Talk:Poltergeist (film)

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Contents 1 Quote 2 Trivia 3 Location? 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Poltergeist DVD cover.jpg 5 The Beast 6 Trivia section

[edit] Quote

I feel like this article should include the quote "You son of a bitch. You moved the cemetery, but you left the bodies, didn't you? You son of a bitch, you left the bodies and you only moved the head stones. You only moved the head stones. Why? Why?" (said by Steven to Teague, the developer) because it is one of the more famous lines from the movie. I don't really know where it should go, though; I'm loathe to change the synopsis since its so well written. So.... thoughts? Also, I noticed that this is Start class; thoughts on making it better? -Elizabennet 18:12, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

For making it better, it needs to follow the style at Films Project. Everything needs referencing. The JPS^{talk to me} 14:21, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

This is unverified, but according to TVLand's TV's Myths & Legends, they used real skeletons because fake skeletons are more expensive. --69.67.231.125 03:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Location?

The article states the film is set in California, as that is where it was filmed. However, towards the end of the film, Jo Beth Williams' character, Diane, refers to the family staying at the "Holiday Inn out on I-74". I-74 is nowhere near California, and would place the film somewhere between Cincinnati and the Quad Cites, more in the "Everytown, USA" midwest region so popular in Speilberg's earlier films. Can anyone find any evidence that the film is definitely supposed to be set in CA? Brian Schlosser42 02:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Poltergeist DVD cover.jpg

Image:Poltergeist DVD cover.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 08:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Beast

• I finally saw the movie last night. But wouldn't The Beast be Satan? It's heavily implied. Bly1993 20:11, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia section

There is no reason to have a trivia section here, this article is not a stub. Second of all, it is against Wikipedia guidelines. Daedalus969 (talk) 06:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

To begin with, it's only discouraged under wikipedia guidelines, not against them. The preferred way of handling trivia is to work it into the article.

More importantly, the section you deleted and are referring to wasn't a trivia section, it was a section on "cultural impact." Snowfire51 (talk) 06:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I haven't deleted anything, I was stating my stand on the subject, and yes, it was. Daedalus969 (talk) 06:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I've reinstated the cultural references section, for notability's sake. Some of the references are pretty significant, for example the entire Family Guy episode is basically a spoof of Poltergeist. It's not an isolated bit, as it is in some episodes. It's a pretty significant bit of content. Snowfire51 (talk) 08:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)