On Feb. 1, 1988, child star Heather O'Rourke, best known for her role as 'Carol Anne Freeling' in Steven Spielberg's classic Poltergeist (1982) and Brian Gibson's. Before CONJURING 2, There Was GHOSTWATCH: A Terrifying TV Special About the “Enfield Poltergeist”. Directed by Gil Kenan. With Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kennedi Clements, Saxon Sharbino. A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come.
Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbookray Zavvi. Poltergeist. Excellent classic movie🎬📽. Haven't seen the remake to compare, but originals are always better. Fri Jul 1. 5 1. 2: 1. BST 2. 01. 6 by. Bill. Poltergeist. I love this movie, steelbook is very nice. Buy Poltergeist - Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook here at Zavvi. We have great prices on games, Blu-rays and more; as well as free delivery available, so be. Tell them you want to see 'Poltergeist III's' ORIGINAL ENDING with Heather O'Rourke. Great special effects done on-camera from the movie Poltergeist III..RIP Heather. Tue May 2. 4 1. 7: 1. BST 2. 01. 6 by. PYROS. Poltergeist. Excellent film always was,but even better on blu ray and the cherry on the top is it was on steelbook as well. Thu Apr 0. 7 1. 5: 0. Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper. Steven Spielberg wrote and produced, but had a clause in his contract to prevent him.BST 2. 01. 6 by. Darklord. Poltergeist. 5 star movie all the way. The most original horror movie made, one could say.. And of course, the remake. Popular to say the least, this movie rocks- having everything from intense suspense, scary intense scenes, and a passionate feeling of family. Another thing that makes the movie wonderful, is the quality of acting. A lot of "spirit taking over house" movies have low rent actors with even lower rent acting skills. Poltergeist is simply an amazing movie! Watch it. My wife HATES any kind of scary movie, and she loved this one! Mon Jan 1. 1 1. 0: 1. GMT 2. 01. 6 by. sixthwizard. Poltergeist. Very pleased with the service & the goods received. Thu Dec 1. 0 1. 1: 4. GMT 2. 01. 5 by. Jonesy. Excellent steelbook! Gorgeously designed steelbook, as expected! This a must have for Poltergeist fans! Tue Dec 0. 1 1. 1: 4. GMT 2. 01. 5 by. Brando. Poltergeist. Classic! Awesome looking steelbook! I was surprised at nice this one is! Very glad I grabbed this one! Wed Nov 2. 5 1. 3: 5. GMT 2. 01. 5 by. Adam. THANK YOU so much. Tue Oct 1. 3 2. 2: 1. BST 2. 01. 5 by. demon. This along with Poltergeist 2 the other side were brilliant ghost stories about a suburban family being terrorized by angry spirits,the 3rd film wasn,t great but onto the steelbook,the art is nice particularly as heather o rourke who played carol anne died very young,it makes a nice touch. I hope they release 2 in steelbook edition. Mon Sep 2. 1 1. 3: 4. BST 2. 01. 5 by. kieran. Poltergeist - Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook. Classic ghost horror in gorgeous packing. Crisp transfer, it's beautiful. The movie is a timeless classic, just amazing. Tue Jul 2. 1 1. 0: 3. BST 2. 01. 5 by. Mike Jönsson. Good Classic Movie! Good Classic Movie and nice embossed steelbook. Mon Jul 2. 0 1. 9: 5. BST 2. 01. 5 by. Jorge G. Outstanding. Am right in with collecting steelbooks. But only go after films I like or great editions. This is both. A very sad film when you look into the Making of. But is a classic. The Steelbook is superb. Great quality smart design. And a nice tribute to the actress. Delivery was as always very good by Zavvi. And at a reasonable price. Mon Jul 0. 6 1. 9: 5. BST 2. 01. 5 by. Joeyd. Cover art is in keeping with movie and great choice of finish and colour in the design. Get while you can. Mon Jul 0. 6 1. 8: 2. BST 2. 01. 5 by. Snow Queen. A classic 👻. I've loved this movie since I was a kid so I had to buy the steelbook as I'm a massive fan. I personally think the wrong artwork was used for the cover but Heather O'Rourke definitely had to be the cover star. This edition has the same features as the DVD and still has the weirdly cut scene which I was hoping would've been fixed for this release. All in all a must own film for horror fans. Mon Jul 0. 6 1. 1: 1. BST 2. 01. 5 by. jmxkylie. Poltergeist (Steelbook). Another Fantastic Steelbook Release From Zavvi, My Favourite Online Store For Steelbooks And Other Stuff, Also The Zbox's Are Awesome, Check Them Out. Mon Jul 0. 6 1. 1: 1. BST 2. 01. 5 by. Reaper. Poltergeist III. com. Above, the original ending being filmed on the Chicago set in late June, 1. Below is my article that was published in the short lived British horror magazine "Gorezone." It appeared in their December 2. Issue #4). Below that is a follow up interview that the magazine itself did with "Poltergeist III" director Gary Sherman in Issue #5, and then linked is my second article for "Gorezone," which was published in their February 2. NOTE: Both of the online versions of my original published articles have been updated with new and expanded quotes not found in the original published versions. POLTERGEIST III: Mystery of the (Reshot?) Ending. By David Furtney. On Feb. 1, 1. 