My husband and I went to school with Heather. She was very kind hearted, and very sweet to all of us. The day she passed hit us all like a ton of bricks. We all miss her.
I was born in '73 and I remember the young actresses when she also played a character in "Happy Days" . Plus, I remember when homes were being built to mirror each other....the 1980s were a great decade for movies, music, and there locations. How things have changed.
I love this movie. My husband's family has a huge tie to this movie. The Atlas truck in the moving scene was my father in laws truck. We have pictures of my husband as a child running around on the set and his dad with the crew. It's such a wonderful memory for him to watch this movie. His father is gone now and I know he treasures these movies and the memories. Thank you for covering this movie and Heather's life along with it. She was definately a great little actress for the short amount of time she had on this planet. Cheers🥂💜❤🌈🍭🦄🌸
Did you grow up in Simi Valley? I'm from Chicago and remember seeing Poltergeist as a kid and wondering where it was filmed. With the mountains it looked like Mars to me. I went to Simi Valley when I was in California and went to the house. I remember wondering where everyone who lived there worked? You can't get a home there for under a couple million. Lol
Being an eighties kid , I grew up with this movie , and whenever I see it - and the sequel - it transports me right back to those days of the mid eighties . My friend and I could rent any horror film we wanted from the local video store and we were only nine or ten. And we rented a ton of them. Those were the days ! And getting into room 209 , that's dedication to the cause !
My nosey ass neighbours know every time i use my garage door opener after 9pm. I can't imagine having a noisy poltergeist without law enforcement being involved
@@j.vonhogen9650 I lived in the Bible outside of Memphis TN and it was the same for me. At 9 I could and would rent any horror film on the shelf and no one ever said anything. Even though many of them were rated R.
My mom was born the same year this movie came out. Its crazy how time passes by, and how nostalgic this movie is. Thanks for going to the locations, it really shows how time goes by fast. May Heather and Dominique rest in peace
One of my favourite films since being a child I know every single line it's so hard to believe it's nearly 41 years old poor Heather and Dominque rest in peace beautiful girls 💖💖💔🙏
Dude, I'm Brazilian. Nowadays I live in Rio de Janeiro, but I was born and raised in a small town in the North of Brazil called Belém. All these iconic films are part of my childhood, and I have a lot of these curiosities: where they were filmed, what the locations are like nowadays, etc. That's why I've been crazy since I found your channel. I want to congratulate your work and thank you very much. Thank you and congratulations here from Brazil!
This film scared the life out of me as a child but still remains one of my favourite horror movies decades later. Thank you for an amazing trip down memory lane and seeing some of the films iconic locations 😁🙏
FUN FACT: All the interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood - EXCEPT for the kitchen scenes. I found someone that was trick or treating back then in the 80’s and was invited into the house. He could see the kitchen was identical but the rest of the house looked a little different. It’s my absolute favorite horror film of ALL time. I’ve seen it well over 100 times since 82. If I hit the lottery, I’d build that house identical to the one from the movie (I found the upstairs and downstairs floor plans!)
That's so cool--you and me both! I've always wondered what the real house looked like on the inside, but could unfortunately never find any photos online, not even on Zillow. If I had the money and the opportunity presented itself, I'd buy that house and live in it in a heartbeat. There is something both eerie and nostalgic about that movie that is inextricably linked to my childhood. It left a huge impression on me and I've been obsessed with it ever since.
I have watched "Poltergeist" and the sequels dozens of times over the years. They're still some of my favorites!! May all of the cast members from all of the movies who have passed rest in peace; you are truly missed... ❤🌹 Awesome video, Michael and Jessica - thank you!! 🖤💚🧡
Born in 82, and when I saw this movie, I fell in love with it. The Ontario Airport hotel is down the street from where I work. It's so cool that a part of the movie was filmed there. I never knew that. Keep up the amazing videos, my friend.
This is the first real horror movie I saw as a kid. It scared the daylights out of me. Still can't sleep with the closet door open. Now as an adult, it's still one of the best horror movies! Definitely a classic. Thank you for covering this.
