Plot
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
Release Year: 1986
Rating: 5.4/10 (8,936 voted)
Director:
Brian Gibson
Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke
Storyline 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.
Writers: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Cast: JoBeth Williams
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Diane Freeling
(as Jobeth Williams)
Craig T. Nelson
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Steve Freeling
Heather O'Rourke
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Carol Anne Freeling
Oliver Robins
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Robbie Freeling
Zelda Rubinstein
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Tangina Barrons
Will Sampson
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Taylor
Julian Beck
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Kane
Geraldine Fitzgerald
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Gramma-Jess
John P. Whitecloud
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Old Indian
Noble Craig
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Vomit Creature
Susan Peretz
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Daughter
Helen Boll
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Mother
Kelly Jean Peters
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Young Jess
Jaclyn-Rose Lester
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Young Diane
(as Jaclyn Bernstein)
Robert Lesser
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Kane's People
Taglines:
They're back.
Release Date: 23 May 1986
Filming Locations: 1589 Homewood Dr., Altadena, California, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $19,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $12,700,000
(USA)
(26 May 1986)
Gross: $40,996,665
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
(original cut)
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Unbeknownst to most of the cast and crew several of the cadavers were real skeletons. Upon learning of this, the crew demanded an exorcism be held on the set to ease the rising tensions, which happened soon after.
Goofs:
Continuity:
At the end of the movie when Steve gives Taylor the station wagon, Tangina hugs the family and then disappears. Taylor gets in the car and drives off and Tangina is nowhere to be seen.
Quotes: Taylor:
Children have fought wars, have built nations. They are strong and have courage, don't treat them any less THAN that because they're young.
User Review
A fun sequel to watch
Rating:
"Poltergeist II: The Other Side" is a very interesting movie despite the
fact that the plot was rather subpar. My favorite movie of all time is the
original "Poltergeist," and this movie is a respectable sequel. I like it
because of the character Kane, for one, who gives the movie another ghostly
dimension. Julian Beck was wonderful in the film as Kane. Also, the
children remained good actors, especially the late Heather O'Rourke, who
played Carol Anne. This is another strong performance by the young
actress,
and would have gone on to be a wonderful adult actress later in life had
she
lived. All in all, I give it a 7.5 out of 10.
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