Poltergeist
(Poltergeist)
Credits
Cast
- Steve Freeling
- Craig T. Nelson
- Diane Freeling
- Jobeth Williams (JoBeth Williams)
- Dr. Lesh
- Beatrice Straight
- Dana Freeling
- Dominique Dunne
- Robbie Freeling
- Oliver Robins
- Carol Anne Freeling
- Heather O'Rourke
- Ben Tuthill
- Michael McManus
- Mrs. Tuthill
- Virginia Kiser
- Marty
- Martin Casella
- Ryan
- Richard Lawson
- Tangina
- Zelda Rubinstein
- Mr. Teague
- James Karen
- Pugsley
- Lou Perry (Lou Perryman)
- Bulldozer Driver
- Clair Leucart (Clair E. Leucart)
- Jeff Shaw
- Dirk Blocker
- Sam
- Allan Graf
- Joey
- Joseph R. Walsh (Joseph Walsh)
- Woman Buyer
- Helen Baron
- Husband
- Noel Conlon
- Pool Worker #1
- Robert Broyles
- Pool Worker #2
- Sonny Landham
- Implosion Man
- Jeffrey Bannister
- Implosion Man
- William Vail
- Implosion Man
- Craig Simmons
- Football Announcer - NBC Sports (voice)
- Phil Stone
- Actor on Television
- Barry Nelson (*)
- Himself
- Fred Rogers (*)
Director
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
Writing credits
- Screenplay
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenplay
- Michael Grais
- Screenplay
- Mark Victor
- Story
- Steven Spielberg
Producer
- Associate producer
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Producer
- Frank Marshall
- Producer
- Steven Spielberg
Music
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
- Director of photography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
Editor
- Editor
- Michael Kahn
Casting
- Casting director
- Jane Feinberg
- Casting director
- Mike Fenton
- Casting director
- Marci Liroff
Production design
- Production designer
- James H. Spencer
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- Cheryal Kearney
Makeup department
- Makeup
- Dottie Pearl (Dorothy J. Pearl)
- Special effects makeup
- Craig Reardon
- Hairdresser
- Toni Walker (Toni-Ann Walker)
Production management
- Production manager
- Dennis Jones (Dennis E. Jones)
Art department
- Construction coordinator
- Michael L. Muscarella (Michael Muscarella)
- Prop master
- Craig Raiche
- Production illustrator
- Ed Verreaux
- Poster artist
- John Alvin (*)
- Carpenter
- Brent W. Bell (*)
- Set designer
- Martha Johnston (*)
- Production illustrator
- Dick Lasley (*)
- Set dresser
- Scott W. Leslie (*)
- Lead man
- Greg Lynch (*)
- Set designer
- William F. Matthews (*)
- Plasterer foreman
- Joseph Perugini (*)
- Poster artist
- Carl Ramsey (*)
- Scenic designer
- Benjamin Resella (*)
Sound department
- Supervising sound editor
- Richard L. Anderson
- Sound effects editor
- John Chih Chao Dunn (John Dunn)
- Supervising sound editor
- Stephen Hunter Flick
- Dialogue editor
- Warren Hamilton Jr.
- Special sound effects
- Alan Howarth
- Dialogue editor
- Bonnie Koehler
- Sound effects editor
- Mark A. Mangini
- Re-recording mixer
- Steve Maslow
- Re-recording mixer
- Kevin O'Connell
- Sound mixer
- Art Rochester
- Foley walker
- John Roesch
- Foley walker
- Joan Rowe
- Boom person
- Richard Thornton
- Re-recording mixer
- Bill Varney
- Foley artist
- Vanessa Theme Ament (*)
- Supervising sound editor
- Vanessa Theme Ament (*)
- Adr mixer
- Ed Golya (*)
- Foley mixer
- Mary Jo Lang (*)
- Sound editor
- Tim Mangini (*)
- Adr editor
- Morten Folmer Nielsen (*)
- Adr recorder
- Morten Folmer Nielsen (*)
- Foley mixer
- Greg Orloff (*)
- Adr editor
- Curt Schulkey (*)
- Foley recordist
- Carolyn Tapp (*)
Special effects
- Special effects foreman
- Jeff Jarvis
- Mechanical effects supervisor
- Mike Wood (Michael Wood)
- Special effects technician
- Mike Berro (*)
- Special effects hydraulic foreman
- Robert Cole (*)
- Pyrotechnician
- Thaine Morris (*)
Visual effects
- Animator
- Jose Able (ILM) (José Abel)
- Assistant visual effects editor
- Peter Amundson (ILM)
- Model maker
- Charlie Bailey (ILM) (Charles Bailey)
- Assistant matte photographer
- Craig Barron (ILM)
- Optical printer operator
- Dave Berry (ILM) (David Berry)
- Design engineer
- Mike Bolles (ILM)
- Machinist
- Conrad Bonderson (ILM)
- Production procurer
- Ed Breed (ILM)
- Electronic engineer
- Marty Brenneis (ILM)
- Electronic system software
- Kris Brown (ILM)
- Animation supervisor
- John Bruno (ILM)
- Visual effects editorial supervisor
- Conrad Buff (ILM) (Conrad Buff IV)
- Production accountant
- Laura Kaysen (ILM) (Laura Buff)
- Assistant animator
- Scott Caple (ILM)
- Electronic technician
- Melissa Cargill (ILM)
- Model maker
