Poltergeist (franchise)
The Poltergeist Movies are a trilogy of horror films produced in the 1980's. Steven Spielberg wrote, produced, and some say directed the first Poltergeist although Tobe Hooper, ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") was billed as the director. Poltergeist II and III each had a different writer, producer, and director. Brian Gibson directed PII and Gary Sherman PIII.
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In the first movie, the family's 5 year-old daughter, "Carol Anne," is taken through a television set by a group of ghosts and held hostage. A spiritual healer and a ghost expert are eventually brought in, allowing her mother to also pass through the TV to the "other world" to save her. The two sequels (1986 and 1988) followed a path of different ghosts stalking "Carol Anne" and her other family members too.
Some of the stars in the movie suffered unfortunate fate, for which the movie series has been dubbed as having a Poltergeist Curse.
Partial credits
- Craig T. Nelson, Steve Freeling
- JoBeth Williams, Diane Freeling
- Dominique Dunne, Dana Freeling
- Heather O'Rourke, Carol Anne Freeling
A TV series, Poltergeist, The Legacy, is a spin-off of this movie series.
Movie producers had planned to film more sequels, but those plans were dashed by O'Rourke's death at the age of 12.
See also: Poltergeist