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Oct 2024
1h 35m

‘Poltergeist’ With Bill Simmons and Van ...

The Ringer
About this episode

They’re heeeeeere. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Van Lathan run to the light to rewatch the 1982 classic, ‘Poltergeist’—starring JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson, directed by Tobe Hooper, and produced by Steven Spielberg.


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Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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