Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Edition Creeps Its Way to DVD October 9!

"They're here..."

In a story from DavisDVD, Warner Bros. Home Video has announced the October 9 release of Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Edition!

Synopsis:
With Poltergeist, directed by Tobe Hopper, Steven Spielberg had his first great success as a producer. Released around the same time as Spielberg's E.T., the film presents the dark side of Spielberg's California suburban track homes. The film centers on the Freeling family, a typical middle class family living in the peaceful Cuesta Verde Estates. The father, Steve (Craig T. Nelson), has fallen asleep in front of the television, and the dog saunters around the house revealing the other family members -- Steve's wife Diane (JoBeth Williams), sixteen-year-old daughter Dana (Dominique Dunne), eight-year-old son Robbie (Oliver Robins), and five-year-old Carol Ann (Heather O'Rourke). Soon strange things begin to happen around the house; the pet canary dies, mysterious storms occur, and Carol Ann is summoned to the TV set, where a strange shaft of green light hits her and causes the room to shake ("They're he-e-ere!").

As curious events continue, Carol Ann is repeatedly drawn to the television, where she begins to talk to "the TV people." Soon Carol Ann is sucked into a closet, disappearing from this reality plane. Unable to find his daughter, Steve consults Dr. Lesh (Beatrice Straight), a para-psychologist from a nearby college. Lesh finds that paranormal phenomena is so strong in the Freelong household she is unable to deal with it and sends for clairvoyant and professional exorcist Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein) to examine the house in hopes of finding Carol Ann. Tangina makes a horrifying discovery: Carol Ann is alive and in the house, but is being held on another spectral plane.

DVD Features:
- They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Revealed documentary

Technical Specs:
- Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 - Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

The Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Edition will sell for $19.97 on the Standard format and for $28.99 on HD-DVD and Blu-ray.

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Poltergeist was released June 4th, 1982 and stars Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser. The film is directed by Tobe Hooper.


Sources: DavisDVD

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Comments (2)

  1. CelluloidDreams

    This would be cool to call it the"Poltergeist: 25th Anniversary Edition!" but wow..none of the DVD Features are anything tog et excitied about.

    DVD Features need to be a Trivia Track & a director's cut would be nice to.

    For Example:

    The television version of Poltergeist had a scene in it that is not in the store bought version. During the breakfast scene, there is a shot of Dana holding her waffle and making a face at it. But that scene wasn't in the store bought copy of the movie

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  2. AnnoyingFilmCritic

    Cool, I'll wait to get this version with the poltergeist doc*menatry and pass on the old bargain bin version. This movie put a good scare into me when it came out, a classic horror movie.

    Spot On Annoying Film Critic #1031
    "Hollow High" trailer coming soon.

    4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag

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