Cast and crew
Poltergeist (1982)
24 cast and 31 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast24
JoBeth WilliamsDiane Freeling
Craig T. NelsonSteve Freeling
Beatrice StraightDr. Lesh
Dominique DunneDana Freeling
Heather O'RourkeCarol Anne Freeling
Oliver RobinsRobbie Freeling
Zelda RubinsteinTangina Barrons
Richard LawsonRyan
Martin CasellaDr. Marty Casey- Michael McManusBen Tuthill
Virginia KiserMrs. Tuthill
James KarenMr. Teague- Lou PerrymanPugsley
- Clair E. LeucartBulldozer Driver
- Dirk BlockerJeff Shaw
Allan GrafNeighbor- Joseph WalshNeighbor
- Helen BaronWoman Buyer
- Noel ConlonHusband
- Robert BroylesPool Worker
Sonny LandhamPool Worker
Frank WelkerAdditional Dialogue Replacement (voice)
William VailImplosion Man- Craig SimmonsImplosion Man
Crew31
Directing
- Tobe HooperDirector
- Bob RoeSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Michael GraisScreenplay
- Steven SpielbergScreenplay, Story
- Mark VictorScreenplay
Production
- Frank MarshallProducer
- Marci LiroffCasting
- Mike FentonCasting
- Steven SpielbergProducer
- Jane FeinbergCasting
- Kathleen KennedyAssociate Producer
Camera
- Matthew F. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- John R. LeonettiFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- Michael KahnEditor
Sound and music
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Richard L. AndersonSupervising Sound Editor
- Mark ManginiSound Effects Editor
Art
- James H. SpencerProduction Design
- Cheryal KearneySet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Dorothy J. PearlMakeup Artist
- Toni-Ann WalkerMakeup Artist
Visual effects
- Milton GrayVisual Effects
- Art VitelloAnimation
- Paul HustonVisual Effects
- John BrunoAnimation Supervisor
- Richard EdlundVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Glenn Randall Jr.Stunt Coordinator
- Jeff JarvisSpecial Effects
- Jeannie EpperStunts
- Bob HerronStunts
- Bobby ClarkStunts