- Sean Casey (ILM) (Sean M. Casey)
- Stage technician
- Dave Childers (ILM)
- Equipment maintenance
- Wade Childress (ILM)
- Still photographer
- Terry Chostner (ILM)
- Optical technician
- Bob Chrisoulis (ILM)
- Optical printer operator
- Don Clark (ILM) (Donald Clark)
- Stage technician
- Harold Cole (ILM)
- Technical animation supervisor
- Sam Comstock (ILM)
- Matte animation
- Jay Davis (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Dick Dova (ILM)
- Visual effects supervision
- Richard Edlund
- Matte animation
- Judy Elkins (ILM)
- Optical printer operator
- John Ellis (ILM)
- Administrative supervisor
- Chrissie England (ILM)
- Effects cameraman
- Big Harry Fichter (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Bobby Finley III (ILM) (Bob Finley III)
- Stage foreman
- Pat Fitzsimmons (ILM)
- Model maker
- Barbara Gallucci (ILM)
- Model maker
- Steve Gawley (ILM)
- Optical technician
- Tim Geideman (ILM)
- Second assistant cameraman
- Ray Gilberti (ILM)
- Optical line-up
- Ralph Gordon (ILM)
- Animator
- Milt Gray (ILM) (Milton Gray)
- Production secretary
- Mary Lou Hale (ILM)
- Apprentice machinist
- David Hanks (ILM)
- Model maker
- Toby Heindel (ILM)
- First assistant cameraman
- Robert Hill (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Edward Hirsh (ILM)
- Animation assistant supervisor
- Renee Holt (ILM)
- Chief model maker
- Paul Huston (ILM)
- Electronic system design
- Jerry Jeffress (ILM)
- Optical line-up
- Ed Jones (ILM)
- Production procurer
- Paula Karsh (ILM)
- Animation camera supervisor
- James C. Keefer (ILM) (James Keefer)
- Matte animation
- Kim Knowlton (ILM)
- Matte photographer
- Neil Krepela (ILM)
- Assistant animator
- Bob DeLuca (ILM) (Rob LaDuca)
- Matte animation
- Kathryn Lenihan (ILM)
- Electronic engineer
- Gary Leo (ILM)
- Key assistant
- Mike Lessa (ILM) (Michael Lessa)
- Assistant animator
- Ellen Lichtwardt (ILM) (Ellen E. Lichtwardt)
- Electronic engineer
- Mike Mackenzie (ILM) (Mike MacKenzie)
- Model maker
- Jeff Mann (ILM)
- First assistant cameraman
- Kim Marks (ILM)
- Model maker
- Scott Marshall (ILM)
- Electronic coordinator
- Christi McCarthy (ILM) (Cristi McCarthy)
- Still photographer
- Roberto Mcgrath (ILM) (Roberto McGrath)
- Stage technician
- John McCleod (ILM) (John McLeod)
- Model maker
- Marghe McMahon (ILM) (Marghi McMahon)
- Supervising stage technician
- Ted Moehnke (ILM)
- Assistant animator
- Jack Mongovan (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Thaine Morris (ILM)
- Special wardrobe
- Lisa Jean Mower (ILM)
- Optical technician
- Duncan Meyers (ILM) (Duncan Myers)
- Effects cameraman
- Bill Neil (ILM)
- Optical photography supervisor
- Bruce Nicholson (ILM)
- Still photography
- Kerry Nordquist (ILM)
- Model maker
- Ease Owyeung (ILM)
- Machinist
- Udo Pampel (ILM)
- Matte painting supervisor
- Michael Pangrazio (ILM)
- Special wire performance
- Paula Paulson (ILM)
- Modelshop supervisor
- Lorne Peterson
- Laser and cloud effects
- Gary Platek (ILM)
- Apprentice machinist
- Chris Rand (ILM)
- Model maker
- Bruce Richardson (ILM)
- Effects art director
- Nilo Rodis (ILM) (Nilo Rodis-Jamero)
- First assistant cameraman
- Peter Romano (ILM) (Pete Romano)
- Optical line-up
- Tom Rosseter (ILM) (Thomas Rosseter)
- Additional matte photographer
- Michael Shannon (ILM)
- Production secretary
- Kathy Shine (ILM)
- Model maker
- Grant Smith (ILM)
- Equipment maintenance
- Michael Smith (ILM)
- Production supervisor
- Tom Smith (ILM) (Thomas G. Smith)
- Model maker
- Dave Sosalla (ILM) (David Sosalla)
- Visual effects editor
- Howard Stein (ILM)
- Stage technician
- Peter Stolz (ILM)
- Visual effects coordinator
- Mitch Suskin
- Model maker
- Larry Tan (ILM)
- Draftsman
- Ed Tennler (ILM)
- Model maker
- Marc Thorpe (ILM)
- Assistant animator
- Peggy Tonkonogy (ILM)
- Optical printer operator
- Mark Vargo (ILM)
- Cameraman
- Jim Veilleux (Additional scenes: ILM)
- Production coordinator
- Laurie Vermont (ILM)
- Key animator
- Art Vitello (ILM)
- First assistant cameraman
- Garry Waller (ILM)
- Equipment engineering supervisor
- Gene Whiteman (ILM)
- Electronic technician
- Bessie Wiley (ILM) (Bess Wiley)
- Animator
- Terry Windell (ILM)
- Rotoscope
- Jammie Friday (*)
Stunts
- Stunts
- Jean Epper (Jeannie Epper)
- Stunts
- Cindy Folkerson
- Stunts
- Dana Gendian
- Stunts
- Jaimi Gendian
- Stunts
- Bob Herron
- Stunts
- Beth Nufer
- Stunt coordinator
- Glenn Randall Jr.
