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Poltergeist (1982)

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84%
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62%
(1 review)
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 10, 2004

Budget $10,700,000

MPAA Rating
PG

Running Time
1 hour, 54 minutes

Country USA

Studio MGM, United Artists

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Genre: Thriller, Horror, Psychic, Ghosts, Haunted House, Supernatural, Cult Classic, Disturbing

Tagline: They're here.

Plot: Frisky poltergeists put a little excitement into the daily routine of the Freeling family's humdrum lives by moving furniture and communicating with their youngest daughter, Carol Anne, through the television set. Unfortunately, harmless pranks quickly turn nasty and the previously friendly ghosts kidnap Carol Anne, trapping her in the spirit world. To win the child back, the family calls in a team of parapsychologists and a midget psychic who conduct an elaborate exorcism.

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 External Reviews
external linkIf it wasn't for the excellent visual effects and a strong finale this blockbuster effort wouldn't really be much to look at. At times tedious in its pacing this is pushing a ** but is saved from total mediocrity by the aforementioned effects that include scenes of possessed trees, coffins popping out of the ground and one Hell of a trippy face ripping. 2.5/4



 Directed by
Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Lifeforce, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Raiders of the Lost Ark
 Written by
Steven Spielberg
The Goonies, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List
 Cast
JoBeth Williams
The Big Chill, Kramer vs. Kramer, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Craig T. Nelson
The Incredibles, The Devil's Advocate, The Killing Fields
Beatrice Straight
The Nun's Story, Endless Love, Deceived
Dominique Dunne
The Shadow Riders, The Making of 'Poltergeist', The Haunting of Harrington House
Oliver Robins
Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Don't Go to Sleep, The Making of 'Poltergeist'
Heather O'Rourke
Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Poltergeist III, Surviving
Michael McManus
Mother, Jugs & Speed, Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier, Deadly Eyes
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 Music By
Jerry Goldsmith
L.A. Confidential, Alien, The Mummy



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