Movie: Poltergeist (1982)

“A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they “kidnap” the youngest daughter. Written by Rob Hartill”

  • Director: Tobe Hooper
  • Release Date: 4 June 1982 (USA)
  • Run Time: 114 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Horror , Thriller

Tagline: They're here.

Trivia: To make the ghosts’ movements seem ethereal when they appeared walking down the stairs on the monitor, the director had the actors walk very slowly backwards up the staircase, then reversed the film in the final cut.

Goofs: Continuity: At breakfast, the napkin in front of Robbie’s cereal bowl disappears and is replaced by a large puddle of milk.

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