Poltergeist

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-06-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (94447 Reviews)

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Craig T. Nelson JoBeth Williams Beatrice Straight Dominique Dunne

Writer:

Steven Spielberg (screenplay)

Michael Grais (screenplay)

Mark Victor (screenplay)

Steven Spielberg (story)

Fullplot:

A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter.

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