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Want to see Special Edition DVDs of "Poltergeist II" and "III"? Sign my Petition to MGM here!:
3-30-08
New MGM chairperson hints: something "Poltergeist" related is in the works
Mary Parent, who was recently named by MGM as the
Chairperson of the Worldwide Motion Picture Group at the studio, gave me an interesting tidbit of info over the weekend. Was she referring to the rumored remake?
Here's my original email to her on March 15th:
Hi Mary, Congratulations on your new position with MGM! I run a fan web site dedicated to MGM's "Poltergeist" franchise. I'd heard that there were plans for either a new sequel or a remake...do you know if this is still the plan? As a huge fan, I was hoping to see a new sequel. Thanks for any information you may be able to provide. Regards, David Furtney
And here's what she wrote back yesterday (emphasis mine):
Hey David- Thanks for the email. Not quite two weeks into the new post so I don’t have a specific update but hopefully going forward there will be more to talk about. In the meantime, thanks for your enthusiasm.
3-18-08
Special thanks to Lance from "Kindertrauma.com!" He gave me a great shout out today and praise for this site. Check out his post here:
2-25-08
Here's a "Viewer's Choice" promo from (1989?) with an ad for P3. It's about 3 mins and 30 seconds in:
11-20-07
Check out this recent video interview that Zelda Rubinstein did with "The Insider" TV show. She got very emotional when talking about Heather:
8-8-07
Check out this original 1988 television review that the late Gene Siskel and still living Roger Ebert gave the film:
Predictably, they both gave it two thumbs down.
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Thanks for visiting my site. Most of you are probably thinking "Why do you have a web site dedicated to such an awful movie?!" To that I'd say even bad movies have some good things about them! If you'd like to have a good laugh at "Poltergeist III's" expense, check out this YouTube video called "Who Dammit Who?!"
from:
If you’ve never seen Poltergeist III before, you’re not missing anything that you can’t get in this 5 minute digest version, composed entirely of characters calling other characters’ names.
Check out the making of "Poltergeist III" here:
*On Wednesday August 9, 2006, this site had it's 10,000th visitor!*
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*Check out this great video tribute to Heather O'Rourke:*
http://media.putfile.com/Before-The-Dawn-A-Tribute-to-Heather-ORourke
If you have any other questions or comments you can reach me at dfurtneyjr@comcast.net
Did you know that Nancy Allen is not holding Heather O'Rourke ("Carol Anne") in the scene above? She's actually holding a photo double. This scene was part of a re-shoot, and was done after Heather passed away. It replaced the old ending, which probably exists somewhere in MGM's vaults. For more information, check out the ENDING section above. You can also read my article "Poltergeist III: Mystery of the (Re-shot?) Ending," in my college newspaper "The Urbanite:" http://www.gsusignal.com/media/storage/paper924/news/2006/01/25/Urbanite/Poltergeist.Iii.The.Mystery.Of.The.Reshot.Ending-1761933.shtml?norewrite200606111910&sourcedomain=www.gsusignal.com
