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Available in 35 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-35" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">35 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9_(%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85_1982)" title="أرواح شريرة (فيلم 1982) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أرواح شريرة (فيلم 1982)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC,_1982)" title="Полтъргайст (филм, 1982) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Полтъргайст (филм, 1982)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(pel%C2%B7l%C3%ADcula)" title="Poltergeist (pel·lícula) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Poltergeist (pel·lícula)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(film)" title="Poltergeist (film) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Poltergeist (film)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982)" title="Poltergeist (1982) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Poltergeist (1982)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_-_Demoniache_presenze" title="Poltergeist - Demoniache presenze – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Poltergeist - Demoniache presenze" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(pel%C3%ADcula)" title="Poltergeist (película) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Poltergeist (película)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982ko_filma)" title="Poltergeist (1982ko filma) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Poltergeist (1982ko filma)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%AE%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AB%D9%87_(%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DB%B1%DB%B9%DB%B8%DB%B2)" title="ارواح خبیثه (فیلم ۱۹۸۲) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ارواح خبیثه (فیلم ۱۹۸۲)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(film,_1982)" title="Poltergeist (film, 1982) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Poltergeist (film, 1982)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(filme_de_1982)" title="Poltergeist (filme de 1982) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Poltergeist (filme de 1982)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%B4%ED%84%B0%EA%B0%80%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8_(1982%EB%85%84_%EC%98%81%ED%99%94)" title="폴터가이스트 (1982년 영화) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="폴터가이스트 (1982년 영화)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(film)" title="Poltergeist (film) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Poltergeist (film)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_-_Demoniache_presenze" title="Poltergeist - Demoniache presenze – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Poltergeist - Demoniache presenze" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98_(%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%98)" title="פולטרגייסט (סרט) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פולטרגייסט (סרט)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_%E2%80%93_Kopog%C3%B3_szellem_(film,_1982)" title="Poltergeist – Kopogó szellem (film, 1982) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Poltergeist – Kopogó szellem (film, 1982)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87" title="ارواح شريره – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ارواح شريره" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88_(1982%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB)" title="ポルターガイスト (1982年の映画) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ポルターガイスト (1982年の映画)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(film)" title="Poltergeist (film) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Poltergeist (film)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(Film)" title="Poltergeist (Film) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Poltergeist (Film)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duch_(film_1982)" title="Duch (film 1982) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Duch (film 1982)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(filme)" title="Poltergeist (filme) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Poltergeist (filme)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(film)" title="Poltergeist (film) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Poltergeist (film)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC,_1982)" title="Полтергейст (фильм, 1982) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Полтергейст (фильм, 1982)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tobe_Hooper" title="Tobe Hooper">Tobe Hooper</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Steven Spielberg</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Grais" title="Michael Grais">Michael Grais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Victor" title="Mark Victor">Mark Victor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Marshall_(filmmaker)" title="Frank Marshall (filmmaker)">Frank Marshall</a></li> <li>Steven Spielberg</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/JoBeth_Williams" title="JoBeth Williams">JoBeth Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_T._Nelson" title="Craig T. Nelson">Craig T. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Straight" title="Beatrice Straight">Beatrice Straight</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_F._Leonetti" title="Matthew F. Leonetti">Matthew F. Leonetti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kahn_(film_editor)" title="Michael Kahn (film editor)">Michael Kahn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith" title="Jerry Goldsmith">Jerry Goldsmith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a></li> <li>SLM Production Group</li> <li>Mist Entertainment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amblin_Entertainment" title="Amblin Entertainment">Amblin Productions</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MGM/UA_Entertainment_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="MGM/UA Entertainment Co.">MGM/UA Entertainment Co.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>June 4, 1982<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-06-04</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">114 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$10.7 million</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$121.7 million<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Poltergeist</b></i> is a 1982 American <a href="/wiki/Supernatural_horror_film" title="Supernatural horror film">supernatural horror film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Tobe_Hooper" title="Tobe Hooper">Tobe Hooper</a> and written by <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Grais" title="Michael Grais">Michael Grais</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Victor" title="Mark Victor">Mark Victor</a> from a story by Spielberg. It stars <a href="/wiki/JoBeth_Williams" title="JoBeth Williams">JoBeth Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_T._Nelson" title="Craig T. Nelson">Craig T. Nelson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Straight" title="Beatrice Straight">Beatrice Straight</a>, and was produced by Spielberg and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Marshall_(filmmaker)" title="Frank Marshall (filmmaker)">Frank Marshall</a>. The film focuses on a suburban family whose home is invaded by <a href="/wiki/Vengeful_ghost" title="Vengeful ghost">malevolent ghosts</a> that abduct their youngest daughter. </p><p>As Spielberg was contractually unable to direct another film while he made <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a>,</i> Hooper was selected based on his work on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre" title="The Texas Chain Saw Massacre">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Funhouse" title="The Funhouse">The Funhouse</a></i>. The origin of <i>Poltergeist</i> can be traced to <i><a href="/wiki/Night_Skies" title="Night Skies">Night Skies</a></i>, which Spielberg conceived as a horror sequel to his 1977 film <i><a href="/wiki/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind" title="Close Encounters of the Third Kind">Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a></i>; Hooper was less interested in the sci-fi elements and suggested they collaborate on a <a href="/wiki/Ghost_story" title="Ghost story">ghost story</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accounts differ as to the level of Spielberg's involvement, but it is clear that he was frequently on set during filming and exerted significant creative control. For that reason, some have said that Spielberg should be considered the film's co-director or even main director, though both Spielberg and Hooper have disputed this. </p><p>Released by <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> through <a href="/wiki/MGM/UA_Entertainment_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="MGM/UA Entertainment Co.">MGM/UA Entertainment Co.