Poltergeist (1982)

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PG | 1 hr 54 mins | Thriller, Horror | Released: 1/1/1982

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Theatrical Release
1/1/1982

Studio	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Studio
Director	Credit
Tobe Hooper	Director
Cast	Credit
JoBeth Williams	Diane Freeling
Craig T. Nelson	Steve Freeling
Beatrice Straight	Dr Lesch
Dominique Dunne	Dana Freeling
Oliver Robins	Robbie Freeling
Heather O'Rourke	Carole Anne Freeling
Michael McManus	Ben Tuthill
Virginia Kiser	Mrs Tuthill
Marty Casella	Marty
Richard Lawson	Ryan
Zelda Rubinstein	Tangina
James Karen	Mr Teague
Lou Perry	Pugsley
Clair Leucart	Bulldozer Driver
Dirk Blocker	Jeff Shaw
Allan Graf	Neighbor
Joseph Walsh	Neighbor
Helen Baron	Woman Buyer
Noel Conlon	Husband
Richard Broyles	1st Pool Worker
Sonny Landham	2nd Pool Worker
Jeff Bannister	Implosion Man
William Vail	Implosion Man
Craig Simmons	Implosion Man
Philip Stone	Football Announcer
Dana Gendian	Special Child
Jaimi Gendian	Special Child
Production Credits	Credit
Steven Spielberg	Producer
Kathleen Kennedy	Co-Producer
Frank Marshall	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
SLM II Productions Inc	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
MGM Distribution Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Writer	Credit
Steven Spielberg	Screenplay
Steven Spielberg	From Story
Michael Grais	Screenplay
Mark Victor	Screenplay
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Richard L Calkins	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Nilo Rodis-Jamero	Art Director - art direction
James Spencer	Production Designer
Cheryal Kearney	Set Decorator
Bill Matthews	Set Designer - set design
Martha Johnson	Set Designer - set design
Casting	Credit
Mike Fenton	Casting
Jane Feinberg	Casting
Marci Liroff	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Neil Krepela	Photography - matte photography
Matt Leonetti	Director of Photography
Dennis Matsuda	Camera Operator
Michael Shannon	Photography - matte photography
Bruce Nicholson	Photography - optical photography supervisor
Bruce McBroom	Photography - stills
Karl Herrmann	Photography - Visual Effects Photography
Music	Credit
Kenneth Hall	Music Editor
Arthur Morton	Orchestrations
Harry V Lojewski	Music Supervisor
Jerry Goldsmith	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Cindy Folkerson	Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr	Stunt Coordinator
Beth Nufer	Stunts
Felix Silla	Stunts
George Wilbur	Stunts
Jeannie Epper	Stunts
Bob Yerkes	Stunts
Bob Herron	Stunts
Bobby Clark	Stunts
Donna Garrett	Stunts
Chuck Waters	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Dennis E Jones	Production Manager
Pat Kehoe	Assistant Director
Paul Pav	Location Manager
Thomas Patrick Smith	Production Supervisor
Marion Tumen	Script Supervisor
Laurie Vermont	Production Coordinator
Beverly Webb	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Bob Roe	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Donald Levy	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Alan Howarth	Sound Effects - special sound effects
Arthur Rochester	Sound - sound recording
John Roesch	Foley
Mark Mangini	Sound Effects Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Bill Varney	Sound - sound rerecording
Joan Rowe	Foley
John Dunn	Sound Effects Editor
Richard L Anderson	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Steve Maslow	Sound - sound rerecording
Kevin O'Connell	Sound - sound rerecording
Visual Effects	Credit
Paul Huston	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Terry Windell	Layout Artist
Mitchell Suskin	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Jeff Jarvis	Special Effects Foreman
James Keefer	Effects Supervisor - animation camera supervisor
Kathryn Lenihan	Animator - matte animator
Rick Fichter	Special Effects
John Bruno	Animation Supervisor
Richard Edlund	Visual Effects Supervisor
Samuel Comstock	Animation Supervisor - technical animation supervisor
Kim Knowlton	Animator - matte animator
Mike Wood	Effects Supervisor - mechanical effects supervisor
Bill Neil	Special Effects
Ease Owyeung	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Jay Davis	Animator - matte animator
Barbara Gallucci	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Judy Elkins	Animator - matte animator
Marc Thorpe	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Arthur Vitello	Animator - key animator
Sean Casey	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Charlie Bailey	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Jose Abel	Animator
Milt Gray	Animator
David Sosalla	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Bruce Richardson	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Steve Gawley	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Grant Smith	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Larry Tan	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Jeff Mann	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Scott Marshall	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Marghe McMahon	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Toby Heindel	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Toni-Ann Walker	Hair - hairstyles
Craig Reardon	Special Makeup Effects
Lisa Jean Mower	Wardrobe - special wardrobe
Dorothy Pearl	Makeup
Ann Lambert	Costumes - costumes supervisor
Buffy Snyder	Costumes
Charles DeMuth	Costumes

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