In all of these documentaries I’ve watched from Grimmlife which is all of them, I realized I am so glued into this that it’s better than Netflix, I say this with no sarcasm or BS, they 100% should have a Netflix documentary about how they started, filming locations, strange experiences, which we all picked up while watching the videos, oh how I wish that could happen, truly fascinating and his commentary is the BEST! Ty so much for doing this!
The "hero" clown I suppose, the screen used one was in a display at Planet Hollywood in Vegas, Last I saw it was 2009-10 maybe? I immediately recognized it.
In a recent Clownfish TV video about Princess Leia's dress going up for auction, they mentioned that the clown doll from this movie is also up for auction.
This movie reminds me so much of my childhood. My parents moved us to a very similar area in California. New homes with a street dedicated to model homes where you can look at. That fresh smell of a new home being built hits that memory and takes me back to the early 80s!
@@whackamolechamp that's awesome. We had to camp out in the hills next to the model homes. It was a first come first serve type thing. A lot of families brought their bikes. I remember all the deer and animals looking so confused walking around. Kinda sad.
If I remember right it was Dirk Blocker who was the man on the bike in the beginning of the movie carrying the beer. His father was Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza.
Love the lineups and the hard work you put into this video. I love Poltergeist in spite of its cursed history. RIP to all the cast members who passed on and thank you for another sizzler!
I think the Freelings are immortally cemented in the brains & hearts of every 80s kid. One of the rare movies that no matter what color you are, socioeconomic background (etc), that cast & this story just connected on another level. A horror movie with heart. This location isn't that far from where they shot E.T. too, right?
You are so right! As an african american, I grew up very differently from the Freelings but I still connected with them. I remember I was in the check out line waiting for my mom and aunt to check out when I spotted the news of Heather's death on the cover of a tabloid. It destroyed me and as a young child, I didn't know how to process it. I litteraly took to the bed for the rest of the weekend crying my eyes out. Still to this day, Heather O' rouke's death hit me harder than any other celebrity's death. This video took me back to all of that pain and my love for this movie.
Kinda yes and kinda no on the filming locations. Porter Ranch where they shot the bus stop, trick or treating, and much of the bike chase in ET is 12 miles away from the Poltergeist house. Elliott's house from ET is in Tujunga which is 30 miles away.
As a kid in Tennessee at the time, seeing this movie and ET, I thought that's just what California looked like! These types of neighborhoods, massive identical sprawling suburbs.
Everytime I see one of the Poltergeist films I think of how if Heather was still here maybe she'd do conventions from time to time. She'd definitely be a con favorite that would have appreciated and loved to see her fans from all over.
My favorite movie growing up. I’m the same age as Carol Anne/Heather O’Rourke and a year after this we had a house fire and needed total remodel. So many weird things around this time for me and the Poltergeist movies. Thank you for tracking all these bits. I love your channel and the level of detail you gather.
Incredibly well done, as always! I was born in 1977 and remember Poltergeist being on cable,almost on an endless loop, as a child. Oddly enough, it never scared me. I was always much more afraid of slasher type movies (Halloween/F13th) because they seemed real. Loved the video!! Definitely took me back many years. :)
I was born in 1975 ( same year Heather O' Rourke was born) year of the chinnese rabbit, just like 2023 also rabbit of element water. And yes, its a great movie.
I can't believe they actually aired this terrifying movie, on public television! I was like 7 yrs. old, I couldn't sleep after watching it on the big screen for years afterwards. Gee's, Thank's Mom!
A really sad story to see a child pass on before their time ------ it hurts so.... Thanks, GriMms for taking the time to document this story of a brave little girl... Love, and thanks.... Happy Halloween 🎃
I watched this video with my hubby and while he doesn’t care for horror/afterlife stuff, I have watched more of that stuff than he has. I remember watching this series of movies when I was younger and appreciated this vlog very much.
Absolutely love this movie. To this day it still creeps me out. Thank you so much for sharing the locations and the wonderful story on Heather O'Rourke. So sad. As always, Happy Halloween!
