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Sam Raimi Producing Poltergeist Remake
The Evil Dead/Drag Me to Hell director has gotten involved with the slowly developing Poltergeist remake. Earlier this week, reports were showing up that he was directing the remake. It…
Behind the Scenes
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How They Did It: The Ghost on the Staircase
Scene: A ghostly apparition appears on the Freeling’s staircase. How It Wad Done: An actress, Paula Paulson, was dressed in white and shot on wires in front of a…
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How They Did It: Head in the Closet
The Scene: Steve Freeling is surprised by a massive face that pops through the doorway. How It Was Done: A clever trick called “force perspective” was used. A “force perspective”…
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Vintage Behind the Scenes Featurette
The following are a pair of retro featurettes featuring behind the scenes footage and interviews from Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Craig T. Nelson, and more!
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Steven Spielberg on Goldsmith’s Score
The following is an introduction to the score as written by Steven Spielberg and presented on the back of the original LP cover. “I have been an admirer of Jerry…
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How They Did It: The Beast in the Hallway
The Scene: “The Beast” appears to Diane in the hallway. How It Was Done: A 7×5 tank was built with 2 1/2 inch thick glass, which was then filled with water….
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Principal Photography
The exteriors were shot at Simi Valley, California while Mike Muscarella, the Construction Coordinator, oversaw the construction of the interior sets at MGM. According to Richard Edlund, lingering thoughts of a…
News & Everything Else
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Sam Raimi Producing Poltergeist Remake
The Evil Dead/Drag Me to Hell director has gotten involved with the slowly developing Poltergeist remake. Earlier this week, reports were showing up that he was directing the remake. It…
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Site Updates 10/8/2011
Updated the Score article: Jerry Goldsmith Scores Poltergeist Cleaned up several of the articles, centering the quotes Added the Effects article: Head in the Closet Added the Advertising article: Theatrical Trailer…
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Crew
Tobe Hooper-Director- Besides Poltergeist, Hooper directed Eaten Alive, Salem’s Lot, The Funhouse, Lifeforce, Invaders From Mars, and The Toolbox Murders. He is most famous for directing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,…
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Cast
Craig T. Nelson as Steve Freeling- Before Poltergeist, Nelson had some roles on several television shows, such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Charlie’s Angels, later appearing movies like…
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Theatrical Trailers
The following video includes both the theatrical teaser and the theatrical trailer!
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Steven Spielberg on Goldsmith’s Score
The following is an introduction to the score as written by Steven Spielberg and presented on the back of the original LP cover. “I have been an admirer of Jerry…