</a> on June 4, 1982, <i>Poltergeist</i> was a major critical and commercial success, becoming the <a href="/wiki/1982_in_film#Highest-grossing_films" title="1982 in film">eighth-highest-grossing film of 1982</a>. In the years since its release, the film has been recognized as a horror classic. It was nominated for three <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>, named by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association" title="Chicago Film Critics Association">Chicago Film Critics Association</a> as the 20th-scariest film ever made, and a scene made <a href="/wiki/Bravo_(US_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bravo (US TV channel)">Bravo</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/100_Scariest_Movie_Moments" class="mw-redirect" title="100 Scariest Movie Moments">100 Scariest Movie Moments</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Poltergeist</i> also appeared at No. 84 on <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a>'s <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Thrills" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills">100 Years...100 Thrills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_II:_The_Other_Side" title="Poltergeist II: The Other Side">Poltergeist II: The Other Side</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_III" title="Poltergeist III">Poltergeist III</a></i> (1988), as well as a <a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_(2015_film)" title="Poltergeist (2015 film)">2015 remake</a>, but none had the critical success of the original. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Steven and Diane Freeling live in the <a href="/wiki/Planned_community" title="Planned community">planned community</a> of Cuesta Verde, California. Steven is a successful real estate agent, and Diane looks after their three children: sixteen-year-old Dana, eight-year-old Robbie, and five-year-old Carol Anne. Late one night, Carol Anne inexplicably converses with the family's television set while it displays post-broadcast <a href="/wiki/Noise_(video)" title="Noise (video)">static</a>. The next night, she fixates on the television again, and a ghostly white hand emerges from the screen, followed by a violent earthquake. As the family is shaken awake by the quake, Carol Anne eerily intones, "They're here." </p><p>The following day is filled with bizarre events: a glass of milk spontaneously breaks, silverware bends, and furniture moves on its own. These phenomena initially seem benign, but soon grow sinister. During a severe thunderstorm, the gnarled backyard tree seemingly comes alive. A large limb crashes through the children's bedroom window, grabs Robbie, pulls him outside into the pouring rain and attempts to devour him. While the family rushes outside to rescue Robbie, Carol Anne is pulled into a portal inside the closet. After saving Robbie from the tree, which got sucked into a tornado, the family frantically search for Carol Anne, only for her voice to call out from the television. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Parapsychology" title="Parapsychology">Parapsychologist</a> Martha Lesh arrives with team members Ryan and Marty to investigate. They determine there is a <a href="/wiki/Poltergeist" title="Poltergeist">poltergeist</a> intrusion involving multiple <a href="/wiki/Ghost" title="Ghost">ghosts</a>. Meanwhile, Steven learns from his boss Lewis Teague that the Cuesta Verde development was built on a former cemetery and the graves were moved to a nearby location. </p><p>Dana and Robbie are sent away for safety, while Dr. Lesh calls in Tangina Barrons, a <a href="/wiki/Mediumship" title="Mediumship">spiritual medium</a>. Tangina divulges the spirits are lingering in a different "sphere of consciousness" and are not at rest. They are attracted to Carol Anne's life force. Tangina also detects a dark presence she calls the "Beast", who is restraining Carol Anne and manipulating her life force in order to prevent the other spirits from crossing over. </p><p>The entrance to the other dimension is in the children's bedroom closet and exits through the living room ceiling. Diane, secured by a rope, passes through the portal, guided by another rope previously threaded through both portals. Diane retrieves Carol Anne, and they drop through the ceiling to the living room floor, covered in <a href="/wiki/Ectoplasm_(paranormal)" title="Ectoplasm (paranormal)">ectoplasm</a>. As they recover from the ordeal, Tangina proclaims the house is "clean". </p><p>Shortly after, the Freeling family have nearly finished packing to move out of the house. Before the family is to leave, Steven goes to his office while Dana is on a date, leaving Diane at home with Robbie and Carol Anne. The "Beast" ambushes Diane and the children, aiming for a second kidnapping attempt. The unseen force drives Diane to the backyard in the pouring rain, where she stumbles into the flooded swimming pool <a href="/wiki/Excavation_(archaeology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Excavation (archaeology)">excavation</a>. Skeletal corpses and coffins float up around her in the muddy hole. Diane crawls out and rushes back into the house. She rescues the children, and they narrowly escape outside as more coffins and bodies erupt from the ground. </p><p>Accompanied by Teague, Steven arrives home to the mayhem and realizes that only the gravestones were relocated; the development was built over the abandoned graves. The Freelings jump into their car and collect Dana just as she returns home. They flee Cuesta Verde as the house implodes into a portal while Teague and stunned neighbors look on. The family checks into a room at a <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Inn" title="Holiday Inn">Holiday Inn</a>, where Steven promptly removes the TV. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Craig_T._Nelson" title="Craig T. Nelson">Craig T. Nelson</a> as Steven "Steve" Freeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/JoBeth_Williams" title="JoBeth Williams">JoBeth Williams</a> as Diane Freeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Straight" title="Beatrice Straight">Beatrice Straight</a> as Dr. Lesh</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Dunne" title="Dominique Dunne">Dominique Dunne</a> as Dana Freeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Robins" title="Oliver Robins">Oliver Robins</a> as Robbie Freeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_O%27Rourke" title="Heather O'Rourke">Heather O'Rourke</a> as Carol Anne Freeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McManus_(American_actor)" title="Michael McManus (American actor)">Michael McManus</a> as Ben Tuthill</li> <li>Virginia Kiser as Mrs. Tuthill</li> <li>Martin Casella as Dr. Marty Casey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lawson_(actor)" title="Richard Lawson (actor)">Richard Lawson</a> as Dr. Ryan Mitchell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelda_Rubinstein" title="Zelda Rubinstein">Zelda Rubinstein</a> as Tangina Barrons</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Karen" title="James Karen">James Karen</a> as Mr. Lewis Teague</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Blocker" title="Dirk Blocker">Dirk Blocker</a> as Jeff Shaw</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Perryman" title="Lou Perryman">Lou Perry</a> as Pugsley</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Landham" title="Sonny Landham">Sonny Landham</a> as Pool Worker</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Grais" title="Michael Grais">Michael Grais</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Victor" title="Mark Victor">Mark Victor</a> had written an unproduced comedy called <i>Turn Left And Die</i> and the action film <i><a href="/wiki/Death_Hunt" title="Death Hunt">Death Hunt</a></i>, when <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a> decided to invite them to possibly work with him. After screening <i><a href="/wiki/A_Guy_Named_Joe" title="A Guy Named Joe">A Guy Named Joe</a></i> for them and saying he wanted to remake that film—which he would in 1989's <i><a href="/wiki/Always_(1989_film)" title="Always (1989 film)">Always</a>—</i>Spielberg also mentioned a ghost story idea he intended to turn into a script. Grais called Spielberg the next day saying he and Victor only had interest in the ghost story, and after plans with another writer fell through, Spielberg brought the two to the job.<sup id="cite_ref-grais_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grais-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spielberg wanted <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a> to co-write the screenplay, but he was unavailable.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Principal photography rolled mostly on Roxbury Street in <a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley,_California" title="Simi Valley, California">Simi Valley, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following completion of principal photography in the first week of August 1981, Hooper went on to spend ten weeks in the editing room, compiling the first cut of the film.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During much of this time, Spielberg was at <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic" title="Industrial Light & Magic">Industrial Light & Magic</a> (ILM), supervising the <a href="/wiki/Visual_effects" title="Visual effects">visual effects</a> photography. