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Poltergeist (1982)

Name: Poltergeist
Director: Tobe Hooper
Genre: fantasy film, horror film, thriller film
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.3

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.

Directed by Tobe Hooper · Shot by Matthew F. Leonetti · Cut by Michael Kahn · Music by Jerry Goldsmith · 110 min

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Behind the scenes

Poltergeist | Swimming With Skeletons | Warner Bros. Entertainment — Warner Bros. Entertainment · 2 min
Poltergeist in 4K | Extended Preview | Warner Bros. Entertainment — Warner Bros. Entertainment · 9 min
Poltergeist: Director Gil Kenan Behind the Scenes Movie Interview | ScreenSlam — ScreenSlam · 8 min
Spielberg, Hooper & The Suburban Horror of POLTERGEIST — Matt Draper · 26 min
Who's messing with the kitchen chairs? | Poltergeist (1982) | Warner Bros. UK — Warner Bros. UK Horror · 9 min

Elsewhere

More by Tobe Hooper

Eggshells — 1969
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — 1974
Eaten Alive — 1976
The Dark — 1979
Venom — 1981
The Funhouse — 1981
Lifeforce — 1985
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 — 1986
Invaders from Mars — 1986
Spontaneous Combustion — 1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight — 1990
Body Bags — 1993
Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors — 1993
The Mangler — 1995
The Apartment Complex — 1999
Crocodile — 2000
Toolbox Murders — 2004
Mortuary — 2005
Destiny Express Redux — 2009
Djinn — 2013

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