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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) 5.6
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over. Director:Brian Gibson |
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Cast
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| JoBeth Williams | ... |
Diane Freeling
(as Jobeth Williams)
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| Craig T. Nelson | ... | ||
| Heather O'Rourke | ... | ||
| Oliver Robins | ... | ||
| Zelda Rubinstein | ... | ||
| Will Sampson | ... | ||
| Julian Beck | ... | ||
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... | ||
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John P. Whitecloud | ... |
Old Indian
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Noble Craig | ... | |
| Susan Peretz | ... | ||
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Helen Boll | ... | |
| Kelly Jean Peters | ... | ||
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Jackie Bernstein | ... |
Young Diane
(as Jaclyn Bernstein)
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Robert Lesser | ... | |
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The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religeous zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne; but the love of her family and the power of psychic Tangina once again unite, along with an elderly native American, to fight for her life. Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>
Plot Keywords:
psychic | native american | blonde girl | passing through a person | evil preacher |Taglines:
"They're back". All the members of the wonderful Freeling family who won your hearts before. "They're back". All the strange forces that terrified the Freelings - and enthralled you. "They're back". The thrills, the chills, the laughs, the gasps, the excitement and the wonder of one of the greatest movie stories of our time. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 May 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Poltergeist II See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$40,996,665 (USA)Company Credits
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Steve Freeling: [getting angry] Why? When?
Diane: What do you mean?
Steve Freeling: Diane, I have needs too.
Diane: Well it seems to me your needs have been fulfilled by the bottle tonight.
[Steve comes up behind Diane and grabs her]
Diane: Oh, Steven don't!
Steve Freeling: Diane, are you accusing me of being drunk?
Diane: I'm not accusing you of anything.
Steve Freeling: Yes you are, but that's what you're thinking.
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Craig T. Nelson didn't enjoy filming the "vomit monster" scene because it had to be re-shot so many times. See more »Goofs
When Taylor takes the lance at the climax, its the same shot of it seen at the beginning of the film, but in reverse. See more »Quotes
Diane: [Steve, possessed by Kane, starts groping Diane] Honey, don't. Not now.Steve Freeling: [getting angry] Why? When?
Diane: What do you mean?
Steve Freeling: Diane, I have needs too.
Diane: Well it seems to me your needs have been fulfilled by the bottle tonight.
[Steve comes up behind Diane and grabs her]
Diane: Oh, Steven don't!
Steve Freeling: Diane, are you accusing me of being drunk?
Diane: I'm not accusing you of anything.
Steve Freeling: Yes you are, but that's what you're thinking.
[...]
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I have seen this sequel to "Poltergeist" many times and have always enjoyed it as much as I did the first movie. You will find that most people who dislike this sequel do so for the simple fact that it's a "SEQUEL" to the original 1982 "Steven Spielberg" produced hit (surprise surprise!) and "Spielberg" was nowhere in sight this time around (so what!), not everybody cares about whether a big director is involved with a movie/sequel or not including myself.
The sequel is written & produced by "Mark Victor" & "Michael Grais" who co-wrote the original with "Steven Spielberg" and follows the doomed Freeling family four years after the original classic left off...
I have always regarded "Poltergeist II" as a worthy follow up with it's flaws (which it is) and can still not understand how this movie made it's way from a running time of "130" minutes down to a mere "91".
Its obviously down to MGM rushing the movie's production and ordering pathetic cuts. Some of this movie's editing is really poor and it's a shame because the movie is actually pretty good and only really falls apart at the end when you can see how bad a hack job this movie really received. They should have dropped "The Other Side" from the title because you only get to see it in the movie for about 2 minutes and what you do get to see is a rushed not-finished mess of a finale.
The Poltergeist franchise should have been sold to UNIVERSAL (The company "Steven Spielberg" first approached about the original). They would have given this movie the justice it deserved. As for the third movie "I really don't care" nothing could have saved the third movie from being bad". Even with it's problems, I still loved the character's from the first movie, the plot was on the right track and introduced us to one of the most memorable villains in horror sequel history, the evil "Reverend Kane" brilliantly portrayed by "Julian Beck", and while not being as productive as the original, the special effects held up too.
Wrapping everything up, this movie is a decent sequel and has the advantage of retaining most of the original cast from the first movie (minus "Dominique Dunne" who was murdered by her boyfriend shortly after filming the first movie) and there are some really good classic moments in this sequel, one being... "The Vomit Creature!"...check your Tequila for strange worms swimming around in it next time!.
7/10