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Overview

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7.4/10   30,128 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Steven Spielberg (story)
Steven Spielberg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 June 1982 (USA) more
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They're here. more
Plot:
A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(159 articles)
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Good Scary Fun!!! more (242 total)

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Also Known As:
Poltergeist (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Duch (Poland) [pl]
Juegos diabólicos (Venezuela) [es]
Kötü ruh (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Poltergeist (France) [fr]
Poltergeist (Finland) [fi]
Poltergeist (Portugal) [pt]
Poltergeist - La vengeance des fantômes (Canada: French title) [fr]
Poltergeist - O Fenômeno (Brazil) [pt]
Poltergeist: demoniache presenze (Italy) [it]
To pnevma tou kakou (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
114 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Drew Barrymore was considered for the role of Carol Anne, but Steven Spielberg wanted someone more angelic. It was Barrymore's audition for this role, however, that landed her a part in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Steven, Diane and Dana are moving furniture out of the way to get into Carol Anne and Robbie's closet, the two beds have had the bed skirts sucked off while the mattresses are undisturbed. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Carol Anne: Hello? What do you look like? Talk louder, I can't hear you! Hey, hello! Hello, I can't hear you! Five. Yes. Yes. I don't know. I don't know.
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Referenced in "Dark Angel: Exposure (#2.16)" (2002) more
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The Star-Spangled Banner more

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Why did the poltergeists want Carol Anne?
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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Good Scary Fun!!!, 8 April 2004
Author: cairn6 from New England

I am not going to go into all the controversy surrounding this movie...everybody knows about the various deaths of cast members, as well as questions over who actually directed "Poltergeist". What I will decribe in this review are my feelings concerning the movie.

"Poltergeist" is a good scary picture which will not only entertain you, but will make you wonder what originally occupied the land where your home is currently standing. This movie makes good use of foreshadowing and building of tensions to move a viewer to believe what they are actually seeing is really happening. While giving the "funeral" for the pet bird, Robbie asks if they can later dig it up so they can "see the bones". At the end of the film he is indeed treated to seeing "dug up bones", only they were not ones he had in mind.

Great movie, great acting, great scary fun! A+

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