Poltergeist / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Steven Spielberg production, a Tobe Hooper film ; produced by Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall ; story by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais & Mark Victor ; directed by Tobe Hooper.
The Freeling family is a typical middle class family living in the peaceful Cuesta Verde Estates. Steve, his wife Diane, 16-year-old daughter Dana, 8-year-old Robbie, and 5-year-old Carol Ann live in a tract house. Soon strange things begin to happen around the house; the pet canary dies, mysterious...
| Uniform Title: | Poltergeist (Motion picture : 1982)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Portuguese Spanish Chinese |
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English |
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English or dubbed French, Portuguese or Spanish with optional Chinese, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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Burbank, CA :
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
[2007]
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| Edition: | Twenty-fifth anniversary edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
The Freeling family is a typical middle class family living in the peaceful Cuesta Verde Estates. Steve, his wife Diane, 16-year-old daughter Dana, 8-year-old Robbie, and 5-year-old Carol Ann live in a tract house. Soon strange things begin to happen around the house; the pet canary dies, mysterious storms occur, and Carol Ann is summoned to the TV set, where a strange shaft of green light hits her and causes the room to shake. As the curious events continue, Carol Ann is repeatedly drawn to the television, where she begins to talk to "the TV people." Soon Carol Ann is sucked into a closet, disappearing from this reality plane. Unable to find his daughter, Steve consults Dr. Lesh, a para-psychologist from a nearby college. Lesh finds that the paranormal phenomena is so strong in the Freelong household she is unable to deal with it and sends for clairvoyant and professional exorcist Tangina to examine the house in hopes of finding Carol Ann. Tangina makes a horrifying discovery: Carol Ann is alive and in the house, but is being held on another spectral plane. |
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| Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. Special features: "They are here: the real world of poltergeists revealed" documentary in 2 parts: "Science of the spirits" and "Communing with the dead." Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CQ2 D0086878 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: PG. |
| Awards: | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films, USA, 1983: Saturn Award - Best Horror Film ; Best Make-Up (Dorothy J. Pearl) ; Best Supporting Actress (Zelda Rubinstein) |
| ISBN: | 1419852809 9781419852800 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music by Jerry Goldsmith. |
| System Details: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, stereo. and mono. ; widescreen ; dual-layer ; digitally restored and remastered. |
| Cast: |
JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein. |