Poltergeist (1982)
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by Steven Spielberg, Produced by Steven Spielberg, Effects by
Industrial Light & Magic/Lucasfilms . . . how could this movie
not be a hit?
And it managed to send a chill up the spine with no gore, no
monsters . . . just two simple words . . . "They're
here"
Spielberg and director Tobe Hooper became embroiled in a
terrible shit-fight over credit, but at least we found out why our
parents always warned us about sitting too close to the TV.
Eerily, two of the actors who played the Freeling family died
prematurely: Dominique Dunne (Dana) was murdered by her boyfriend,
and Heather O'Rourke (Carol Anne) died of natural causes
(intestinal stenosis).
Julian Bek (Reverend Kane) and Will Sampson (Taylor) who were
in Poltergeist II, died soon after. So did Tobe Hooper's
career . . .
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