Rent Poltergeist (1982)

3.6 of 5 from 215 ratings
1h 49min
Rent Poltergeist (aka It's Night Time) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
"They're Here", playful at first...but not for long. A storm erupts, a tree attacks and little Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) is whisked onto a spectral void. As her family confronts horrors galore, something else is here too: a new benchmark in Hollywood ghost stories.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
Voiced By:
Phil Stone
Writers:
Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Others:
Michael Wood, Richard Edlund, Bruce Nicholson, Jerry Goldsmith, Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson
Aka:
It's Night Time
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Classics, Horror, Thrillers
Collections:
A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Award Winners, Horror, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, The Best Demonic Possession and Exorcism Films, The Best Ghost and Haunted House Films, The best Halloween films to watch with your friends, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, Top 100 AFI Thrills, Top 13 Halloween Films For Kids, Top Films, Top Horror Franchise Films
Awards:

1983 BAFTA Best Visual Effects

BBFC:
Release Date:
15/10/2007
Run Time:
109 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, German Hard of Hearing, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Documentary in two parts: Science of the Spirits / Communing with the Dead
BBFC:
Release Date:
12/10/2008
Run Time:
114 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Castillian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Revealed Documentary in 2 Parts: Science of the Spirits and Communing with the Dead
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/09/2022
Run Time:
114 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Parisian Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French Parisian, German Hard of Hearing, Italian Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (1) of Poltergeist

Superior Ghost Movie - Poltergeist review by Pork Chop Express

Spoiler Alert
01/11/2018

I remember watching this when I was a kid. It scared the pants off me. Tobe Hooper happens to have directed Texas Chainsaw. It has the involvement of Spielberg I believe somewhere and ILM and I think the former was at odds with Hooper's dark vision! There is of course the tale of Hooper supposedly using real cadavers from a local mortuary / college for some of the end scenes.

The effects are amazing and ILM lends itself to the very spectral feel of them. But a lot of the poltergeist effects are highly practical and the music complements the direction by building emotion and a sense of dread which helps the audience really care about this normal American family.

The shocks are there. Its really creepy. And because we care and become invested in the family we really want them to be able to overcome their supernatural adversary.

It is not really for the 12A type audience more of a 12+ audience (don't say I didn't warn you). Don't even bother to see the 2015 remake. It is pantsy! The father's humour is misplaced and as a result you can't take anything that happens to the family seriously. Everything is better in the original: screenplay, direction, photography, sound, music, cast, characters, SFX, Practical effects, etc, etc

If you like engaging spooky thrillers you will not be disappointed. Don't forget the classics!

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