This one hits hard. Poltergeist is one of my fave horrors. Heather was such a very talented young actress and the fact she passed at such a young age is just so upsetting. She had a great future in front of her.
This movie scared the crap out of me as a kid. Actually, even now when I watch it it leaves me feeling weird. It scared me more than the exorcist, especially what you said about those nightmares 😮💨. There was a tree by my bedroom window that I was terrified of because of this movie lol. Great video once again!
Greetings from the uk Michael. Another amazing locations video. The painstaking lengths you go to track down all these amazing locations from classic horror films is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing them with all us horror fans👊.
Great job the scenery, is absolutely stunning! As a kid this movie scared the hell out of me but now as a grown adult it’s one of my favorites classic horror films. And I didn’t know about Heather’s condition and what happened to her and her on screen sister till much later in my adulthood. Thank you for showing this.
Dominique Dunne. I don't know how her Dad, the writer Dominic Dunn, didn't shoot the guy that killed her right in the face. Guy only served 3.5 years for voluntary manslaughter for strangling her.
@@OlinKreutzRules I know we are not talking about other horror movies, but Exorcist hade a curse as well. Linda Blair talked about it numerous times. Alot of the horror movies are cursed.
@@OlinKreutzRules yep. It’s kind of a Hollywood urban legend. More of a “well, people died, and we like to draw parallels” thing, but it adds some mystery to the filming. The “curse” was said it have started with the knowledge that the skeletons in the pool with the mother were real. Or that the set was over native burial ground. Or (other cliche)
My mother had me watching horror movies since I was little. Poltergeist is hands down my favorite. Rest in Piece, Heather…you’re a beautiful soul and your memory lives on. 🌹🖤
Same here. My mom lied about my age to get me into to see the Exorcist at the theater. It was her 2nd time watching it, and she wanted to share the experience with me.
I was 11 when this came out. There was a small theater in my neighborhood that never cared what age you were so my friend and I went to see this movie. It scared the crap out of me back then, but is one of my all time favorite movies. It always takes me back to that time, which was so much fun. I can watch it over and over. It is so neat to see these filming locations! It's surreal to see the actual places. Thank you for taking us on this journey!
Jeez ares here in Jersey I had to have my mom sing a paper for me to see alien, then when Blair witch came out cops were standing at the entrance to the individual theater playing it checking IDs
@@joelamel8056 ha ha. Well it was 1982 and I didn't live in the best area. And the theater was a hole in the wall dollar show. They NEVER enforced any rules. Crazy to think of now though. I can't imagine any theaters I take my 12 year old to letting him in without me! 😂
@@triciag3311not sure if you're familiar with Joey Diaz but on a podcast he said same thing. He said he saw Excorcist and can't believe they let a pre teen watch it 😆 like throwing you to the wolves. Such a different time
Always ready to go above and beyond for your craft, dude! I hope you stayed in that room. Your production values have risen so much in the years since you started doing this! So good to watch these ever-more-informative vids you share with us. I really enjoy your videos so much! Thanks for another great throwback.
I have visited the cemetery in Westwood and went to see Heather's grave. Very moving and sad that she died so young. Dominique Dunne's passing was tragic as well.
I really enjoy these filming location videos. I appreciate the time you spend telling stories as well as the history behind them and the area, and you are a good storyteller.
This is one my all time favorite horror movies, the special effects were off the charts good. Even though Heather passes way too early she will always and forever be that cute little girl who said, "they're here". R.I.P Heather you may be gone too early but never forgotten.
All the previous research they do on the exact places where scenes of the movie were filmed is incredible. It is impeccable work that few value. I always follow them and I love what they do. Greetings from Argentina
I must have wore the VHS tape out watching this over and over again. Just such perfectly selected cast and Heather was just so adorable. Creepy clowns, a tree with face and the cupboard/wardrobe (portal). Every child's nightmare. That is before we learn that the house has been built on top of the cemetery. One of my favorite horrors definitely. Not a bad trilogy at all. Thank you for investigating this place both.
