Poltergeist
Horror
MGM/UA  (1982) 114 mins PG

7.4 (25,694 votes)
Steve Freeling (Craig T. Nelson) and his family move into their new house in a subdivision that Freeling's company is developing. It is a wonderful place and seems to be the perfect area for raising a family. As time passes, it appears that the family home is enhabited by a ghost which entertains the family by moving objects around, playing games and entertaining them. The family doesn't mind the ghost until the youngest Freeling, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is taken from the family by the poltergeist. The family calls in help in Dr. Lesh (Beatrice Straight) to try to get Carol Anne back safely from the clutches of the other world....

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Cast and Crew
JoBeth Williams  ......  Diane Freeling
Heather O'Rourke  ......  Carol Anne Freeling
Craig T. Nelson  ......  Steve Freeling
Beatrice Straight  ......  Dr. Lesh
Dominique Dunne  ......  Dana Freeling
Oliver Robins  ......  Robbie Freeling
Director  .....  Tobe Hooper
Producer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Frank Marshall; Kathleen Kennedy
Writer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Michael Grais
Notes
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)

Trivia:
The house used to film this movie is located in Simi Valley, California where it still stands today. The family who owned it when this movie was filmed still live there today. (more)

Filming Locations:
4267 Roxbury Street, Forest Hills, Simi Valley, California, USA (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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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations (more)