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creative_credit">Creative credit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Creative credit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A clause in Spielberg's contract with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios" title="Universal Studios">Universal Studios</a> prevented him from directing another film while preparing <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brode101_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brode101-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Tobe_Hooper" title="Tobe Hooper">Tobe Hooper</a>, the core concept of the film was an idea he pitched to Spielberg after turning down the offer to direct <i>Night Skies.</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writer Michael Grais stated that "we weren't really 'working' with Spielberg because he was on <i>E.T.</i>", and that Spielberg only had sporadic meetings with the writers in MGM's commissary.<sup id="cite_ref-grais_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grais-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>E.T.</i> and <i>Poltergeist</i> were released a week apart in June, 1982; <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> referred to it as "The Spielberg Summer". There were suggestions that Spielberg, in addition to being <i>Poltergeist</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s co-producer and co-writer, had also served as its de facto co-director. This view was bolstered by various statements Spielberg made about his involvement, including a <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> quote on May 24, 1982: "Tobe isn't ... a take-charge sort of guy. If a question was asked and an answer wasn't immediately forthcoming, I'd jump in and say what we could do. Tobe would nod agreement, and that became the process of collaboration."<sup id="cite_ref-Brode102_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brode102-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>That same article noted that the <a href="/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America" title="Directors Guild of America">Directors Guild of America</a> had opened an investigation into the "question of whether or not Hooper's official credit was being denigrated by statements Spielberg has made, apparently claiming authorship."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The investigation ended in an arbitrator's ruling that MGM/UA Entertainment Co. must pay $15,000 to Hooper because the studio gave producer Spielberg a bigger credit than Hooper got in its trailers, although also noting that "broader issues of dispute exist between producer-writer (Spielberg) and the director" (damages of $200,000 were originally sought by the DGA).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Co-producer <a href="/wiki/Frank_Marshall_(filmmaker)" title="Frank Marshall (filmmaker)">Frank Marshall</a> told the <i>LA Times</i> that "the creative force of the movie was Steven. Tobe was the director and was on the set every day. But Steven did the design for every storyboard, and he was on the set every day except for three days when he was in Hawaii with <a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">Lucas</a>." However, Hooper stated that he "did fully half of the storyboards."<sup id="cite_ref-Brode101_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brode101-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The week of the film's release, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i> printed an <a href="/wiki/Open_letter" title="Open letter">open letter</a> from Spielberg to Hooper: </p> <blockquote><p>Regrettably, some of the press has misunderstood the rather unique, creative relationship which you and I shared throughout the making of <i>Poltergeist</i>. </p><p>I enjoyed your openness in allowing me, as a writer and a producer, a wide berth for creative involvement, just as I know you were happy with the freedom you had to direct <i>Poltergeist</i> so wonderfully. </p><p> Through the screenplay you accepted a vision of this very intense movie from the start, and as the director, you delivered the goods. You performed responsibly and professionally throughout, and I wish you great success on your next project.<sup id="cite_ref-Brode99_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brode99-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In a 2007 <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_It_Cool_News" title="Ain't It Cool News">Ain't It Cool News</a></i> interview, <a href="/wiki/Zelda_Rubinstein" title="Zelda Rubinstein">Zelda Rubinstein</a> discussed her recollections of the shooting process. She said "Steven directed all six days" she was on set: "Tobe set up the shots and Steven made the adjustments." She also alleged that Hooper "allowed some unacceptable chemical agents into his work," and that during her audition, "Tobe was only partially there."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comments from actor <a href="/wiki/James_Karen" title="James Karen">James Karen</a>, concerning a 25th-anniversary Q&A event which both attended, categorized Rubinstein's remarks as unfair to Hooper. "She laid into Tobe and I don't know why ... Tobe was kind to her."<sup id="cite_ref-ruemorge121_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruemorge121-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2012 <a href="/wiki/Rue_Morgue_(magazine)" title="Rue Morgue (magazine)"><i>Rue Morgue</i></a> article commemorating <i>Poltergeist</i>'s 30th anniversary, interviews were conducted with several cast and crew members. In response to the magazine's query about the authorship issue, cast members unanimously sided with Hooper. James Karen said, "Tobe had a hard time on that film. It's tough when a producer is on set every day and there's always been a lot of talk about that. I considered Tobe my director. That's my stand on all those rumours." Martin Casella stated: "So much of <i>Poltergeist</i> looks and feels like a Spielberg movie but my recollection is that Tobe was mostly directing." Oliver Robins: "The guy who sets up the shots, blocks the actors and works with the crew to create a vision is the director. In those terms, Tobe was the director. He's the one who directed me, anyway." Make-up and effects artist Craig Reardon said Spielberg often had the final say. The original version of the cancerous steak, for instance, was created by Reardon per Hooper's specifications—but vetoed by Spielberg: "Although the first steak did not represent a killing amount of work, it had consumed enough time and effort—none of which I could afford to waste—that I determined in the future to make certain whatever I prepped would be approved in advance by Spielberg as well as Hooper."<sup id="cite_ref-ruemorge121_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ruemorge121-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hooper was asked about the controversy in a 2015 interview with online journal <i>Film Talk</i> and said the rumors originated from a <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> article which reported on Spielberg shooting footage of "little race cars" in front of the house, while Hooper was busy elsewhere shooting another scene. "From there it became its own legend. That is how I remember it; I was making the movie and later on, I heard this stuff after it was finished. I really can’t set the record much straighter than that."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Blumhouse_Productions" title="Blumhouse Productions">Blumhouse Productions</a> website, first assistant cameraman <a href="/wiki/John_R._Leonetti" title="John R. Leonetti">John R. Leonetti</a> reported that Spielberg directed the film more so than Hooper, stating, "Hooper was so nice and just happy to be there. He creatively had input. Steven developed the movie, and it was his to direct, except there was anticipation of a director's strike, so he was 'the producer' but really, he directed it in case there was going to be a strike and Tobe was cool with that. It wasn't anything against Tobe. Every once in a while, he would actually leave the set and let Tobe do a few things just because. But really, Steven directed it."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following Hooper's passing in 2017, director Mick Garris, a publicist on the film who made several on-set visits, came to Hooper's defense on the <i>Post Mortem</i> podcast: </p> <blockquote><p>Tobe was always calling action and cut. Tobe had been deeply involved in all of the pre-production and everything. But Steven is a guy who will come in and call the shots. And so, you're on your first studio film, hired by Steven Spielberg, who is enthusiastically involved in this movie. Are you gonna say, 'Stop that... let me do this'? Which [Tobe] did. </p><p>[...] Tobe was a terrific filmmaker. I don't think it's that Steven was controlling. I think it was Steven was enthusiastic. And nobody was there to protect Tobe. But all of the pre-production was done by Tobe. Tobe was there throughout. Tobe's vision is very much realized there. And Tobe got credit because he deserved credit. Including... Steven Spielberg said that. </p><p> [...] Yes, Steven Spielberg was very much involved. It's a Tobe Hooper film.