Miss dunne was the actor cast as the older sister of little carol anne. Poltergeist is a 1982 american supernatural horror film directed by tobe hooper and written by. Although the opening shots are of streets in agoura hills, the freeling house itself is 4267 roxbury street in the small estate of forest hills in the simi valley north. The original film came out in 1982 and was directed by stephen spielberg himself. While we tick off the days on the calendar until the longawaited poltergeist remake hits the theaters, lets take a look at the cast of the 1982 original and see where they are now heather orourke carol anne freeling. The disturbing story behind the filming of poltergeist. The poltergeist neighborhood all photos courtesy of kevin sandoval. Poltergeist is a 1982 american supernatural horror film directed by tobe hooper and starring jobeth williams, craig t. Many believe the curse began the same year the first movie was released.
Poltergeist 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Heather michele orourke december 27, 1975 february 1, 1988 was an american child actress. The house is located at 4267 roxbury street in simi valley, california. She made her debut after being discovered by director steven spielberg while visiting mgm studios. Poltergeist movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Although the new film may possess new characters and somewhat of a different storyline, all the familiar beats from the original poltergeist films are in it. Set in a california suburb, the plot focuses on a family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their younger daughter. The poltergeist remake is not likely to add anything to the filmic horror lexicon, but in terms of genre summer programming, it must be said that its better than some of the original material. I remember the first time i watched the original poltergeist it made my hair stand up. The house is located in simi valley, california and looks identical to when it was captured on film in 1982.
While the poltergeist exteriors were shot on location at the house, most of the film was made on the sound stages at mgm studios in culver city. The second entry in the poltergeist film series and a direct sequel to poltergeist 1982, it follows the freeling family who again find themselves under attack. During all the horrors that proceeded while filming poltergeist 1982, only one. Although the house used as the exterior of the feelings home in the movie poltergeist is located in simi valley, ca, most of the neighborhood shots were filmed in the city of agoura hills, ca, in the areas seen on the map below. It was spielbergs first smash hit as a coproducer, who was paired with frank marshall who later produced who framed roger rabbit 1988. The first instance happened when dominique dunne, who portrayed dana in the original film, was strangled to death by her exboyfriend in the driveway of her home in 1982 she. Filming locations include altadena, chatsworth and encino, ca.
This dvd arrived in quick time after it was ordered and is in brand new condition this film is a modern take on the original poltergeist film the first time i watched this film i kept making comparisons with the first poltergeist film which spoilt my enjoyment of this film so i watched it again on its own merit and i enjoyed this film much more. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then. The use of real skeletons on the set of poltergeist was first made public by actress jobeth williams, who dropped the fact on vh1s i love the 80s. Below youll find my reconstuction of the original ending, using the script, publicity stills. The other side is a 1986 american supernatural horror film directed by brian gibson, and starring jobeth williams, craig t. The reason for the cut was because in the original scene, steven says how he. The legacy the underground group, whose org supposedly reaches back to the second century b. Poltergeist 1982 is a memorable supernatural horror film from coproducercowriter steven spielberg who teamed with director tobe hopper known for his cult horror classic the texas chainsaw massacre 1974. Poltergeist is an american 1982 horror film, directed by tobe hooper, produced by steven spielberg, and released by metrogoldwynmayer on june 4, 1982.
Every member of the freeling family returned with the exception of dominique dunne who was murdered by her exboyfriend on november 4th, 1982, five months to the day poltergeist was released into theaters. In the original national lampoons vacation 1983 with chevy. The characteristic home of the freelings is situated on roxbury st in simi valley. Poltergeist boasts a landmark shooting location in the typical suburbia of spielbergs films from the 1980s.
Dominique dunne, who made her film debut in poltergeist as. Nelson, heather orourke, zelda rubinstein, will sampson, julian beck, and geraldine fitzgerald. The infinitely adorable heroine of the original poltergeist was just 6. Poltergeist 1982 filming location spielberg tobe hooper. It has brilliant pacing, and a great atmosphere, good acting. All of these various shots of the neighborhood during the opening title sequence were filmed about a half hour drive from the neighborhood where the freeling house was actually located at 4267. It was not featured in the film, but was part of the original album. The shocking history of the poltergeist curse the th floor. Poltergeist 1982 official trailer jobeth williams, craig t. Poltergeist movie curse true story popsugar entertainment. A 25th anniversary dvd, but no directors commentary. Perhaps the most lastingly buzzy aspect of the poltergeist movie legend is that so many of its cast members including two of the child stars from the film s died unexpectedly after the film was released. Filming locations include agoura hills, irvine, ontario and simi valley, ca. Poltergeist is the original film in the trilogy, directed by tobe hooper, cowritten by steven spielberg and released on june 4, 1982.
Release edit on august 6, 2014, the films release date was shifted from february, 2015 to july 24, 2015. Released in 1982, the original poltergeist, directed by tobe hooper and produced by spielberg, was an instant success and is considered to be a masterpiece of american horror cinema. Nelson, jobeth williams, and heather orourke release date. In 1986, the highly anticipated sequel to her first movie, poltergeist 1982, poltergeist ii.
The poltergeist poltergiest movie curse was there a. The story focuses on the freeling family, which consists of steven craig t. While no horrific accidents occurred on the set of the new film. With poltergeist, directed by tobe hooper, steven spielberg had his first great success as a producer. It was one of the most successful films of the 80s, making it to 56 on the top 100 films of the 80s and probably the last great haunted house movies. Nelson, jobeth williams, beatrice straight, heather orourke, dominique dunne, oliver robins. Follow me on facebook moviefilminglocationschannel142496402443046 the. Inside the hell house of the original poltergeist yahoo.
This remake felt rushed and had redone effects with cgi that fall short. It is the first and most successful of the poltergeist film trilogy, and was nominated for three academy awards. To date, four of the actors that appeared in these films have died. Original poltergeist is a brilliant film, brilliant acting, suspenseful, you could really feel the families pain and desperation, especially as things escalate.
But the cast and crew of poltergeist seemed to have been just as deeply affected by the haunting as the hermanns themselves. Unfortunately, the interior of the real poltergeist house differs dramatically from the movie set confirming that the interior of the house was never used. Spielberg promptly cast her in the horror film poltergeist 1982 as carol anne freeling, and orourke earned recognition for her performance. Poltergeist was a film series in the 1980s that told the story of the freeling family, a group living out in california who was terrorized by ghosts.
Poltergeist 1982 filming locations the movie district. Exterior shots were filmed on the west mountain of hamilton. These shots were filmed in agoura hills, a small town about 10 miles south of there. In the original film the family had to fight the beast and get the child back. Hollywoods poltergeist curse after four film stars died. Poltergeist is an american horror film series distributed by metrogoldwynmayer during the 1980s. The film is set in and around the house belonging to the freeling family. The original poltergeist was first released in 1982 and quickly became a classic horror movie about a family plagued by spiteful ghosts. The infinitely adorable heroine of the original poltergeist was just 6yearsold when the movie was released. She then reprised the role in the second and third. Its still a matter of heated dispute exactly how much of the film was directed by tobe hooper and how much by ostensible producer steven spielberg who was shooting e. Pinewood toronto studios, port lands, toronto, ontario, canada see more. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the. Principal photography began on september 23 and ended on december, 20.
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