Poltergeist, written and produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper, was released June 4, 1982. It starred Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins and Heather O'Rourke.
It opened to mostly favorable reviews and was the highest-grossing horror film of 1982. The New York Times named it as one of the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made. The American Film Institute ranked it #84 on its AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills. The line "They're here" was named the 69th greatest movie quote on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.
Poltergeist was nominated for three Oscars. It won three Saturn Awards for Best Horror Film, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress for Zelda Rubinstein who played the parapsychologist Tangina.
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