The Freeling family in Poltergeist is not atypical of the ... he would make a mistake and ruin the shot. 7. THE CHAIR-STACKING SCENE WAS DONE IN ONE TAKE. When Diane (JoBeth Williams) turned ...

"Poltergeist" has terrified audiences since ... so that it would look even scarier when run forward. 8. The stacking-chair effect was done in-camera, without cuts. When the camera panned away ...