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Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982Movie⏱️ 1h 54mPG🏆 #1728 Top Rated
HorrorThriller
7.3
IMDB Rating
193,202 votes

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.

Director
Tobe Hooper
Writers
Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Stars
JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson
Release Date
June 4, 1982
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 5
Wins
🎯 9
Nominations
💬 562
Reviews
📋 127K
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🎭 Top Cast

JoBeth Williams
JoBeth Williams
as Diane Freeling
Heather O'Rourke
Heather O'Rourke
as Carol Anne Freeling
Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
as Steve Freeling
Beatrice Straight
Beatrice Straight
as Dr. Lesh
Dominique Dunne
Dominique Dunne
as Dana Freeling
Oliver Robins
Oliver Robins
as Robbie Freeling
Michael McManus
Michael McManus
as Ben Tuthill
Virginia Kiser
Virginia Kiser
as Mrs. Tuthill
Martin Casella
Martin Casella
as Marty
Richard Lawson
Richard Lawson
as Ryan

💰 Box Office

$77,233,286
Worldwide Gross
$77,177,301
Domestic Gross
$6,896,612
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
4267 Roxbury Street, Forest Hills, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Amblin Entertainment, SLM Production Group

🏷️ Keywords

ghostparanormal investigationinanimate object comes to life5 year old girlhaunting

🎯 Categories

Body HorrorSupernatural HorrorHorrorThriller

⭐ Featured Review

This scared me to death at age 24
by AlsExGal2021-06-20
7/10

"I left the lights on the night I saw it. Because this does not take place in some classic looking haunted house, with some scary mythology attached to it. This happens in a modern house in a typical suburb. It looked like a house in my neighborhood. That nobody could afford to own at the time because of 18% interest rates in 1982, but that's another story. It involves a typical family. The wife is a homemaker. The husband sells new houses in the same neighborhood that the family lives in. It must have been a slow work day for him because who could have afforded these houses in 1982 with ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Heather O'Rourke kept the pet goldfish Carol Anne has in the film.

📖 Synopsis

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.