Poltergeist is an 80s classic . It was so well done that it’s still relevant today and it’s just as scary ! Well done, sir. You just gained another sub 😎
I love watching these then and now videos, what is most interesting is not the mountain/hill formations, as they hardly change over 40 odd years. But seeing the homes is the biggest thing for me. Thinking that over the 40 years, how much these homes have changed, and the families/memories that have lived in them, some probably still living there after all these years. Many of the children/adults in the opening sequences probably weren't even extras bought in and probably lived on those roads during film as well.
One of my favorite movies. You blow me away with the amount of research you had to do to find all these locations. Thank you so much, Michael, for all the hard work and sacrifice that you do to share these experiences with us. You and Jessica are among my favorite You Tuber's. Your dark and haunting videos really brighten up our days. Thanks again.
Your videos are awesome.Seeing the filming locations of our favorite films from our childhood brings back so many nostalgic memories.Looking forward to future videos.
Absolutely one of my favorites! Another Kick a$$ episode guys. I'm 49 a grew up with all the movies you rewalk and I love how you pay homage to all the great flicks from the past and line up shots and appreciate the history.
I remember seeing this movie when I was 10 and what I noticed was it took away the stereotypical haunted house we were all used to and putting in a modern home, a style that many of us as kids, lived in at the time.
I had those same thoughts too when I was 10. But this movie also changed a habit I had of climbing trees. Afterwards, I stopped all together. The clown didn't frighten me, but that tree eating Robbie scared the hell out of me.
Very cool Michael. Good job lining up those shots. I'm of a similar age to you and Poltergiest scared the hell out of me when I was younger lol. Great movie! Really tragic what happened to Heather O'Rourke, she was a great little actress and a really sweet girl.
Hey. A BIG thumbs up from the UK. My mum used to rent videos and I’d sneak down and watch whatever I could, whenever I could. I was 10 when I first watched this in the dark, terrified on my own…and thought it was great! My love of horror movies was born. Had a trip over to San Francisco and had to spend a day north of their at the location of John Carpenters ‘The Fog.’ Great content mate. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
@@heatheroester6817 Hello, Heather ! Since Sally hasn't answered you yet, I will try to answer your question. I'm from Germany and as a longtime movie buff since nearly 5O years and avid lover of Hollywood blockbuster cinema I can tell you: No, we haven't ! This kind of movies, the horror genre in general, is pretty much neglected in the German movie production. Perhaps they think such movies are too trivial for them or they shy away from the big expenses for good and convincing special effects, which are an inevitable necessity for a good horror flick blockbuster. And surely they fear the comparison with the always technically perfect products from Hollywood of this genre.😉 The only movie that came close to a Hollywood horror flick was the German thriller "Anatomie" with Franka Potente. It was the biggest German movie hit in the year 2000. And if my memory serves it right, it also got an American made remake ! One of the very view times that such a thing happened to a German movie, to get a Hollywood remake. But the bulk of movies, which are annually produced in Germany during the last twenty years, are either social comedies ( mostly pretty silly ones imho ) and dramas or period movies like the recent new movie version of Erich Maria Remarque's famous novel "Im Westen Nichts Neues" ( "All Quiet On the Western Front"), which had recieved nine academy-award nominations and managed to win four at the recent acadamy award ceremony. This was the biggest success for a German co-produced movie since the six nominations in 1982 for Wolgang Petersen's ( r.i.p.) "Das Boot"( sadly winning none ). In order to find a real horror movie from Germany with a totally phantastic storyline you have to go back over 100 years in time to Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's "Nosferatu - Eine Sinfonie des Grauens" ("Nosferatu - A Symphony of Terror" ) , which was the very first movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula"in movie history, albeit it had token a very free licence in it. So, it seems the Germans leave making these kind of blockbuster movies (horror, thriller and science fiction ) to Hollywood, because they know ,Hollywood is perfect and unsurpassable in producing such movies ! And by my rough estimation the annually proportion of US-produced movies in German movie-theaters is at least 70% ! And that is the case since the fifties of the last century, when the German public was absolutely eager to see American movies again, which were banned by the Nazis in 1937. Thus movies like Disney's"Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs" or "Gone With the Wind" had their German premiere over 15 years after their premiere in the USA, think about that ! And this preferation of American movies over the homeland-made movies by the German audience has remained the same ever since. Btw., if you didn't know this beforehand, in Germany most if not all American movies are dubbed into German ! And most German actors find more work in dubbing foreign movies than in acting in German movies. Because as said the number of foreign movies to get dubbed is much higher than the number of German movies produced in Germany.
