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Poltergeist (1982) 7.4
A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director:Tobe Hooper |
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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 | ... | ||
| 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 | ... | |
| Richard Lawson | ... | ||
| Zelda Rubinstein | ... | ||
| James Karen | ... | ||
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Lou Perryman | ... |
Pugsley
(as Lou Perry)
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Clair E. Leucart | ... |
Bulldozer Driver
(as Clair Leucart)
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Jeff Shaw
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Plot Summary
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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 Keywords:
ghost | moving | television | brother sister relationship | alternate dimension |Taglines:
From a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to death. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 June 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Juegos diabólicos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,896,612 (USA) (4 June 1982)Gross:
$6,896,612 (USA) (4 June 1982)Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 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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(1814) (uncredited)
Music based on "The Anacreontic Song" by John Stafford Smith
Played as TV sign-off music several times
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When originally released in the UK the film was given an 'X' certificate, prohibiting anyone under 18 from seeing the film. This was due to a delay in the BBFC's introduction of the new '15' certificate (which replaced the old 'AA' rating), and UIP's wish to release the film as soon as possible. When the '15' certificate was introduced in August 1983 the film was re-rated. See more »Goofs
When they are at the graveyard and the man is telling Steven that they moved the graveyard from where they live now, Steven's shirt is alternately sweaty/dry between shots. 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 children 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 »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
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This movie has been one of my all time favorites for more than ten years. Like many other people in the '80s, the first time I saw this movie it scared the hell out of me.
I compliment on the fact that there is no bloodspilling or graphic violence or even a single killing in the movie to make this movie sensationally scary. It relies on those trendy '80s special effects to make the movie truly frightening.
I still think this movie is scary, because I have always found supernatural forces and things that are out of the ordinary in this world to be more frightening than some idiotic blond woman being chased by an ax-wielding maniac. The script is so well written, the acting heartfelt and wonderful, and the direction and production techniques are top-notch. I have never seen horror movies embody all those elements since "The Exorcist."
For those of you who have not seen this movie, SEE IT! It may not scare you like today's modern horror flicks, but it will sure entertain and enlighten you. Has a horror movie ever done that????????????