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Poltergeist: Directed by Tobe Hooper. With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne. A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Poltergeist (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
During a terrible thunderstorm, a gnarled tree outside the kids' bedroom window suddenly comes to life and grabs Robbie (Oliver Robins), Carol Anne's brother, through a window. However, this is merely a distraction used by the ghosts to get Carol Anne's parents to leave her alone.
Although no deaths are evident in the film, it has many scenes that place children in threatening conditions. A jump scene where a woman opens a door and a deafening shriek occurs, and another where a loud thunder and an explosion of wind comes down the stairs, knocking people to the floor.
Both of the terrors that plague Robbie came from Steven Spielberg's own fears as a child: a fear of clowns and a tree outside his window. On October 30, 1982, Dominique Dunne 's ex-boyfriend strangled her unconscious in the driveway of her West Hollywood home.
Poltergeist II: The Other Side: Directed by Brian Gibson. With JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins. The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
1982 Nominee Golden Reel Award. Best Sound Editing - Feature Film; Mark A. Mangini
One of the best horror/thrillers of the decade. In 1982, Steven Spielberg pulled off an incredible feat. In June of that year, Spielberg released two films only weeks apart that were both highly successful yet diversely different in both subject matter and their target audiences.
Poltergeist: Directed by Tobe Hooper. With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne. A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Poltergeist (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