Another home run guys. This movie has such a special place in my heart. My cousin Dominique Dunne starred in this film. R.I.P. always in my thoughts and never forgotten. 😢
Thank you from the UK for sharing this, I really enjoyed watching. I love this movie and grew up with it, Reverend Kane from Poltergeist 2 is the scariest horror villain for me ever, I'd have nightmares about him as a kid but I still loved it!
My aunt and uncle lived in that Simi Valley neighborhood where you were. I also grew up there but like 15 mins away. My cousins and I used to talk about this movie being filmed there. Nice piece of nostalgia watching this.
Your ability to compare and contrast filming locations with their current location is exceptional.. Attention to details through the room.. I'm a 01 / 1973' kid so most, if not all of the movies (and related), I do as well.. Thanks agian!!
It's sad what happened to several of the people who acted in these movies. I love all of these houses in this movie and the one that's in the ET movie too.
I lost count of how many times I've watched this movie. Every time it came on cable back in the day right after it came out of the theater, and then again on video and dvd. My favorite scary movie!! This was awesome, thank you for going to all of these great spots. Such nostalgia!! I kind of want to live there. I love how wide the streets are, not like it is now. Rest in peace Heather.
I love these kinds of videos! Your filming of movie locations is really cool! "Then and now" pictures are very interesting to me. Granted, I have not watched Poltergeist or any of the sequels, but I still enjoyed this video because of your enthusiasm for finding these places!
I saw Poltergeist in '82. It was one of the most talked about movies for like 2 years after that! It has always remained one of my all-time favorite movies, and oddly, I've always wondered what the motel room looked like. Thanks!
This is the movie that I think started the awareness for the paranormal which started the flood of movies and documentaries on the subject. I love how you create the flashback to the times when we first experienced these happenings. Very unique channel which I love for this reason. I appreciate your efforts to bring us this enjoyable and informative content. Please keep it coming!
One of the best horror films in my opinion, makes a normal family life changed forever. I still say the end of the film would have been ended better if the TV turned on just before the end credits. A shame of all the tragedy after, a excellent video as always.
I have watched this several times as well of most of your other videos. The work you do is amazing. when you line up shots , wow it is so cool. You guys are so informative and so easy to listen to. Thank you again
Another fantastic video by the folks at GLC. The work that goes into finding even the subtlest of scenes is what sets them apart from others. Any chance we could see you do Tremors in the future? Well done guys!
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I heard about this film in 1984, I knew it would be important to me for the rest of my life, today I am 50 years old and yes, the film is still a portrait of my time and it is very important to me
Absolutely love your uploads especially the location videos. Find it strangely haunting seeing locations from my favourite movies and how they have changed or remained similar throughout the years. Sometimes wish i could go back to a more innocent time.
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My husband and I went to school with Heather. She was very kind hearted, and very sweet to all of us. The day she passed hit us all like a ton of bricks. We all miss her.
Really? Wow
Wow that's amazing! I know Chauncey, who played Squints in The Sandlot. He's super friendly.
Im so sorry I can’t imagine what her parents and her family went through
I was born in '73 and I remember the young actresses when she also played a character in "Happy Days" . Plus, I remember when homes were being built to mirror each other....the 1980s were a great decade for movies, music, and there locations. How things have changed.
I love this movie. My husband's family has a huge tie to this movie. The Atlas truck in the moving scene was my father in laws truck. We have pictures of my husband as a child running around on the set and his dad with the crew. It's such a wonderful memory for him to watch this movie. His father is gone now and I know he treasures these movies and the memories. Thank you for covering this movie and Heather's life along with it. She was definately a great little actress for the short amount of time she had on this planet. Cheers🥂💜❤🌈🍭🦄🌸
Very Cool!
