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Poltergeist
Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The film follows a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their youngest daughter.
Plot
Steve and Diane Freeling live in the planned community of Cuesta Verde, California. Steve is a successful real estate agent, and Diane looks after their three children: sixteen-year-old Dana, eight-year-old Robbie, and a five-year-old Carol Anne. One night, Carol Anne inexplicably converses with the television set while it displays post-broadcast static. 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."
Awards
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| author | Mark Victor Michael Grais Steven Spielberg |
|---|---|
| award | Saturn Award for Best Make-up |
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Tobe Hooper |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | afterlife grave desecration haunted house supernatural |
| genre | horror thriller |
| keywords | ceiling demon demonic ectoplasm estate agent excavation flood follow holiday inn living room mediumship noise one night other dimension pack parapsychologist parapsychology planned community poltergeist real estate agent run spiritual medium static swimming pool television set tour |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| producer | Frank Marshall Steven Spielberg |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SLM Production Group |
| publisher | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | ghost supernatural urban |