Poltergeist | |
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Created by | Steven Spielberg |
Original work | Poltergeist |
Owner | Amazon MGM Studios[a] |
Years | 1982–2015 |
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Television series | Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1999) |
Poltergeist is an American horror film franchise distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts, led by a demon known as the Beast, that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. The original film was co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg. The Poltergeist films collected a total of approximately $132 million at the United States box office.
Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released a "revisionist" reboot of the series[1] on May 22, 2015.[2] Heather O'Rourke and Zelda Rubinstein were the only cast members to have appeared in all three films.
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