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Oct 2024
54m 15s

Poltergeist 1982| Episode 435

Jim Adams
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In this final entry of this year's Halloween Fare, Jim discusses a classic cult film frim 1982 - "Poltergeist," starring Craig T. Nelson, Jo Beth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominque Dunne, Oliver Robbins, Heather O'Rourke, Michael McManus, James Karen, Zelda Rubinstein, Dirk Blocker, and Sonny Landham. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper, this ghost story dominated the film from Halloween through the Holiday Season. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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