- Stunts
- Felix Silla
- Stunts
- George Wilbur (George P. Wilbur)
- Stunts
- Bob Yerkes
- Stunts
- Bobby Clark (*)
- Stunts
- Donna Garrett (*)
- Stunts
- Chuck Waters (*)
Camera
- Dolly grip
- Mark Averill
- Gaffer
- Pat Blymyer
- Best boy
- Hugo Cortina
- Second assistant cameraman
- Tom Klines (Tommy Klines)
- First assistant cameraman
- John Leonetti (John R. Leonetti)
- Key grip
- John Linder (John J. Linder)
- Camera operator
- Dennis Matsuda
- Still photographer
- Bruce McBroom
- Ultra high speed photography
- Bruce Hill (*)
- Electrician
- Albert Hood (*)
- First assistant camera
- Tony Rivetti (*)
- Electrician
- Tim Stratton (*)
Wardrobe department
- Costumer
- Charles DeMuth (Men)
- Costume supervisor
- Ann Lambert (Ann Gray Lambert)
- Costumer
- Buffy Snyder (Ladies)
Editorial department
- Assistant editor
- Albert Coleman
- Associate editor
- R. Fields (Rick Fields)
- Assistant editor
- Mel Friedman
- Color timer
- Bob Mcmillian (Bob McMillian)
- Negative cutter
- Brian Ralph
- Colorist
- Blake Jones (*) (Home video)
Music department
- Music editor
- Ken Hall (Kenneth Hall)
- Orchestrator
- Arthur Morton
- Musician
- Mark Berrow (*) (Violin)
- Musician
- Harry Bluestone (*) (Violin)
- Copyist
- Bob Bornstein (*)
- Scoring mixer
- Bruce Botnick (*)
- Musician
- Tom Boyd (*) (Oboe soloist)
- Musician
- Larry Bunker (*) (Percussion)
- Chorus
- Elin Carlson (*)
- Orchestra contractor
- Sandy DeCrescent (*)
- Musician
- Chuck Domanico (*) (Bass)
- Musician
- Bruce Dukov (*) (Violin)
- Musician
- Alexander DuVoir (*) (Oboe soloist)
- Conductor
- Jerry Goldsmith (*)
- Musician
- Tommy Johnson (*) (Tuba soloist)
- Music supervisor
- Harry V. Lojewski (*)
- Musician
- Shelly Manne (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- David Newman (*) (Violin)
- Musician
- Brian O'Connor (*) (French horn)
- Musician
- Tom Raney (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Emil Richards (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Steve Schaeffer (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Jim Self (*) (Tuba soloist)
- Orchestrator
- Herbert W. Spencer (*)
- Orchestrator
- Fred Steiner (*)
- Musician
- James Thatcher (*) (French horn)
- Musician
- Don Waldrop (*) (Bass)
- Musician
- James Walker (*) (Flute)
- Musician
- Ken Watson (*) (Percussion)
- Musician
- Jerry Williams (*) (Percussion)
Other crew
- Owner
- Richard L. Calkins (Rip)
- Trainer
- Richard L. Calkins (Rip)
- Unit publicist
- Don Levy
- Craft service
- Jerry Moore (Gerald Moore)
- Craft service
- Jerry Moore
- Assistant
- Janice Pober (Mr. Spielberg)
- Production associate
- Christopher Reynolds
- Assistant
- Patty Rumph (Mr. Marshall)
- Assistant
- Daphne Stacey (Mr. Hooper)
- Script supervisor
- Marion Tumen
- Production coordinator
- Beverly Webb
- Adr loop group
- Ian Abercrombie (*)
- Title designer
- Susan Bradley (*)
- Additional voices
- Rodger Bumpass (*)
- Looping voices
- Corey Burton (*) (Craig T. Nelson)
- Assistant
- Denise Durham (*) (Ms. Kennedy)
- Production accountant
- Dixie Fusillo (*)
- Voice
- Gary A. Hecker (*)
- Substitute production coordinator
- Randee Lynne Jensen (*)
- Adr loop group
- Tom Kenny (*)
- Payroll accountant
- Kevin King (*)
- Voice
- Steve Lee (*)
- Caterer
- Theresa Shepherd (*)
- Adr loop group
- Frank Welker (*)
(*) uncredited