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Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)

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Poltergeist

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Director

  • Tobe Hooper
    Tobe Hooper

Writers

  • Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
    screenplay by &
  • Michael Grais
    Michael Grais
    screenplay by &
  • Mark Victor
    Mark Victor
    screenplay by
  • Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
    story by

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Craig T. Nelson at an event for The Proposal (2009)
    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    Steve Freeling
  • JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    Diane Freeling
    (as Jobeth Williams)
  • Beatrice Straight in Poltergeist (1982)
    Beatrice Straight
    Beatrice Straight
    Dr. Lesh
  • Dominique Dunne in Poltergeist (1982)
    Dominique Dunne
    Dominique Dunne
    Dana Freeling
  • Oliver Robins in Poltergeist (1982)
    Oliver Robins
    Oliver Robins
    Robbie Freeling
  • Heather O'Rourke
    Heather O'Rourke
    Heather O'Rourke
    Carol Anne Freeling
  • Michael McManus in Night Court (1984)
    Michael McManus
    Michael McManus
    Ben Tuthill
  • Virginia Kiser in Dreamscape (1984)
    Virginia Kiser
    Virginia Kiser
    Mrs. Tuthill
  • Martin Casella
    Martin Casella
    Martin Casella
    Marty
  • Richard Lawson
    Richard Lawson
    Richard Lawson
    Ryan
  • "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" Zelda Rubinstein
    Zelda Rubinstein
    Zelda Rubinstein
    Tangina
  • James Karen
    James Karen
    James Karen
    Mr. Teague
  • Lou Perryman
    Lou Perryman
    Pugsley
    (as Lou Perry)
  • Clair E. Leucart
    Clair E. Leucart
    Bulldozer Driver
    (as Clair Leucart)
  • Dirk Blocker
    Dirk Blocker
    Dirk Blocker
    Jeff Shaw
  • Allan Graf in The Comebacks (2007)
    Allan Graf
    Allan Graf
    Neighbor
  • Frank Bruno, Will Walker, and Joseph Walsh in The Driver (1978)
    Joseph Walsh
    Joseph Walsh
    Neighbor
    (as Joseph R. Walsh)
  • Helen Baron
    Helen Baron
    Woman Buyer
  • Noel Conlon
    Noel Conlon
    Husband
  • Robert Broyles
    Robert Broyles
    Pool Worker #1
  • Sonny Landham
    Sonny Landham
    Sonny Landham
    Pool Worker #2
  • Jeffrey Bannister
    Jeffrey Bannister
    Implosion Man
  • William Vail in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    William Vail
    William Vail
    Implosion Man
  • Craig Simmons
    Craig Simmons
    Implosion Man
  • Phil Stone
    Phil Stone
    Football Announcer
    (voice) (as Phil Stone - NBC Sports)
  • Dana Gendian
    Dana Gendian
    Special Child
  • Jaimi Gendian
    Jaimi Gendian
    Special Child
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Shirley Blackwell
    Shirley Blackwell
    Neighbor
    (uncredited)
  • Jeff Lawrence
    Jeff Lawrence
    Neighbor
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph McCrossin
    Joseph McCrossin
    Mover
    (uncredited)
  • Danny Nero
    Danny Nero
    Danny Nero
    Panicked Neighbor
    (uncredited)
  • Paula Paulson
    Paula Paulson
    Ghost
    (uncredited)
  • Roberto Rodriguez
    Roberto Rodriguez
    Mover
    (uncredited)
  • Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    Screaming Soldier on TV
    (archive sound) (uncredited)

Producers

  • Kathleen Kennedy
    Kathleen Kennedy
    associate producer
  • Frank Marshall
    Frank Marshall
    producer (produced by)
  • Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
    producer (produced by)

Composer

  • Jerry Goldsmith
    Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematographer

  • Matthew F. Leonetti
    Matthew F. Leonetti
    director of photography

Editor

  • Michael Kahn
    Michael Kahn

Casting

  • Jane Feinberg
    Jane Feinberg
  • Mike Fenton
    Mike Fenton
  • Marci Liroff
    Marci Liroff

