Poltergeist (1982)

Movie Details

Original Title Poltergeist

Original Language EN

Budget $10,700,000

Revenue $122,200,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.4

Cast

Craig T. Nelson

Steve Freeling

Popularity: 10.0

JoBeth Williams

Diane Freeling

Popularity: 1.5

Beatrice Straight

Dr. Lesh

Popularity: 0.9

Dominique Dunne

Dana Freeling

Popularity: 1.7

Oliver Robins

Robbie Freeling

Popularity: 2.4

Heather O'Rourke

Carol Anne Freeling

Popularity: 0.6

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Michael McManus

Ben Tuthill

Popularity: 1.5

Virginia Kiser

Mrs. Tuthill

Popularity: 0.9

Martin Casella

Dr. Marty Casey

Popularity: 0.1

Richard Lawson

Ryan

Popularity: 0.7

Zelda Rubinstein

Tangina Barrons

Popularity: 0.5

James Karen

Mr. Teague

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Director Tobe Hooper

Producer Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg

Screenplay Michael Grais, Steven Spielberg, Mark Victor

Editor Michael Kahn

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Steven Spielberg Productions

SLM Production Group

Videos & Trailers

POLTERGEIST – The first suburban haunted house | MUBI Podcast

Featurette

Extended Preview

Clip

A Terrible Presence

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Swimming With Skeletons

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Ghosts Abduct Carol Anne Scene

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TCM Big Screen Classics Fathom Event

Teaser

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Ted Fraraccio 10/10

Mar 27, 2014

One of the biggest moments of my childhood was seeing _Poltergeist_ for the first time at 7 years old. I saw it on a 4:3 set on a very old DVD in my parents' bedroom, after my mom had recently come home from the hospital after surgery. One night, my dad came home from the library with some DVDs, and ... Read more

John Chard 5/10

Feb 8, 2017

We know it as the beast. The Freeling family are happy and functioning perfectly well until one night their youngest daughter announces that thru the TV, the supernatural are here! Poltergeist divides the horror crowd big time, the gore fans are simply not impressed by the events in the film, ... Read more

MaxTyrone 5/10

Mar 28, 2017

Like most of my contemporaries, I remember as a kid staying up late at night during the AMC Halloween horror movie marathon week (or was it a complete 31 days?) and watching the Freeling family get spooked by some O. G. paranormal activity; watching their house turn into a portal for spirits, some o ... Read more