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Starring
JoBeth Williams
(Diane)
Beatrice Straight
(Dr. Lesh)
Oliver Robins
(Robbie)

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DVD Information
Released: January 28, 2000
Rated: PG
Studio: Warner Home Video
Length: 114 minutes
Formats: Wide Screen Enhanced (16x9), Pan & Scan
Sound: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel (5.1), Monaural
Discs: 1
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Genres: Horror
See Also: Poltergeist
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Synopsis
With Poltergeist, directed by Tobe Hopper, Steven Spielberg had his first great success as a producer. Released around the same time as Spielberg's E.T., the film presents the dark side of Spielberg's California suburban track homes. The film centers on the Freeling family, a typical middle class family living in the peaceful Cuesta Verde Estates. The father, Steve (Craig T. Nelson), has fallen asleep in front of the television, and the dog saunters around the house revealing the other family members -- Steve's wife Diane (JoBeth Williams), sixteen-year-old daughter Dana (Dominique Dunne), eight-year-old son Robbie (Oliver Robins), and five-year-old Carol Ann (Heather O'Rourke). Soon strange things begin to happen around the house; the pet canary dies, mysterious storms occur, and Carol Ann is summoned to the TV set, where a strange shaft of green light hits her and causes the room to shake ("They're he-e-ere!"). As curious events continue, Carol Ann is repeatedly drawn to the television, where she begins to talk to "the TV people." Soon Carol Ann is sucked into a closet, disappearing from this reality plane. Unable to find his daughter, Steve consults Dr. Lesh (Beatrice Straight), a para-psychologist from a nearby college. Lesh finds that paranormal phenomena is so strong in the Freelong household she is unable to deal with it and sends for clairvoyant and professional exorcist Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein) to examine the house in hopes of finding Carol Ann. Tangina makes a horrifying discovery: Carol Ann is alive and in the house, but is being held on another spectral plane. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Chapter Listing
Chapter List
0. Chapter List
1. The Star-Spangled Banner. [1:31]
2. The family. [:56]
3. Carol Anne awakens. [2:10]
4. Main Title. [1:21]
5. The bike ride. [:59]
6. Dueling remotes. [4:44]
7. Bedtime for the kids. [2:24]
8. Smoking with the Freelings. [2:34]
9. Robbie and the clown. [4:40]
10. "They're here!" [3:08]
11. TV people. [4:09]
12. The TV people move chairs. [5:31]
13. Consulting the neighbors. [1:46]
14. Robbie vs. the tree. [1:14]
15. The abduction of Carol Anne. [2:11]
16. The search for Carol Anne. [3:18]
17. Consultting the parapsychologists. [2:25]
18. The spinning room. [:33]
19. Poltergeist disturbances. [1:34]
20. Calling Carol Anne. [2:44]
21. The jewelry. [1:07]
22. "She just moved through me!" [:59]
23. Losing touch with Carol Anne. [1:34]
24. "If that is the way out..." [2:59]
25. The light. [4:01]
26. Marty's midnight snack. [2:23]
27. Night visitors. [4:11]
28. Robbie and the lady leave. [1:51]
29. Expansion plots. [5:07]
30. Enter Tangina. [2:17]
31. Tangina's first session. [3:52]
32. "Let's go get your daughter." [4:01]
33. "Open the door!" [2:29]
34. Rebirth; a family reunion. [4:23]
35. "This house is clean." [1:34]
36. Moving day. [2:33]
37. Bath and bedtime. [3:18]
38. Robbie vs. the clown. [:50]
39. Diane vs. the beast. [1:15]
40. The beast materializes. [1:15]
41. The swimming pool. [2:00]
42. The expanding hallway. [:19]
43. The gaping closet. [1:09]
44. "You left the bodies?" [1:14]
45. Escape from the garage. [1:15]
46. The house implodes. [:51]
47. Escape to suburbia. [1:40]
48. End Credits. [3:40]
Chapter List
0. Chapter List
1. The Star-Spangled Banner. [1:31]
2. The family. [:56]
3. Carol Anne awakens. [2:10]
4. Main Title. [1:21]
5. The bike ride. [:59]
6. Dueling remotes. [4:44]
7. Bedtime for the kids. [2:24]
8. Smoking with the Freelings. [2:34]
9. Robbie and the clown. [4:40]
10. "They're here!" [3:08]
11. TV people. [4:09]
12. The TV people move chairs. [5:31]
13. Consulting the neighbors. [1:46]
14. Robbie vs. the tree. [1:14]
15. The abduction of Carol Anne. [2:11]
16. The search for Carol Anne. [3:18]
17. Consultting the parapsychologists. [2:25]
18. The spinning room. [:33]
19. Poltergeist disturbances. [1:34]
20. Calling Carol Anne. [2:44]
21. The jewelry. [1:07]
22. "She just moved through me!" [:59]
23. Losing touch with Carol Anne. [1:34]
24. "If that is the way out..." [2:59]
25. The light. [4:01]
26. Marty's midnight snack. [2:23]
27. Night visitors. [4:11]
28. Robbie and the lady leave. [1:51]
29. Expansion plots. [5:07]
30. Enter Tangina. [2:17]
31. Tangina's first session. [3:52]
32. "Let's go get your daughter." [4:01]
33. "Open the door!" [2:29]
34. Rebirth; a family reunion. [4:23]
35. "This house is clean." [1:34]
36. Moving day. [2:33]
37. Bath and bedtime. [3:18]
38. Robbie vs. the clown. [:50]
39. Diane vs. the beast. [1:15]
40. The beast materializes. [1:15]
41. The swimming pool. [2:00]
42. The expanding hallway. [:19]
43. The gaping closet. [1:09]
44. "You left the bodies?" [1:14]
45. Escape from the garage. [1:15]
46. The house implodes. [:51]
47. Escape to suburbia. [1:40]
48. End Credits. [3:40]


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