Directed by:
Tobe HooperCinematography:
Matthew F. LeonettiComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella (more)VOD (4)
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Produced by Steven Spielberg, this hugely successful horror flick apparently came under his directorial control, as well, despite the official credit being given to Tobe Hooper. Things start going bump in the night in a suburban home, much to the consternation of its resident family. When the youngest daughter gets sucked into the television screen, her parents call in an eccentric psychic for assistance. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Craig T. Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Killing Fields (1984)
JoBeth Williams
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Welcome Home (1989)
Beatrice Straight
USA
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
Network (1976)
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Dominique Dunne
USA
Best movies:
Poltergeist (1982)
The Shadow Riders (1982) (TV movie)
Oliver Robins
Best movies:
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Don't Go to Sleep (1982) (TV movie)
Heather O'Rourke
USA
Best movies:
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Michael McManus
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Poltergeist (1982)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Virginia Kiser
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Poltergeist (1982)
Micki + Maude (1984)
Martin Casella
Best movies:
Poltergeist (1982)
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
James Karen
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Sonny Landham
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
Lock Up (1989)
The Warriors (1979)
Zelda Rubinstein
USA
Best movies:
Frances (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001) (TV movie)
William Vail
USA
Best movies:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Poltergeist (1982)
Glitch! (1988)
Lou Perryman
USA
Best movies:
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Blues Brothers (1980)
Poltergeist (1982)
Richard Lawson
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Dirty Harry (1971)
V (1983) (TV movie)
Allan Graf
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Doors (1991)
Magnolia (1999)
Dirk Blocker
USA
Best movies:
Short Cuts (1993)
Starman (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
Joseph Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Poltergeist (1982)
California Split (1974)
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Robert Broyles
USA
Best movies:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
Poltergeist (1982)
Fred Rogers
USA
Best movies:
Poltergeist (1982)
Casper (1995) - a.f.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) - a.f.