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Ghosts invade suburbia in this 1982 horror film from director Tobe Hooper (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) and producer Steven Spielberg. Life in the Freeling family's tract home is comfortably bland, but frisky poltergeists soon put a little excitement into their daily routine--moving furniture and communicating with their youngest daughter, Carol Anne, through the television set. Unfortunately, harmless pranks quickly turn nasty and the previously friendly ghosts kidnap Carol Anne, trapping her in the spirit world. To win the child back, the family calls in a team of parapsychologists and a psychic who conducts an elaborate exorcism. The apocalyptic finale is deliciously macabre, and pushed the limits of the PG rating. A number of sequels followed, and speculation still remains on whether Spielberg--who wrote the story and storyboarded the action--essentially ghost directed the film.

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UPC0012569506428

eBay Product ID (ePID)3308599

Product Key Features

ActorCraig T. Nelson, Heather O'rourke, Jobeth Williams

RatingG

Movie/TV TitlePoltergeist

DirectorTobe Hooper

FormatDVD

Release Year2000

GenreHorror, Horror/Suspense

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Signal StandardDvd

Leading RoleCraig T. Nelson, Heather O'rourke, Jobeth Williams

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20000215

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4.7

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by soupy3185
May 19, 2016
NOTHING BEATS THE ORIGINAL
WATCHED THE REMAKE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND BOTH WEREN'T IMPRESSED. TOLD HER ABOUT THE ORIGINAL, PURCHASED IT AND COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH BETTER THIS WAS THAN THE REMAKE. WORTH THE PURCHASE.
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by jearmen_0
Sep 24, 2024
Amazing!!!!!
Great movie!!!!!
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by mefirst24
Aug 27, 2019
Awesome original flick
It is a great 80s movie , my husband never saw it. And having surround sound just made it better. They did a remake of it, but I'm on the fence about seeing it.
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by outdoorglam
May 23, 2016
Poltergeist
This is the original version of the movie. One of the last great horror films in my opinion. The special effects are still eye-catching, over 30 years later
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by viens88
Aug 21, 2019
Still holds pretty well today
I liked the fact that this release (from 1999 or 2000) features the first latin spanish dubbing which is a rarity to find these days.
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by bunnybuschmann
Jun 19, 2018
Their Here !!!!
This is a classic sci-fi, horror for its time. Very engaging. One of those you can watch over & over again.
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by ccarol005
Oct 26, 2017
Poltergeist DVD
Bought as gift, recipient love it
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by triplegemini1
May 02, 2017
Take the unnecessary gore out!
Best of the Poltergeist movies. However the unnecessary gore was something children should not see, especially the mouth brace scene.
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by 1513546395@deleted
Sep 21, 2016
I loved it.
The dvd arrived on time was itn perfect condition.
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by mach0371
Dec 24, 2019
A movie well worth the watch! Loaded with messages so relevant to life.
Nostalgia!
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