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_effects">Special effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Special effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The special effects for <i>Poltergeist</i> were produced by <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Light_and_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial Light and Magic">Industrial Light and Magic</a> and overseen by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Edlund" title="Richard Edlund">Richard Edlund</a>. The film won the <a href="/wiki/British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="British Academy Film Awards">BAFTA Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Special_Visual_Effects" title="BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects">Best Special Visual Effects</a> and earned a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Academy Award for Best Visual Effects</a>, which it lost to <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i>. </p><p>The scene of Diane (<a href="/wiki/JoBeth_Williams" title="JoBeth Williams">JoBeth Williams</a>) climbing up the walls was done using a static camera in a rotating set.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar effect was used in <i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wedding" title="Royal Wedding">Royal Wedding</a></i> to make it look like <a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a> was dancing on the ceiling. </p><p>Spielberg recalled that the most complicated lighting effects were used in Carol Anne's closet: "There were so many lighting effects: strobes and Las Vegas spots and fish tanks of water to give different kind of diffusion to the beams coming out and four large wind machines... We wanted the light to live."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dolly_zoom" title="Dolly zoom">dolly zoom</a> is used in the scene of Diane running down the hallway to Carol Anne's room. This is done by pulling the camera back while zooming the lens forward. In <i>Poltergeist</i> it creates the illusion of expanding space.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The music for <i>Poltergeist</i> was written by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith" title="Jerry Goldsmith">Jerry Goldsmith</a>, who recalled: </p> <blockquote><p>Steven Spielberg called me about five months before [<i>Poltergeist</i>] went into production and wanted to know if I would be interested in doing it. He’d long been an admirer of mine, and we had met several times. I said I’d be very interested, so he sent me a script and I loved it. I was very excited about being involved with anything with Spielberg, anyway... With Spielberg, probably more than any other director, there’s a tremendous amount of discussion. He’s very articulate about music, and one can discuss for hours about approaches. Anything I did was not on my own volition; it was a joint effort in that we both agreed what we were trying to do with the music for the picture. We wanted a childlike theme for the little girl; Spielberg felt that much of the action in the closet should have a quasi-religious atmosphere to it. There was something definitely non-human about it, yet it was not evil all the way. It was discussing specifics like that which resulted in our approach... [Tobe Hooper] was not involved at all with post-production. That was all strictly with Steven, and I worked very closely with him.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Goldsmith wrote several themes for the score, including the lullaby "Carol Anne's Theme" to represent blissful suburban life and the young female protagonist; a semi-religious melody for the souls caught between worlds; and several dissonant, atonal blasts for moments of terror.<sup id="cite_ref-Filmtracks_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filmtracks-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The score went on to garner Goldsmith an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a>, though he lost to <a href="/wiki/John_Williams" title="John Williams">John Williams</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i>. </p><p>Goldsmith's score was first released in 1982 on LP through <a href="/wiki/MGM_Records" title="MGM Records">MGM Records</a> in a 38-minute version. <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino Movie Music</a> later released a 68-minute cut on CD in 1997. A two-disc soundtrack album later followed on December 9, 2010 by <a href="/wiki/Film_Score_Monthly" title="Film Score Monthly">Film Score Monthly</a> featuring additional source and alternate material. The 2010 release also included previously unreleased tracks from Goldsmith's score to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Prize_(1963_film)" title="The Prize (1963 film)">The Prize</a></i> (1963).<sup id="cite_ref-Filmtracks_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filmtracks-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is an alternate version of "Carol Anne's theme" which has lyrics. That version is unofficially titled "Bless this House" (which is a line from the chorus). It was not featured in the film but was part of the original album. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allusions">Allusions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Allusions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A clip of <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Guy_Named_Joe" title="A Guy Named Joe">A Guy Named Joe</a></i> (1943) can be seen on the TV in the Freelings' bedroom. This is one of Spielberg's favorite childhood films, which he would remake as <i><a href="/wiki/Always_(1989_film)" title="Always (1989 film)">Always</a></i>. <i>Joe</i> is also a film about the afterlife. </p><p>Posters for <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a></i> can be seen in the room shared by Robbie and Carol Anne. </p><p>The story of <i>Poltergeist</i> has similarities to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Little_Girl_Lost_(The_Twilight_Zone)" title="Little Girl Lost (The Twilight Zone)">Little Girl Lost</a>", about a girl who finds a portal to another dimension in her bedroom; the girl's family (including the dog) can hear her but can't see her. The similarity was noted by the episode's author, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Matheson" title="Richard Matheson">Richard Matheson</a>: "They sort of used that idea and made their own concept of it." Matheson said he had a positive relationship with Spielberg, adding "God knows the man has talent."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A sign at the Holiday Inn reads "Welcome Doctor Fantasy and Friends". This is an inside joke; producer Frank Marshall is an amateur magician, and his stage-name is Dr. Fantasy.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a production wraps, Marshall performs magic for the crew.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPAA_rating">MPAA rating</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: MPAA rating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Poltergeist</i> initially received an <a href="/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system#Ratings" title="Motion Picture Association film rating system">R rating</a><sup id="cite_ref-MPAA_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPAA-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from the <a href="/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association" title="Motion Picture Association">MPAA</a>. Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper disagreed with the R rating and succeeded in changing it to PG on appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reissues">Reissues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Reissues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was reissued on October 29, 1982, to take advantage of the Halloween weekend. It was shown in theaters for one night only on October 4, 2007, to promote the new restored and remastered 25th-anniversary DVD, released five days later. This event also included the documentary <i>They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists</i>, which was created for the new DVD. </p><p>The <i>Poltergeist</i> franchise is believed by some to be <a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_(franchise)#Poltergeist_curse" title="Poltergeist (franchise)">cursed</a> due to the premature deaths of several people associated with the film (including Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne),<sup id="cite_ref-Snopes_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snopes-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a notion that was the focus of an <i><a href="/wiki/E!_True_Hollywood_Story" title="E! True Hollywood Story">E! True Hollywood Story</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media">Home media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Poltergeist</i> was released by MGM/UA Home Video on <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betamax" title="Betamax">Betamax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc" title="Capacitance Electronic Disc">CED</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LaserDisc" title="LaserDisc">LaserDisc</a> in 1982. On April 8, 1997, <a href="/wiki/MGM_Home_Entertainment" title="MGM Home Entertainment">MGM Home Entertainment</a> released <i>Poltergeist</i> on <a href="/wiki/DVD-Video" title="DVD-Video">DVD</a> in a snap case, and the only special feature was a trailer. In 1998, <i>Poltergeist</i> was re-released on DVD with the same cover and disc as the 1997 release, but in a keep case and with an eight-page booklet. In 1999, a snap case edition with the same DVD disc, but a different cover, was released by <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery_Home_Entertainment" title="Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment">Warner Home Video</a> (later Warner Bros. Home Entertainment), after the pre-May 1986 MGM library was acquired by the <a href="/wiki/WarnerMedia" title="WarnerMedia">Time Warner</a>-owned <a href="/wiki/Turner_Entertainment" title="Turner Entertainment">Turner Entertainment Co.