Production Designer

  • James H. Spencer
    James H. Spencer

Set Decorator

  • Cheryal Kearney
    Cheryal Kearney

Makeup Department

  • Dorothy J. Pearl
    Dorothy J. Pearl
    makeup (as Dottie Pearl)
  • Craig Reardon
    Craig Reardon
    special effects makeup
  • Toni-Ann Walker
    Toni-Ann Walker
    hairdresser (as Toni Walker)

Production Manager

  • Dennis E. Jones
    Dennis E. Jones
    production manager (as Dennis Jones)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Pat Kehoe
    Pat Kehoe
    first assistant director
  • Bob Roe
    Bob Roe
    second assistant director

Art Department

  • Michael Muscarella
    Michael Muscarella
    construction coordinator (as Michael L. Muscarella)
  • Craig Raiche
    Craig Raiche
    prop master
  • Ed Verreaux
    Ed Verreaux
    production illustrator
  • Carl Aldana
    Carl Aldana
    production illustrator (uncredited)
  • John Alvin
    John Alvin
    poster artist (uncredited)
  • Brent W. Bell
    Brent W. Bell
    carpenter (uncredited)
  • Steven Curtis Husch
    Steven Curtis Husch
    set dresser (uncredited)
  • Martha Johnston
    Martha Johnston
    set designer (uncredited)
  • Dick Lasley
    Dick Lasley
    production illustrator (uncredited)
  • Scott W. Leslie
    Scott W. Leslie
    set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

  • Richard L. Anderson
    Richard L. Anderson
    supervising sound editor
  • John Dunn
    John Dunn
    sound effects editor (as John Chih Chao Dunn)
  • Stephen Hunter Flick
    Stephen Hunter Flick
    supervising sound editor
  • Warren Hamilton Jr.
    Warren Hamilton Jr.
    dialogue editor
  • Alan Howarth
    Alan Howarth
    special sound effects
  • Bonnie Koehler
    Bonnie Koehler
    dialogue editor
  • Mark A. Mangini
    Mark A. Mangini
    sound effects editor
  • Steve Maslow
    Steve Maslow
    re-recording mixer
  • Kevin O'Connell
    Kevin O'Connell
    re-recording mixer
  • Art Rochester
    Art Rochester
    sound mixer

Special Effects

  • Jeff Jarvis
    Jeff Jarvis
    special effects foreman
  • Michael Wood
    Michael Wood
    mechanical effects supervisor (as Mike Wood)
  • Mike Berro
    Mike Berro
    special effects technician (uncredited)
  • Johnny Borgese
    Johnny Borgese
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Robert Cole
    Robert Cole
    special effects hydraulic foreman (uncredited)
  • Hal Millar
    Hal Millar
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Thaine Morris
    Thaine Morris
    pyrotechnician (uncredited)
  • Cristi Janaki Rathod
    Cristi Janaki Rathod
    special effects technician (uncredited)
  • Jill Rockow
    Jill Rockow
    body operator (uncredited)
  • Paul Wurtzel
    Paul Wurtzel
    special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects

  • José Abel
    José Abel
    animator: ILM (as Jose Able)
  • Peter Amundson
    Peter Amundson
    assistant visual effects editor: ILM
  • Charles Bailey
    Charles Bailey
    model maker: ILM (as Charlie Bailey)
  • Craig Barron
    Craig Barron
    assistant matte photographer: ILM
  • David Berry
    David Berry
    optical printer operator: ILM (as Dave Berry)
  • Mike Bolles
    Mike Bolles
    design engineer: ILM
  • Conrad Bonderson
    Conrad Bonderson
    machinist: ILM
  • Ed Breed
    Ed Breed
    production procurer: ILM
  • Marty Brenneis
    Marty Brenneis
    electronic engineer: ILM
  • Kris Brown
    Kris Brown
    electronic system software: ILM

