10 Things - Poltergeist The Lost Versions

[andys]

Luv this film ❤
One of the late Jerry Goldsmith's finest scores. He's sadly missed.

[wildbutterflytiedye]

*I was 12 when Poltergeist came out and I loved it instantly! My little sister who was 5 at the time, looked just like Carol Ann. I had her kneel in front of the tv, I turned the channel to the "snow station", and called for my Mom. When Mom came in the living room, little sis said "They're Herrre" with her hands on the screen. LOL*

[chrissyknowsitall]

My parent's took my sister and I to this movie around Halloween. And after we went out for pizza. I will always remember that. But this movie was the BOMB in 1982. RIP Heather🕊🕊🕊

[travislivengood]

Top 5 favorite movie. I get so nostalgic about it. Every time I watch it, I'm suddenly 10 years old, it's a stormy hot summer Friday night and we just picked up Pizza Hut and Poltergeist.

[Lost_n_Found_]

I never took the final scene of Steve putting the TV outside as making them look smarter. I took it as a gag- and it works. I chuckle almost every time.

[RogueWJL]

I never tire of this movie.

Such is the power of early 80s Spielberg

[snackbarqueen]

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES !!! I was 8 years old when it came out and of course I wasn't allowed to watch it, but when it was on TV a year later when I was 9, I remember hiding behind a chair while my mom watched it and no surprise, it scared the crap outta me and I had nightmares for about a month after lol 🤣 GREAT MOVIE !!!

[eddiegodfrey]

Forty years ago. Bloody hell. This movie seems as fresh and new to me as it did back then. Guess I am just old

[jusadude]

Poltergeist is ICONIC. People reference it even today 40+ years later…they’re One of my favorite films growing up.

[thunderstruck]

Saw at the theater and it was one of the few movies that actually scared me in the theater, side note I threw a baseball to Craig T Nelson once he said thanks 😊

[Giambijuice]

I spent my summers in upstate NY, in a house on a hill, far away from town, other houses, streetlights, and roads. I saw this film at the drive in theater, then went home to my dark house on a hill, up dirt roads far away from civilization. I pretty much didn't sleep the rest of the summer

[derkeheath]

I'm amazed you didn't mention the sequence in the novelization right after the mirror scene where Marty suddenly freezes and a swarm of spiders envelope him. The book describes the spiders going up his nose and laying eggs in his ears. I haven't read the novelization in almost 40 years, but that has really stuck with me.

[FatsquatchPNW]

UGH. I was 7 when Poltergeist came out. I didn't see it until it hit cable about a year later (three cheers for being a latchkey kid whose mom made sure I had cable to keep me entertained at home) and it scared the BEJEEZUS out of me. To this day I still get those crawlies up my spine at the mere sound of TV static. Yes, you heard that right, a grownass 47 year old man still gets pants-shitting scared of TV static. Come to think of it, Spielberg is responsible for rather a lot of my childhood trauma. Don't even get me started on how I react to the Jaws theme...

[GregsGameRoom]

I always found it a fun bit of trivia that an Atari 2600 is sitting on top of the TV when Carol Anne utters the famous words, "They're Here."

[Bernie]

Excellent video! I was 5 or 6 when Poltergeist came out. I was fascinated with the commercials, I knew this was a movie I wanted to see. One day my mum announces we are going to see a movie. We get to the theatre and there are posters for Poltergeist! I excitedly say to my mum “are we watching the movie where the girl says ‘they’re here’!?” My mum laughed it off and said “no, we’re going to Annie.” Now, don’t get me wrong, my 6 year old self did enjoy Annie, but I was very disappointed. Since then I have probably seen Poltergeist upwards to 100 times and Annie, twice.

[JenneeB]

One of my most favorite movies to this day!

[jimcabezola]

This is amount the very BEST reports you’ve given us! Saw this film when it was new in cinemas, and it’s among my all-time faves. Your researches are epic! Mahalo!

[prt_tme_gd]

Fun fact, Ryan portrayed by Richard Lawson is the father of Bianca Lawson of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (series) fame and Beyonce's mother Tina's husband, making him Beyonce and Solange's step-father.

[Sumermak]

Who doesn’t still love this film!!
Every time I watch it I’m like “dang that kid has a ton of amazing movie memorabilia that would be worth a ton today!”

[stefanross]

Such a phenomenal film! So unbelievably creative. Memorable characters and a memorable setting as well.