</a> Warner tentatively scheduled releases for the 25th anniversary edition of the film on standard DVD, <a href="/wiki/HD_DVD" title="HD DVD">HD DVD</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Spain and the US on October 9, 2007. The re-release was billed as having digitally remastered picture and sound, and a two-part documentary: <i>They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists</i>, which makes extensive use of clips from the film. The remastered DVD of the film was released as scheduled, but both high-definition releases were eventually canceled. Warner rescheduled the high-definition version of the film, and eventually released it only on the Blu-ray format on October 14, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To commemorate the film's 40th anniversary, <i>Poltergeist</i> was released by Warner Bros. on <a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">4K UHD Blu-ray</a> on September 20, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novelization">Novelization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Novelization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A novelization was written by <a href="/wiki/James_Kahn" title="James Kahn">James Kahn</a>, adapted from the film's original screenplay. It was printed in the United States through Warner Books, with the first printing in May 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the film focuses mainly on the Freeling family, much of the book leans toward the relationship between Tangina and Dr. Lesh. The novel also expands upon many scenes from the film, such as the nighttime manifestation of outer-dimensional entities of fire and shadows in the Freelings' living room, and an extended version of the kitchen scene in which Marty watches a steak crawl across a countertop. In the book, Marty is frozen in place and skeletonized by spiders and rats. There are also additional elements not in the film, such as Robbie's mysterious discovery of the clown doll in the yard during his birthday party, and a benevolent spirit, "The Waiting Woman", who protects Carol Anne in the spirit world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Poltergeist</i> was released by <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> on June 4, 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was a commercial success and earned $76,606,280 in the United States, making it the highest-grossing horror film of <a href="/wiki/1982_in_film" title="1982 in film">1982</a>, and eighth overall for the year.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was well received by critics and is considered by many as a classic of the <a href="/wiki/Horror_film" title="Horror film">horror genre</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as one of the best films of 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Review_aggregator" title="Review aggregator">review aggregator</a> <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> it has an approval rating of 88% based on reviews from 72 critics, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The site's consensus reads: "Smartly filmed, tightly scripted, and—most importantly—consistently frightening, <i>Poltergeist</i> is a modern horror classic."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> it has a score of 79% based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> gave <i>Poltergeist</i> three stars out of four and called it "an effective thriller, not so much because of the special effects, as because Hooper and Spielberg have tried to see the movie's strange events through the eyes of the family members, instead of just standing back and letting the special effects overwhelm the cast along with the audience."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Canby" title="Vincent Canby">Vincent Canby</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> called it "a marvelously spooky ghost story" with "extraordinary technical effects" that were "often eerie and beautiful but also occasionally vividly gruesome."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Sarris" title="Andrew Sarris">Andrew Sarris</a>, in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i>, wrote that when Carol Anne is lost, the parents and the two older children "come together in blood-kin empathy to form a larger-than-life family that will reach down to the gates of hell to save its loved ones."<sup id="cite_ref-brode111_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brode111-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Herald_Examiner" title="Los Angeles Herald Examiner">Los Angeles Herald Examiner</a></i>, Peter Rainer wrote: </p> <blockquote><p>Buried within the plot of <i>Poltergeist</i> is a basic, splendid fairy tale scheme: the story of a little girl who puts her parents through the most outrageous tribulation to prove their love for her. Underlying most fairy tales is a common theme: the comforts of family. Virtually all fairy tales begin with a disrupting of the family order, and their conclusion is usually a return to order.<sup id="cite_ref-brode111_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brode111-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p><a href="/wiki/David_Thomson_(film_critic)" title="David Thomson (film critic)">David Thomson</a>, in his entry on Spielberg in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Biographical_Dictionary_of_Film" title="The New Biographical Dictionary of Film">The New Biographical Dictionary of Film</a></i>, calls <i>Poltergeist</i> "wondrous."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Not all reviews were as positive. <a href="/wiki/Gene_Siskel" title="Gene Siskel">Gene Siskel</a> gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that <i>Poltergeist</i> "is very good at getting the details of suburban life right—in other words, it sets its stage beautifully—but when it comes time for the terror to begin, the whole thing is very, very silly."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gary Arnold of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> observed that the film "looks and feels decidedly patchy, as if it had been assembled by different hands frequently working at cross purposes."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Benson" title="Sheila Benson">Sheila Benson</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> wrote, "In terms of simple, flat-out, roof-rattling fright, <i>Poltergeist</i> gives full value. In terms of story, however, simple is indeed the word, and dumb might be a better one. And when so many effects are lavished on a story this frail, you have a lopsided film."<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film continues to receive recognition 40 years after its release. <i>Poltergeist</i> was selected by <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> as one of The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also received recognition from the <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a>, with a number 84 ranking on <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Thrills" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills">AFI's <i>100 Years...100 Thrills</i></a> list;<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "They're here" was named the 69th-greatest movie quote on <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes">AFI's <i>100 Years...100 Movie Quotes</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film received three <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a> nominations: <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Best Sound Effects Editing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Best Visual Effects</a>, losing all three to Spielberg's <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Association </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11">1983 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/55th_Academy_Awards" title="55th Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Academy Award for Best Original Score</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Academy Award for Best Visual Effects</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturn Award">Saturn Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_or_Thriller_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film">Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up" title="Saturn Award for Best Make-up">Saturn Award for Best Make-up</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress">Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> – Zelda Rubinstein </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Saturn Award for Best Actress">Saturn Award for Best Actress</a> – JoBeth Williams </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Saturn Award for Best Director">Saturn Award for Best Director</a> – Tobe Hooper </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music" title="Saturn Award for Best Music">Saturn Award for Best Music</a> – Jerry Goldsmith </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="British Academy Film Awards">British Academy Film Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Special_Visual_Effects" title="BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects">BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Young_Artist_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Artist Awards">Young Artist Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Young_Artist_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Artist Awards">Young Artist Award for Best Younger Supporting Actress</a> – Heather O'Rourke </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sequels_and_remakes">Sequels and remakes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sequels and remakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986, <i><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_II:_The_Other_Side" title="Poltergeist II: The Other Side">Poltergeist II: The Other Side</a></i> retained the family but introduced a new motive for the Beast's behavior, tying him to an evil cult leader named Henry Kane, who led his religious sect to their doom in the 1820s. As the Beast, Kane went to extraordinary lengths to keep his "flock" under his control, even in death. The original motive of the cemetery's souls disturbed by the housing development was thereby altered; the cemetery was now explained to be built above a cave where Kane and his flock met their ends. It also reveals that the women of the family are actually psychics. