| Poltergeist | |
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| Created by | Steven Spielberg |
| Original work | Poltergeist |
| Owners | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM Studios) (excluding the original 1982 film, which is currently owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co.) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (via 20th Century Studios, 2015 reboot only) |
| Years | 1982–2015 |
| Films and television | |
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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.
- ^ "MGM, Fox 2000 To Co-Finance & Distribute ‘Poltergeist’; Production To Start This Fall". Deadline Hollywood. June 20, 2013.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 4, 2015). "Rosemarie DeWitt Chimes In For 'La La Land'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2015.