Best of the Worst-80’s Movies: Poltergeist
Okay, nobody has yet picked this as one of the Best of the Worst of the 80’s Movies, so I guess it’s up to me. Poltergeist (starring Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams), the freakiest movie I had ever seen, whenever it was that I was allowed to see it, that would probably seem really dumb to me now. My main memories are the maggots in the steak (or was it chicken?), something with the boy’s braces, and the little lady’s voice as they’re looking into the light. Oh yeah, and the “curse,” of course. I know I’ve seen the sequels, but really don’t remember them at all.
It’s so funny to see a movie so many times as a kid, and then to have so few actual memories of the film. Bald Man and I watched The Incredible Shrinking Woman tonight, another 80’s movie that I’d seen over and over, and I couldn’t believe the main conspiracy storyline that I’d had no memory of! It really was a bad 80’s movie, but too fun to watch again.
Anyway, what are your Poltergeist memories?
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