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_III" title="Poltergeist III">Poltergeist III</a></i>, released in 1988, finds Carol Anne as the sole original family member living in an elaborate Chicago skyscraper owned and inhabited by her aunt, uncle and cousin. Kane follows her there and uses the building's ubiquitous decorative mirrors as a portal to the Earthly plane. </p><p>The 1988 Italian film <i><a href="/wiki/Ghosthouse_(film)" title="Ghosthouse (film)">Ghosthouse</a></i> (also known as <i>La casa 3</i>), written and directed by <a href="/wiki/Umberto_Lenzi" title="Umberto Lenzi">Umberto Lenzi</a>, has been described as an imitation of the original <i>Poltergeist</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, a remake of the original <i>Poltergeist</i>, produced by MGM and <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Gil_Kenan" title="Gil Kenan">Gil Kenan</a>, was announced.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Raimi" title="Sam Raimi">Sam Raimi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Tapert" title="Rob Tapert">Rob Tapert</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Lee" title="Roy Lee">Roy Lee</a> produced the film, which stars <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rockwell" title="Sam Rockwell">Sam Rockwell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jared_Harris" title="Jared Harris">Jared Harris</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rosemarie_DeWitt" title="Rosemarie DeWitt">Rosemarie DeWitt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-R_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-R-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist_(2015_film)" title="Poltergeist (2015 film)">Poltergeist</a></i> was released on May 22, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-R_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-R-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 10, 2019, it was announced that the <a href="/wiki/Russo_brothers" title="Russo brothers">Russo Brothers</a> would helm a new remake.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2023, it was reported that a television series adaptation was in early development at <a href="/wiki/Amazon_MGM_Studios" title="Amazon MGM Studios">Amazon MGM Studios</a> with <a href="/wiki/Amblin_Television" title="Amblin Television">Amblin Television</a>'s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey set to executive produce.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poltergeist_(1982_film)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Bad Dream House", the first segment of "<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_(The_Simpsons_episode)" title="Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons episode)">Treehouse of Horror</a>", the first episode of the annual <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> <i><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror" title="Treehouse of Horror">Treehouse of Horror</a></i> Halloween specials, is partly a parody of <i>Poltergeist.</i> </p><p>The song "Shining" by <a href="/wiki/Horror_punk" title="Horror punk">horror punk</a> band <a href="/wiki/Misfits_(band)" title="Misfits (band)">Misfits</a>, on their 1997 album <i><a href="/wiki/American_Psycho_(album)" title="American Psycho (album)">American Psycho</a></i>, is based directly on the film, with the chorus centered on the refrain: "Carol Anne, Carol Anne".<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a> pays homage to the film in their 1997 music video for the song "<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_(Spice_Girls_song)" title="Too Much (Spice Girls song)">Too Much</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two separate animated TV series helmed by <a href="/wiki/Seth_MacFarlane" title="Seth MacFarlane">Seth MacFarlane</a> have parodied <i>Poltergeist</i>. In the 2006 <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Petergeist" title="Petergeist">Petergeist</a>", <a href="/wiki/Peter_Griffin" title="Peter Griffin">Peter Griffin</a> discovers an Indian burial ground when he attempts to build a multiplex in a backyard. When he takes an Indian chief's skull, a poltergeist invades the Griffins' home. The episode used some of the same musical cues heard in the film and recreates several of its scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/American_Dad!" title="American Dad!">American Dad!</a></i> also parodied the film with the <a href="/wiki/American_Dad!_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Dad! (season 10)">season 10</a> episode "Poltergasm", in which the Smith house has become haunted by <a href="/wiki/Francine_Smith" title="Francine Smith">Francine</a>'s unsatisfied sex drive, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_(American_Dad!)" title="Roger (American Dad!)">Roger</a> plays Ruby Zeldastein, a parody of Tangina.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2001 <a href="/wiki/Comedy_horror" title="Comedy horror">comedy horror</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Scary_Movie_2" title="Scary Movie 2">Scary Movie 2</a></i> parodies the movie's clown doll attack in Robbie's bedroom, as well as Diane's levitation.<sup id="cite_ref-Raymond_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raymond-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Poltergeist</i> was the subject of walk through attractions at both <a href="/wiki/Universal_Studios" 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Artificial Intelligence</a></i> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Minority_Report_(film)" title="Minority Report (film)">Minority Report</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can" title="Catch Me If You Can">Catch Me If You Can</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Terminal" title="The Terminal">The Terminal</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film)" title="War of the Worlds (2005 film)">War of the Worlds</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Munich_(2005_film)" title="Munich (2005 film)">Munich</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull" title="Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull">Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin_(film)" title="The Adventures of Tintin (film)">The Adventures of Tintin</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/War_Horse_(film)" title="War Horse (film)">War Horse</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(film)" title="Lincoln (film)">Lincoln</a></i> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bridge_of_Spies_(film)" title="Bridge of Spies (film)">Bridge of Spies</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_BFG_(2016_film)" title="The BFG (2016 film)">The BFG</a></i> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Post_(film)" title="The Post (film)">The Post</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ready_Player_One_(film)" title="Ready Player One (film)">Ready Player One</a></i> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(2021_film)" title="West Side Story (2021 film)">West Side Story</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fabelmans" title="The Fabelmans">The Fabelmans</a></i> (2022)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ace_Eli_and_Rodger_of_the_Skies" title="Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies">Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies</a></i> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Poltergeist</a></i> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Goonies" title="The Goonies">The Goonies</a></i> (1985)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films produced</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_Fievel_Goes_West" title="An American Tail: Fievel Goes West">An American Tail: Fievel Goes West</a></i> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_(film)" title="Memoirs of a Geisha (film)">Memoirs of a Geisha</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film)" title="Flags of Our Fathers (film)">Flags of Our Fathers</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima" title="Letters from Iwo Jima">Letters