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Poltergeist

Movie Summary

Released: 1982
Director[s], Steven Spielberg ("E.T." and "Saving Private Ryan") and Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Salem's Lot") team up to bring us one of the most well made and frightening ghost stories of all time!

JoBeth Williams, and Craig T. Nelson (lead star of the 80s T.V. sitcom, "Coach") play the roles of Diane and Steve Freeling, who live with their three children in the beautiful California suburbs. Heather O'Rourke stars as daughter, Carol-Anne, the youngest in the family, who somehow shares a connection with the supernatural via the family television. Eventually, strange and funny events begin to happen: a large earthquake rocks the neighborhood; chairs begin moving on their own, and the family dog continuously barks for no apparent reason. But soon enough, this all becomes a terrifying nightmare when Carol-Anne is taken by supernatural forces into another dimension (AKA the afterlife) through her bedroom closet!

Meanwhile, Steve and Diane hire a group of professionals in the study of the paranormal with the help of a gifted elderly psychic, Tangina Barrons (excellently portrayed by the late Zelda Rubinstein) to uncover the shocking truth to their home and hopefully save Carol-Anne from her spectral imprisonment! Unfortunately, this is only the beginning of the never-ending nightmare for not only Carol-Anne, but the rest of the Freeling family!

This 1982 blockbuster classic was followed by "Poltergeist II" (1986) and "Poltergeist III" (1988), O'Rourke's final role[s] as loveable (and cute) Carol-Anne before her untimely death.

Character Actor James Karren(Then known for his tv plugs for

The Pathmark Supermarket chain)played the crooked reality agent

"Teague".

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AiCLCPosted: 04/01/2007

I snuck out of bed while my parents were watching this and watched some when they didnt know...it was the part with that damn clown doll. scared the CRAP out of me haha

vernoPosted: 06/03/2007

i love this movie the clown is scary as f*** the tree is cool the man who rips his face off is relly creepy but brillent film have you seen the family guy episode what takes the piss out of this lol but this is such a great movie i trying o find it on dvd but no luck i rember when i first watched this it was on my bros prom night i rember fallen a sleep and my bro coming in with all these people but the one of he grestest horror movies ever no 2 was like wtf and no 3 had all the special effests done homemade no computer effects it makes me feel sad with tha girl who died

childofthe80sPosted: 06/06/2007

This was my first horror-movie,watching it for the first time when I was 5 years old,around 1984.I remember some of the scenes were really scary,including the clown-doll and the coffins popping up all over the place at the end.
Most horror movies I can't watch because of all the gore in them,but this one,I can definitely watch,it's my favorite

IloveWillyWonkaPosted: 01/25/2008

This is an awesome movie! My Friend and I watched it on Halloween last year. She was so freaked out! I was laughing my head off as she was screaming. :D

callmemrpigPosted: 08/08/2008

this is where i learned the definiton of seance

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