Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
- dying and death
- parent child relationship
- medium
- poltergeist
- halloween
- ghostbuster
- haunted house
- paranormal phenomena
- family relationships
- suburbia
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
JoBeth Williams
Diane Freeling
Craig T. Nelson
Steve Freeling
Beatrice Straight
Dr. Lesh
Dominique Dunne
Dana Freeling
- Heather O'Rourke — Carol Anne Freeling
- Oliver Robins — Robbie Freeling
- Zelda Rubinstein — Tangina Barrons
- Richard Lawson — Ryan
- Martin Casella — Dr. Marty Casey
- Michael McManus — Ben Tuthill
- Virginia Kiser — Mrs. Tuthill
- James Karen — Mr. Teague
- Lou Perryman — Pugsley
- Clair E. Leucart — Bulldozer Driver
- Dirk Blocker — Jeff Shaw
- Directed
- Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg
- Written
- Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 3,405 ratings
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, SLM Production Group
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1982 · You’re herePoltergeist
Where it starts.
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
Poltergeist III
1988
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