from Iwo Jima</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Super_8_(2011_film)" title="Super 8 (2011 film)">Super 8</a></i> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hundred-Foot_Journey_(film)" title="The Hundred-Foot Journey (film)">The Hundred-Foot Journey</a></i> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Maestro_(2023_film)" title="Maestro (2023 film)">Maestro</a></i> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(2023_film)" title="The Color Purple (2023 film)">The Color Purple</a></i> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Music_by_John_Williams" title="Music by John Williams">Music by John Williams</a></i> (2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hamnet_(film)" title="Hamnet (film)">Hamnet</a></i> (TBA)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/L.A._2017" title="L.A. 2017">L.A. 2017</a>" (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Stories_(1985_TV_series)" title="Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)">Amazing Stories</a></i> (1985–1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/High_Incident" title="High Incident">High Incident</a></i> (1996–1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Invasion_America" title="Invasion America">Invasion America</a></i> (1998)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dig_(video_game)" title="The Dig (video game)">The Dig</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg%27s_Director%27s_Chair" title="Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair">Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor_(1999_video_game)" title="Medal of Honor (1999 video game)">Medal of Honor</a></i> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor:_Allied_Assault" title="Medal of Honor: Allied Assault">Medal of Honor: Allied Assault</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Boom_Blox" title="Boom Blox">Boom Blox</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Boom_Blox_Bash_Party" title="Boom Blox Bash Party">Boom Blox Bash Party</a></i> (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Irving" title="Amy Irving">Amy Irving</a> (first wife)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kate_Capshaw" title="Kate Capshaw">Kate Capshaw</a> (second wife)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Destry_Spielberg" title="Destry Spielberg">Destry Spielberg</a> (daughter)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sasha_Spielberg" title="Sasha Spielberg">Sasha Spielberg</a> (daughter)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Spielberg" title="Arnold Spielberg">Arnold Spielberg</a> (father)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anne_Spielberg" title="Anne Spielberg">Anne Spielberg</a> (sister)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amblin_Partners" title="Amblin Partners">Amblin Partners</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amblin_Entertainment" title="Amblin Entertainment">Amblin Entertainment</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amblin_Television" title="Amblin Television">Amblin Television</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Television" title="DreamWorks Television">DreamWorks Television</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amblimation" title="Amblimation">Amblimation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Pictures" title="DreamWorks Pictures">DreamWorks Pictures</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Animation" title="DreamWorks Animation">DreamWorks Animation</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USC_Shoah_Foundation" title="USC Shoah Foundation">USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg_Jewish_Film_Archive" title="Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive">Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Fabelman" title="Sammy Fabelman">Sammy Fabelman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Spielberg_(film)" title="Spielberg (film)">Spielberg</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Cannibal_(Marcus_Mumford_song)" title="Cannibal (Marcus Mumford song)">Cannibal</a>" (2022)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_Poltergeist" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_Poltergeist" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for <i>Poltergeist</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Edlund" title="Richard Edlund">Richard Edlund</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Muren" title="Dennis Muren">Dennis Muren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Ralston" title="Ken Ralston">Ken Ralston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kit_West" title="Kit West">Kit West</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Return of the Jedi</a></i> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Muren" title="Dennis Muren">Dennis Muren</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Gibbs_(special_effects_artist)" title="George Gibbs (special effects artist)">George Gibbs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._McAlister" title="Michael J. McAlister">Michael J. McAlister</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Peterson" title="Lorne Peterson">Lorne Peterson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom" title="Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom">Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Gibbs_(special_effects_artist)" title="George Gibbs (special effects artist)">George Gibbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Conway_(special_effects_artist)" title="Richard Conway (special effects artist)">Richard Conway</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)" title="Brazil (1985 film)">Brazil</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Skotak" title="Robert Skotak">Robert Skotak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Johnson_(special_effects_artist)" title="Brian Johnson (special effects artist)">Brian Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_M._Benson" title="Suzanne M. Benson">Suzanne M. Benson</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Richardson_(special_effects_designer)" title="John Richardson (special effects designer)">John Richardson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Winston" title="Stan Winston">Stan Winston</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Aliens_(film)" title="Aliens (film)">Aliens</a></i> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lantieri" title="Michael Lantieri">Michael Lantieri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Owens_(visual_effects_artist)" title="Michael Owens (visual effects artist)">Michael Owens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jones_(visual_effects_artist)" title="Edward Jones (visual effects artist)">Edward Jones</a>, and Bruce Walters - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Witches_of_Eastwick_(film)" title="The Witches of Eastwick (film)">The Witches of Eastwick</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Gibbs_(special_effects_artist)" title="George Gibbs (special effects artist)">George Gibbs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williams_(animator)" title="Richard Williams (animator)">Richard Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Ralston" title="Ken Ralston">Ken Ralston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jones_(visual_effects_artist)" title="Edward Jones (visual effects artist)">Edward Jones</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit" title="Who Framed Roger Rabbit">Who Framed Roger Rabbit</a></i> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Ralston" title="Ken Ralston">Ken Ralston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Lantieri" title="Michael Lantieri">Michael Lantieri</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(special_effects_artist)" title="John Bell (special effects artist)">John Bell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Gawley" title="Steve Gawley">Steve Gawley</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_Part_II" title="Back to the Future Part II">Back to the Future Part II</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">The production team of <i><a href="/wiki/Honey,_I_Shrunk_the_Kids" title="Honey, I Shrunk the Kids">Honey, I Shrunk the Kids</a></i> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Winston" title="Stan Winston">Stan Winston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Muren" title="Dennis Muren">Dennis Muren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Warren_Jr." title="Gene Warren Jr.">Gene Warren Jr.