A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Soma Chhaya
- Lauren
- (as Soma Bhatia)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRosemarie DeWitt wanted to do the film, after she experienced the engaged and lively audience reaction at the premiere of Ám Ảnh Kinh Hoàng (2013), which she attended because it featured her husband Ron Livingston.
- Goofs(at around 1h 20 mins) When the family's car is pulled back into the house, Eric asks if everyone is okay but his mouth is not moving while he is stuck in the car.
- Quotes
Madison Bowen: They're here.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: A scene is shown halfway through the end credits: Carrigan Burke is filming a new episode of his show. Dr. Powell (wearing the same glasses Tangina wore in the original trilogy) is his new co-host. He gets mad at her for messing up her line.
- Alternate versionsThe U.S. Blu-ray release includes an "Extended Cut" that runs 7 minutes longer than the Theatrical Cut, which is also on the Blu-ray.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Nostalgia Critic: Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? (2015)
- SoundtracksSugarcrush
Written by Owen Williams
Performed by Joanna Gruesome
Courtesy of Slumberland Records, LLC
Featured review
They're NOT here!!!!
The original Poltergeist was a horror classic, so this film had very little chance of being able to stand up to the quality of that one. It did NOT. Despite having some genuinely great actors (Rosemarie Dewitt, Sam Rockwell, Jared Harris) in the cast, the dialogue is forced and contrived. You don't believe for one second that the family is in anyway spooked by what's happening. It's like they are trying to see how well they memorized the dialogue from the original. That's it.
There were so many instances that I was just shaking my head saying, wow, they did this same scene 40 years ago and it was sooooo much better then.
Perhaps if this were an original film, I'd rate it higher than a 4, but given the weight of trying to remake a classic, a true fail.
There were so many instances that I was just shaking my head saying, wow, they did this same scene 40 years ago and it was sooooo much better then.
Perhaps if this were an original film, I'd rate it higher than a 4, but given the weight of trying to remake a classic, a true fail.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Poltergeist, Juegos Diabólicos
- Filming locations
- 1295 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada(Exterior house shots)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,425,125
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,620,386
- May 24, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $95,437,994
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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