Rob Hartill
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
From a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to death. See more »Genres:
HorrorParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Juegos diabólicos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,896,612 (USA) (6 June 1982) (890 Screens)Gross:
$76,606,280 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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Carol Anne: Hello? What do you look like? Talk louder, I can't hear you! Hey, hello! Hello, I can't hear you! Five. Yes. Yes. I don't know. I don't know.
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laughing. Fans of the film have assumed that the laughing children are
those who have been released from the beast and have crossed over the
threshold into the next life. See more »
(1814) (uncredited)
Music based on "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith
Played as TV sign-off music several times See more »
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Trivia
The weird way the family members descend the stairs at the beginning of the film was created by having the actors walk backward up the stairs and playing the film in reverse. The same effect was used later in the movie during the scene showing video playback of the ghosts. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Robbie climbs into bed and stares at the clown (near the end of the movie), the lamp he turns off and the Darth Vader head switch places. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Carol Anne: Hello? What do you look like? Talk louder, I can't hear you! Hey, hello! Hello, I can't hear you! Five. Yes. Yes. I don't know. I don't know.
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Crazy Credits
After the credits and the logo of the MGM lion is shown, we hear childrenlaughing. Fans of the film have assumed that the laughing children are
those who have been released from the beast and have crossed over the
threshold into the next life. See more »
Soundtracks
"The Star-Spangled Banner"(1814) (uncredited)
Music based on "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith
Played as TV sign-off music several times See more »
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