Poltergeist Movie Review 1982

This production has Stephen Spielberg written all over it. A young family's home becomes a house of horrors when they are terrorized by menancing spirits who abduct their five-year-old daughter...through the TV screen! Roller-coaster thrills and chills, dazzling special effects, and perfectly timed humor highlight this stupendously scary ghost story.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Occult, Death & the Afterlife, Childhood Visions, Clowns, Killer Toys, Producers: Steven Spielberg, Ghosts, Ghouls, & Goblins, Psychic Abilities, Special FX Extravaganzas, REALLY Bad TV, Little People, Family Ties, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor

Cast

JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robbins, Richard Lawson, James Karen, Michael McManus

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti

Director

Tobe Hooper

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

MGM