This month marks the 41st anniversary of the classic spookfest "Poltergeist". Here is a picture the OpenAI generated of what actress Heather O'Rourke would look like today had she survived her illness.
"They're here..."
Acting : "POLTERGEIST" Anniversary by Matthew Gross
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I love Poltergeist! It's such a fantastic horror movie from both a story and effects perspective. Thank you for sharing, Matthew Gross! I'll have to plan a Poltergeist night before the month is up.
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I love this horror picture because no one dies. Everyone walks away in the end.
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"Poltergeist" freaked me out growing up, especially the Tangina character. I haven't seen the remake.
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The remake is good. Zelda Rubenstein, who played Tangina, use to live near me in Silver Lake. As you drive down Silver Lake Blvd near the bend in the road next to the dog park is a 3 tier green house. That is where she lived. Every time I drive past that house, I seem to take my eyes off the road. TANGINA: Carol Ann is alive and in this house.
Did you talk with Zelda, Matthew Gross?
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No, I never had the opportunity to speak with her; but I did get to know her co-star Martin Casella. He is now a New York playwright. And I had the opportunity to work with Craig T. Nelson on "The District".
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As an aside to the fact that this is an all-time classic horror movie, Jerry Goldsmith's score to POLTERGIEST is also really good
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I visited the Library of Congress in 1989. During my visit, librarians brought me the original "Poltergeist" screenplay printed on legal size paper and it included the full end credits as they appeared on screen. It was an amazing document to see.
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Thank you for sharing!
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Cool, Matthew Gross. What role did you play on "The District"?
I was hired as a detective in a bit of action where we stormed a brownstone with a SWAT team. It was directed by James Keach episode "Ten Thirty-Three". We shot the first half on the backlot at Universal and the brownstone interiors at their studio in Culver City. The stunt coordinator, also dressed as a detective, and I roll up in an unmarked car behind D.C. squad cars. We jumped out of the car, pistols in hand, and we followed the SWAT team into the brownstone as the uniformed officers secured the street. It was a lot of fun.