98. Heather O'Rourke, best known for her role as "Carol Anne Freeling" in Steven Spielberg's classic Poltergeist (1. Brian Gibson's mediocre Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1. The previous year, she had spent three months, April through June, in Chicago filming the third chapter in MGM's profitable horror saga. Poltergeist III (or We're Back- Poltergeist Continues as it was known during shooting) was directed and co- written by Gary Sherman, best known for such films as Vice Squad and Wanted: Dead or Alive. At the time of Heather's death, all press reports (and studio PR statements) said that she had completed the film prior to her death. Tabloid stories at the time ghoulishly bantered about the "Poltergeist Curse" rumor, since on each movie at least one actor had passed away sometime after filming. Poltergeist III was released June 1. Although it opened in the box office top five its first weekend, ticket sales shortly thereafter plummeted, and the film became regarded as a box office flop, earning only 1. In contrast, the first film had earned 7. That June, I was 8 years old. My mom and I went to an early afternoon Saturday matinee showing at what was then the Plaza Theatre in my hometown of Warner Robins, Georgia. During the showing, there were only four of us in the auditorium- me, my mom, and two teenage guys who sat in the back and made ghost noises during much of the movie. My mother of course ended up falling asleep halfway through it. I, on the other hand, was totally enthralled, and quite unnerved by some scenes. At the end, after Tangina Barrons (Zelda Rubinstein) sacrificed herself by leading the evil Reverend Kane "into the Light," two lightning bolts struck the high- rise on screen just as the credits started to go up. As Kane's laughter echoed across the Chicago skyline, I thought for sure Poltergeist IV wouldn't be far behind. Poltergeist IV never came, although my interest in all three movies continued. During my freshman year of college, I discovered the power of the Internet search engine in finding web sites started by some of the people who had worked on Poltergeist III. This was late 1. 99. The first person I contacted was composer Joe Renzetti. During one of our email Q and A sessions, I discovered a fact about the film I'd never known before: Q: Also, did you score any scenes that ultimately did not end up in the final film? For example, I've always thought the movie ended rather too quickly. At the end, Heather O'Rourke's face is not seen after she comes out of the mirror. Why is that? The scene in question: Renzetti: No. The ending was a re- shoot and sadly Heather had died by that time. The young girl was a "double." Very observant on your part. This information surprised me. After all, I thought I'd known all there was to know about this movie. Upon further questioning, I learned a few more details from Mr. Renzetti: Q: So the ending was re- shot because something was wrong with the previous footage, or because the ending was actually changed? Renzetti: The first ending just wasn't convincing, so Gary and the studio decided to redo it. Q: Do you recall anything more about the old ending and why it was re- shot? Renzetti: It was a combination of elements. I don't remember the old ending but it was very "dissatisfying" as most good American endings should not be. The special FX make- up sucked, the characters were supposed to be frozen but they looked as if they just survived an egg processing plant explosion. No, by the time Gary was finished with the movie, if he heard another "Carrol- Ann" he probably would have [gone off the deep end]. Thanking Joe for his information, I then sent an email to Gary Sherman telling him what Joe had said, and asking what the original ending was (at the time Gary had his own web site; now he has a blog where he's promoting his newest film 3. On Jan. 3, 1. 