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Poltergeist
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Poltergeist is a 1982 American horror and thriller film directed by Tobe Hooper. The screenplay was written by Steven Spielberg, who also served as a producer alongside Frank Marshall. The cast includes Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, and Dominique Dunne. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score, while Michael Kahn edited the film. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced and distributed the movie, which was filmed in California.
The narrative is set in California and deals with themes of a haunted house, the supernatural, grave desecration, and the afterlife. The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was originally released in English. It received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects.
Financially, the film had a budget of 10,700,000 and generated revenue of 121,733,131. It holds a rating of 7.3 on IMDb based on 195,302 votes and a 7.155 average on TMDb from 3,311 votes. The tagline for the film is "They're here."
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7.2The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Cast
- JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling
- Craig T. Nelson as Steve Freeling
- Beatrice Straight as Dr. Lesh
- Dominique Dunne as Dana Freeling
- Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne Freeling
- Oliver Robins as Robbie Freeling
Themes
- dying and death
- parent child relationship
- medium
- poltergeist
- halloween
- ghostbuster
- haunted house
- paranormal phenomena
- family relationships
- suburbia
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tobe Hooper
- Screenplay by
- Steven Spielberg Michael Grais Mark Victor
- Story by
- Steven Spielberg
- Produced by
- Frank Marshall Steven Spielberg
- Starring
- JoBeth Williams Craig T. Nelson Beatrice Straight
- Cinematography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SLM Production Group Amblin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
- Release date
- June 4, 1982 ( 1982-06-04 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10.7 million
- Box office
- $121.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The film follows a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their youngest daughter.
As Spielberg was contractually unable to direct another film while he made E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Hooper was selected based on his work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Funhouse. The origin of Poltergeist can be traced to Night Skies, which Spielberg conceived as a horror sequel to his 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Hooper was less interested in the sci-fi elements and suggested they collaborate on a ghost story. Accounts differ as to the level of Spielberg's involvement, but it is clear that he was frequently on set during filming and exerted significant creative control. For that reason, some have said that Spielberg should be considered the film's co-director or even main director, though both Spielberg and Hooper have disputed this.
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