Poltergeist
- IMDb link: 0084516
- IMDb rating: 7.3 (194,629 votes)
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: JoBeth Williams, Tobe Hooper
- Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Dunne, Heather O'Rourke, Beatrice Straight and others
- Release date: 4 Jun 1982
- Release year: 1982
- Runtime: 114 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: ghost, paranormal investigation, inanimate object comes to life, 5 year old girl, haunting, supernatural power, poltergeist, 8 year old boy, haunted house, family as protagonists
Plot:
The Freelings are a typical suburban family. Husband Steve sells real estate in their ever expanding subdivision and Diane is a stay at home mom caring for their three kids, Dana, Robbie and little Carol Anne. Strange things being to happen in the house however: cupboard doors open on their own, furniture rearranges itself and chairs go sliding across the kitchen floor. It's a bit of whimsy at first but soon becomes deadly serious when Carol Anne vanishes into a nether world where, oddly, she can only be communicated with through the white noise on their television. A team of paranormal investigators move into the house but the forces that kidnapped are evil and powerful requiring the services of Tangina, a woman who has dealt with this situation before.