99. Mr. Sherman responded to me with a detailed statement: "Dear David,Happy New Year. You're finally getting an answer. I'm just catching up. Joe's recollection of the 're- shoot' was not exactly right. It wasn't a re- shoot. The unfortunate fact is that Heather passed away before the end of the film was shot. We were waiting for the SFX make- up to be finished when we lost her. The film came very close to not being finished or released. This would have been my choice as well as that of the heads of the studio. The Board of MGM had a different idea. We were told to either finish it without Heather or they would bring someone else in to do it. I replaced the original 1. Personally, I hate the ending. Maybe if we had been allowed to take time to adjust to and accept Heather's death, we might have created an ending that could have been a tribute to a very wonderful little girl. Instead, a grief- sticken crew did what we had to do as quickly as possible. I'm sure you are going to ask if you can see the 1. Sorry, I tossed my only set a long time ago. I felt it was morbid to keep the pages. As far as the final shooting script goes, it will not be posted on the website. My only copy was requested by, and donated to, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is in the permanent collection at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library. It is hundreds of pages long and as thick as a telephone book. It contains not only the script but complete diagrams of how all the effects were achieved. It is available for viewing, you will have to contact the Academy for details. Thanks for your interest and your patience. Sincerely.. Gary Sherman"Question: I discovered you thanks to Poltergeist 3. This has been killing me for years.. Cause we never see O'Rourke's face in the last frames. If so, what was the original ending? Sherman: "The ending was not a re- shoot. The original ending was never shot. Heather died a week before we were scheduled to shoot the ending. There was no way we could (or even wanted to, for that matter) shoot the scenes without her. There were some 1. Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein) offers herself as a sacrifice - that she would go over into the light in exchange for Scott (Kip Wentz), Bruce (Tom Skerritt) and Carol Anne (Heather) and everyone else. As Carol Anne and Tangina passed from one side to the other, they were to say 'Good- bye' for the last time. It was to be not only to be the end of POLTERGEIST III, but the end of the Poltergeist Trilogy. We weren't even going to finish the film at all, after Heather died. I was not interested, neither was Barry Bernardi or the studio heads, Alan Ladd, Jr. Jay Kanter. None of us were. We got together and decided to shelve the project, at least for the time being. But the MGM board didn't see it that way. They basically said, 'Look, either you finish this or we'll get somebody to finish it for you.' Since we weren't about to let that happen, I half- heartedly wrote that pathetic ending where Bruce (Tom) and Patricia (Nancy) carry out a photo double, dressed as Carol Anne, at the end. People just weren't available anymore for it. We just didn't care about it. Scott (Kip Wentz) couldn't even show up. He was on the east coast, that's why he's mysteriously missing. But we just didn't care at the end of it all."Gary would go on to tell the E! True Hollywood Story in their "Curse of Poltergeist" special (2. October of 1. 98. Sherman's and that the ending was later shot in one day using a double. As a result, the cast and crew "ended up with a completely different film" than what they had intended to make. UPDATE: Gary Sherman later admitted (http: //www. E! Special if he had "Final Cut," which possibly explains why his version of events about the ending is the only one presented]However, actor/director Kipley Wentz, who played Lara Flynn Boyle's boyfriend Scott (who mysteriously never returns at the end of the film) eventually went on record via postings to the Internet Movie Database in 2. Gary's version of events: Compiled from https: //web. This is Kipley Wentz writing. I played Scott in the movie. I know Gary said that in an interview a long time ago, but it's not true. I was in Los Angeles when they reshot the ending. I was at school at USC and was a pall bearer at Heather's funeral. Nobody even told me they had reshot the ending until I saw it at the premiere. So.. I don't know what the thinking was on the production's part. They may very well have told Gary that I wasn't available. I have no idea. But for the record, I would have gladly done the reshoots if anyone asked. It's a bit frustrating that almost 2. I was cut from the new ending because I was not available or something. The 'original' ending was shot. The movie was wrapped about seven months before Heather died. After she died, they wanted to reshoot the ending because it obviously featured Heather prominently and it was all very upsetting for everyone. For the record, I was at USC in Los Angeles, not on the East Coast. Nobody even told me that they had reshot the ending until I was sitting there at the premiere. It was a very sad time for everyone involved, and obviously a great source of confusion ever since. Why Gary would say I wasn't available or we didn't shoot the ending or whatever, I don't understand, but it doesn't really matter. And whether people believe my account of the story or not, well.. I can do about that. I flew to New York to work with the special effects guys.
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