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The "Poltergeist curse" is a rumored curse attached to the Poltergeist trilogy and its crew, derived from the deaths of two young cast members in the six years between the releases of the first and third films. [3] [20] The rumor and the surrounding deaths were explored in a 2002 episode of E! True Hollywood Story titled "Curse of Poltergeist ...
Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. [1] Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, she made her on-screen debut with the television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979) and played recurring roles in the drama series Family (1980) and the comedy series Breaking Away (1980–1981).
But the 1982 blockbuster, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg, has been haunted itself by the so-called "Poltergeist Curse," an urban legend that's taken root since the deaths ...
Poltergeist III was released on June 10, 1988, in the United States. O'Rourke's death complicated MGM's marketing campaign for the film, out of fear of appearing to be exploiting her death. [12] Skerritt and Allen were discouraged from giving interviews about the film to avoid questions about O'Rourke's death. [13]
Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams , Craig T. Nelson , and Beatrice Straight , and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall .
Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress.She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist (1982), which received critical acclaim and established her as an influential figure in the genre.
The section on the curse at Poltergeist (franchise) tends to be a crap magnet. People have tried to add almost any death or misfortune to any cast member, even minor cast. People die, especially when they get older. It's not unusual or a "curse" related to the film. Sundayclose 19:02, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Julian Beck: Also died of cancer, before Poltergeist II was finished post-production. Geraldine Fitzgerald and Beatrice Straight have also passed away. Brian Gibson also died. I think there should be more emphathis on the "Poltergeist Curse" and a better and less subjetive synopsis of Poltergeist III.