Stunts

  • Bobby Clark
    Bobby Clark
    stunts
  • Jeannie Epper
    Jeannie Epper
    stunts (as Jean Epper)
  • Cindy Folkerson
    Cindy Folkerson
    stunts
  • Donna Garrett
    Donna Garrett
    stunts
  • Bob Herron
    Bob Herron
    stunts
  • Beth Nufer
    Beth Nufer
    stunts
  • Glenn Randall Jr.
    Glenn Randall Jr.
    stunt coordinator
  • Felix Silla
    Felix Silla
    stunts
  • Chuck Waters
    Chuck Waters
    stunts
  • George P. Wilbur
    George P. Wilbur
    stunts (as George Wilbur)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Mark Averill
    Mark Averill
    dolly grip
  • Pat Blymyer
    Pat Blymyer
    gaffer
  • Hugo Cortina
    Hugo Cortina
    best boy
  • Tommy Klines
    Tommy Klines
    second assistant cameraman (as Tom Klines)
  • John R. Leonetti
    John R. Leonetti
    first assistant cameraman (as John Leonetti)
  • John J. Linder
    John J. Linder
    key grip (as John Linder)
  • Dennis Matsuda
    Dennis Matsuda
    camera operator
  • Bruce McBroom
    Bruce McBroom
    still photographer
  • Thomas P. Powell
    Thomas P. Powell
    lighting effects / lighting technician
  • William E. Fitch
    William E. Fitch
    grip (uncredited)

Animation Department

  • Carolyn Bates
    Carolyn Bates
    technical inker (uncredited)

Casting Department

  • Brendan Donnison
    Brendan Donnison
    adr voice casting (uncredited)
  • Louis Elman
    Louis Elman
    adr voice casting (uncredited)
  • Mary Selway
    Mary Selway
    casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Charles DeMuth
    Charles DeMuth
    costumer: men
  • Ann Gray Lambert
    Ann Gray Lambert
    costume supervisor (as Ann Lambert)
  • Buffy Snyder
    Buffy Snyder
    costumer: ladies

Editorial Department

  • Albert Coleman
    Albert Coleman
    assistant editor
  • Rick Fields
    Rick Fields
    associate editor (as R. Fields)
  • Mel Friedman
    Mel Friedman
    assistant editor
  • Bob McMillian
    Bob McMillian
    color timer (as Bob Mcmillian)
  • Brian Ralph
    Brian Ralph
    negative cutter

Location Management

  • Paul Pav
    Paul Pav
    location manager

Music Department

  • Kenneth Hall
    Kenneth Hall
    music editor (as Ken Hall)
  • Arthur Morton
    Arthur Morton
    orchestrator
  • Mark Baranov
    Mark Baranov
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    music copyist (uncredited)
  • Larry Bunker
    Larry Bunker
    musician: percussion (uncredited)
  • Lyle J. Burbridge
    Lyle J. Burbridge
    music recording engineer (uncredited)
  • Zita Carno
    Zita Carno
    musician: keyboards (uncredited)
  • Wayne Coster
    Wayne Coster
    music copyist (uncredited)
  • Harold Dicterow
    Harold Dicterow
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • Jerry Epstein
    Jerry Epstein
    musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • Marion Tumen
    Marion Tumen
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

  • Gary Hellerstein
    Gary Hellerstein
    transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

  • Richard L. Calkins
    Richard L. Calkins
    owner: Rip / trainer: Rip
  • Don Levy
    Don Levy
    unit publicist
  • Jerry Moore
    Jerry Moore
    craft service
  • Janice Pober
    Janice Pober
    assistant: Mr. Spielberg
  • Christopher Reynolds
    Christopher Reynolds
    production associate
  • Patty Rumph
    Patty Rumph
    assistant: Mr. Marshall
  • Daphne Stacey
    Daphne Stacey
    assistant: Mr. Hooper
  • Beverly Webb
    Beverly Webb
    production coordinator
  • Ian Abercrombie
    Ian Abercrombie
    adr loop group (uncredited)
  • Susan Bradley
    Susan Bradley
    title designer (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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