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Skotak" title="Robert Skotak">Robert Skotak</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day" title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></i> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lantieri" title="Michael Lantieri">Michael Lantieri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Ralston" title="Ken Ralston">Ken Ralston</a>, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., <a href="/wiki/Doug_Chiang" title="Doug Chiang">Doug Chiang</a>, and Douglas Smythe - <i><a href="/wiki/Death_Becomes_Her" title="Death Becomes Her">Death Becomes Her</a></i> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Muren" title="Dennis Muren">Dennis Muren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Winston" title="Stan Winston">Stan Winston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Tippett" title="Phil Tippett">Phil Tippett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Lantieri" title="Michael Lantieri">Michael Lantieri</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" title="Jurassic Park (film)">Jurassic Park</a></i> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Ralston" title="Ken Ralston">Ken Ralston</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Murphy_(special_effects_artist)" title="George Murphy (special effects artist)">George Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Rosenbaum" title="Stephen Rosenbaum">Stephen Rosenbaum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Chiang" title="Doug Chiang">Doug Chiang</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Allen_Hall_(special_effects_artist)" title="Allen Hall (special effects artist)">Allen Hall</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump" title="Forrest Gump">Forrest Gump</a></i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Legato" title="Robert Legato">Robert Legato</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kanfer" title="Michael Kanfer">Michael Kanfer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Sweeney_(special_effects_artist)" title="Matt Sweeney (special effects artist)">Matt Sweeney</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Ekker" title="Leslie Ekker">Leslie Ekker</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)" title="Apollo 13 (film)">Apollo 13</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stefen_Fangmeier" title="Stefen Fangmeier">Stefen Fangmeier</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Frazier" title="John Frazier">John Frazier</a>, Henry LaBounta, and <a href="/wiki/Habib_Zargarpour" title="Habib Zargarpour">Habib Zargarpour</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)" title="Twister (1996 film)">Twister</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Stetson" title="Mark Stetson">Mark Stetson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Goulekas" title="Karen Goulekas">Karen Goulekas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Allder" title="Nick Allder">Nick Allder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Corbould" title="Neil Corbould">Neil Corbould</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Dudman" title="Nick Dudman">Nick Dudman</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fifth_Element" title="The Fifth Element">The Fifth Element</a></i> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stefen_Fangmeier" title="Stefen Fangmeier">Stefen Fangmeier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Guyett" title="Roger Guyett">Roger Guyett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Neil_Corbould" title="Neil Corbould">Neil Corbould</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan" title="Saving Private Ryan">Saving Private Ryan</a></i> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Gaeta" title="John Gaeta">John Gaeta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Courtley" title="Steve Courtley">Steve Courtley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janek_Sirrs" title="Janek Sirrs">Janek Sirrs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Thum" title="Jon Thum">Jon Thum</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Matrix" title="The Matrix">The Matrix</a></i> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stefen_Fangmeier" title="Stefen Fangmeier">Stefen Fangmeier</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Frazier" title="John Frazier">John Frazier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Conti" title="Walt Conti">Walt Conti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Habib_Zargarpour" title="Habib Zargarpour">Habib Zargarpour</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Alexander_(visual_effects)" title="Tim Alexander (visual effects)">Tim Alexander</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Perfect_Storm_(film)" title="The Perfect Storm (film)">The Perfect Storm</a></i> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%;background: #C5B358">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rygiel" title="Jim Rygiel">Jim Rygiel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Taylor (filmmaker)">Richard Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Funke" title="Alex Funke">Alex Funke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randall_William_Cook" title="Randall William Cook">Randall William Cook</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Stetson" title="Mark Stetson">Mark Stetson</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring">The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</a></i> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rygiel" title="Jim Rygiel">Jim Rygiel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randall_William_Cook" title="Randall William Cook">Randall William Cook</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Funke" title="Alex Funke">Alex Funke</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers">The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rygiel" title="Jim Rygiel">Jim Rygiel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randall_William_Cook" title="Randall William Cook">Randall William Cook</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Funke" title="Alex Funke">Alex Funke</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Karen_Goulekas" title="Karen Goulekas">Karen Goulekas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Corbould" title="Neil Corbould">Neil Corbould</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_and_Colin_Strause" title="Greg and Colin Strause">Greg Strause</a>, and Remo Balcells - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Day_After_Tomorrow" title="The Day After Tomorrow">The Day After Tomorrow</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Rivers" title="Christian Rivers">Christian Rivers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Van%27t_Hul" title="Brian Van't Hul">Brian Van't Hul</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Taylor (filmmaker)">Richard Taylor</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong_(2005_film)" title="King Kong (2005 film)">King Kong</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Knoll" title="John Knoll">John Knoll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hal_Hickel" title="Hal Hickel">Hal Hickel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Gibson_(special_effects_artist)" title="Charles Gibson (special effects artist)">Charles Gibson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Allen_Hall_(special_effects_artist)" title="Allen Hall (special effects artist)">Allen Hall</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man%27s_Chest" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest">Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_L._Fink" title="Michael L. Fink">Michael L. 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Fisher">Scott R. Fisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson_(visual_effects)" title="Andrew Jackson (visual effects)">Andrew Jackson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lockley" title="Andrew Lockley">Andrew Lockley</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Tenet_(film)" title="Tenet (film)">Tenet</a></i> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Connor_(visual_effects_artist)" title="Brian Connor (visual effects artist)">Brian Connor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lambert_(special_effects_artist)" title="Paul Lambert (special effects artist)">Paul Lambert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tristan_Myles" title="Tristan Myles">Tristan Myles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gerd_Nefzer" title="Gerd Nefzer">Gerd Nefzer</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Dune_(2021_film)" title="Dune (2021 film)">Dune</a></i> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Baneham" title="Richard Baneham">Richard Baneham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Barrett_(visual_effects_supervisor)" title="Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)">Daniel Barrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Saindon" title="Eric Saindon">Eric Saindon</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Avatar:_The_Way_of_Water" title="Avatar: The Way of Water">Avatar: The Way of Water</a></i> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Simon Hughes - <i><a href="/wiki/Poor_Things_(film)" title="Poor Things (film)">Poor Things</a></i> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: 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title="28 Days Later">28 Days Later</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead" title="Shaun of the Dead">Shaun of the Dead</a></i> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose" title="The Exorcism of Emily Rose">The Exorcism of Emily Rose</a></i> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Descent" title="The Descent">The Descent</a> </i>(2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_(2007_film)" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a></i> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hellboy_II:_The_Golden_Army" title="Hellboy II: The Golden Army">Hellboy II: The Golden Army</a></i> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Drag_Me_to_Hell" title="Drag Me to Hell">Drag Me to Hell</a></i> 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