This book is "Reagan: The Man, the President", published in 1981 and written by During all the horrors that proceeded while filming Poltergeist (1982), only one scene really scared Heather O'Rourke: that in which she had to hold on to the headboard while a wind machine blew toys into the closet behind her. The Beast is not, however, the "poltergeist" of the title. Just help me figure out what to do. As the camera panned along with Robert Broyles' character, credited as "Pool Man #1," is named (and called by Diane), Bluto. (at around 1h 8 mins) During the early kitchen scene the doctor's coffee cup and flask change hands. It depends on the viewer's interpretation or on their belief system. You get "Poltergeist" a top of the pick, no holds barred, roller coaster ride through the supernatural world and back to ours. Diane manages to retrieve Carol Anne, and they both drop to the floor from the ceiling, unconscious and covered in Shortly thereafter, the Freelings begin the process of moving elsewhere by packing up their belongings. I don't understand, Diane. Released around the same time … Diane hears Robbie's screams but, before she can do anything, she is pulled up and over the ceiling by an unseen force. The finished scene was sent to "The Beast" is a phrase that's often used as a name for the Devil. Furniture moves around on its own, silverware is twisted out of shape, and five-year-old Carol Anne ( He looks behind the door in the dining room. It's a common belief that the dead and the living can't share ground or terrain, for if they did it would cause the spirits of the deceased to wake up and disturb the living. (at around 7 mins) The Los Angeles Rams vs. Saints football game seen near the beginning of the film is taken from a Monday Night Football game in 1980. In June of that year, Spielberg released two films only weeks apart that were both highly successful yet diversely different in both subject matter and their target audiences. An eight-inch hole in the wall and the cracked plastic on the helmet testify to the force of impact.
Another portal opens in the closet and attempts to suck the children into it. Of these four deaths, however, only one could be called "unnatural" in any way - the 1982 death of 22-year-old In the rain and slick mud, she falls into the recently-excavated pit for the new swimming pool and is horrified to see corpses and coffins popping up all around her. Shudder announce 2nd season of docu-series ‘Cursed Films’ The contractor was arrested but the damage was done. The "Poltergeist Curse" is an urban legend based around the fact that there have been several unfortunate deaths of actors who appeared in the franchise, as well as other strange events. The two media scandals that haunt this film are the Poltergeist Curse, concerning the deaths of At first, the poltergeists in the film are fairly benign, performing such pranks as bending forks, breaking a glass, moving and stacking the kitchen chairs. As Steve and Dana return home to the mayhem, Steve confronts Teague after realizing that rather than relocating the cemetery for the development of Cuesta Verde, Teague merely had the headstones moved and the bodies left behind. (at around 23 mins) When Carol Ann sits in front of the TV in her parents' bedroom, the time on the TV set shows 2:37. 2 February 2005 | TruPretender Another explanation lies in what Tangina said about Carol Anne...she possesses a very strong life force. The house built on a sacred burial ground recalls Since then Steve tells Dr. Lesh at their university's meeting (at around 43 mins) that Carol Anne is five years old, it implies that Carol Anne's birth turns the reason of the haunted house, after she is the first born in the suburb as Steve revealed to Woman Buyer and her Husband (at around 30 mins) that the Freelings were the first family to move there.