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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

PG_13 91 min  -  Fantasy | Horror  -   23 May 1986 (USA)
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The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.

Director:

Brian Gibson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
JoBeth Williams ...
Diane Freeling (as Jobeth Williams)
Craig T. Nelson ...
Heather O'Rourke ...
Oliver Robins ...
Zelda Rubinstein ...
Will Sampson ...
Julian Beck ...
Geraldine Fitzgerald ...
John P. Whitecloud John P. Whitecloud ...
Old Indian
Noble Craig Noble Craig ...
Susan Peretz Susan Peretz ...
Helen Boll Helen Boll ...
Kelly Jean Peters Kelly Jean Peters ...
Jaclyn-Rose Lester Jaclyn-Rose Lester ...
Young Diane (as Jaclyn Bernstein)
Robert Lesser Robert Lesser ...
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Storyline

The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religeous zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne; but the love of her family and the power of psychic Tangina once again unite, along with an elderly native American, to fight for her life. Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Psychic | Native American | Alcoholism | Car Trouble | Girl  | See more »

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Poltergeist 2 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,700,000 (USA) (26 May 1986)

Gross:

$40,996,665 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (original cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Unbeknownst to most of the cast and crew several of the cadavers were real skeletons. Upon learning of this, the crew demanded an exorcism be held on the set to ease the rising tensions, which happened soon after. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Tangina hands Diane a photograph of the religious sect led by Henry Kane. The sect vanished in the early 1800s, long before the camera was invented. See more »

Quotes

Kane: You're all gonna die in there! All of you! You are gonna die!
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Crazy Credits

In the credits, the words "Cavern and Mountaintop set materials by
Foam-Tec" do not match with the rest of the closing credits. They seem to
have been added on later. See more »

Connections

References "Twilight Zone: Long Distance Call (#2.22)" (1961) See more »