Poltergeist (1982) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Poltergeist (1982) |
| Director | Tobe Hooper |
| Screenplay Writer | Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson |
| Cast | JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Dominique Dunne |
| Genre | Horror, Supernatural |
| Release Date | June 4, 1982 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 54m (114 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$10.7 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$121 million |
| IMDb Rating | ~7.3/10 |
| Notable For | Haunted television scene, terrifying clown doll, groundbreaking effects |
| Awards | 3 Academy Award nominations |
| Producer | Steven Spielberg |
| Cult Status | One of the greatest supernatural horror films ever made |
| Legacy | Spawned sequels and the famous “They’re here…” pop-culture line |
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The Freeling family has just moved into their dream home in scenic Cuesta Verde. After all the hauling and unloading the work is finally over and they just want to sit back take a break and get adjusted to their new surroundings, but after hearing some voices and watching some meat crawl across the kitchen table, they begin to have second thoughts about their dream home, but it is not until their youngest daughter, Carol Anne, is sucked into the television that they decide it’s time to get the hell out.
Written by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper comes Poltergeist, in my opinion the definitive haunted house movie. The story is a slow build up but has a great and powerful release, please feel free to add lib in your own orgasm joke.
At first the Freelings think that the things happening in the house are acts of wonderment and awe, but things quickly change and take a much darker and sinister turn and explode in an excellent ending that has to be seen.
The effects are good and at times scary as hell, from killer clown dolls to skeletons in the pool Poltergeist has a serious and spooky vibe the entire time. The cast is also great from Craig T. Nelson to little Heather O’Rourke, everybody involved does their parts well and most of all everybody is believable.
Poltergeist has been spoofed or ripped off in many different films and parodies, this just truly shows how much of an impact this film had on culture at the time. From the TV to the little toy phone everything in Poltergeist became iconic in one form or another. And who could forget the ending, just great fun all the way around? On a personal note, my favorite scene in the movie is when they open the door to the little boy Robbie’s room and a toy Incredible Hulk rides by on a pegasus, for some reason I just cackle every time I see that.
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