What a great story 🙌🥰
Oh wow, would love to see the photos, sorry to sound nosey but love this kind of thing, thank you for sharing your story xx
Is it Atlas moving or Plumbing???
Did you grow up in Simi Valley? I'm from Chicago and remember seeing Poltergeist as a kid and wondering where it was filmed. With the mountains it looked like Mars to me. I went to Simi Valley when I was in California and went to the house. I remember wondering where everyone who lived there worked? You can't get a home there for under a couple million. Lol
The narrator's, voice is fantastic _ I miss old movie trailers like this one.
Being an eighties kid , I grew up with this movie , and whenever I see it - and the sequel - it transports me right back to those days of the mid eighties . My friend and I could rent any horror film we wanted from the local video store and we were only nine or ten. And we rented a ton of them. Those were the days ! And getting into room 209 , that's dedication to the cause !
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Same here in The Netherlands. You could rent a VHS tape of Poltergeist or even The Exorcist as a 10 yr old and nobody would ask any questions.
My nosey ass neighbours know every time i use my garage door opener after 9pm. I can't imagine having a noisy poltergeist without law enforcement being involved
@@j.vonhogen9650 I lived in the Bible outside of Memphis TN and it was the same for me. At 9 I could and would rent any horror film on the shelf and no one ever said anything. Even though many of them were rated R.
My mom was born the same year this movie came out. Its crazy how time passes by, and how nostalgic this movie is. Thanks for going to the locations, it really shows how time goes by fast. May Heather and Dominique rest in peace
Your mum was born in 1982…. She mustve had you very young
@@hollybabyyy she was 19
@@To_The_Moon96 woah
One of my favourite films since being a child I know every single line it's so hard to believe it's nearly 41 years old poor Heather and Dominque rest in peace beautiful girls 💖💖💔🙏
Dude, I'm Brazilian. Nowadays I live in Rio de Janeiro, but I was born and raised in a small town in the North of Brazil called Belém. All these iconic films are part of my childhood, and I have a lot of these curiosities: where they were filmed, what the locations are like nowadays, etc. That's why I've been crazy since I found your channel.
I want to congratulate your work and thank you very much. Thank you and congratulations here from Brazil!
This film scared the life out of me as a child but still remains one of my favourite horror movies decades later. Thank you for an amazing trip down memory lane and seeing some of the films iconic locations 😁🙏
Same here!
It was that damn clown that got me still to this day 👍🏻
Great job ..
That n the tree lol n Skelton jumping out of the closet
@@andrewjohnwilliams6951 great movies..great time to be alive
This is my new favorite youtube channel, I've been searching for a channel like this for years.
Love this movie. Rest In Peace Heather O’Rourke and Dominique Dunne 🕊️ this movie is wild 😝
“They’re Here”
FUN FACT: All the interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in Hollywood - EXCEPT for the kitchen scenes. I found someone that was trick or treating back then in the 80’s and was invited into the house. He could see the kitchen was identical but the rest of the house looked a little different. It’s my absolute favorite horror film of ALL time. I’ve seen it well over 100 times since 82.
If I hit the lottery, I’d build that house identical to the one from the movie (I found the upstairs and downstairs floor plans!)
That's so cool--you and me both! I've always wondered what the real house looked like on the inside, but could unfortunately never find any photos online, not even on Zillow. If I had the money and the opportunity presented itself, I'd buy that house and live in it in a heartbeat. There is something both eerie and nostalgic about that movie that is inextricably linked to my childhood. It left a huge impression on me and I've been obsessed with it ever since.
I have watched "Poltergeist" and the sequels dozens of times over the years. They're still some of my favorites!! May all of the cast members from all of the movies who have passed rest in peace; you are truly missed... ❤🌹 Awesome video, Michael and Jessica - thank you!! 🖤💚🧡
Born in 82, and when I saw this movie, I fell in love with it. The Ontario Airport hotel is down the street from where I work. It's so cool that a part of the movie was filmed there. I never knew that. Keep up the amazing videos, my friend.
This is the first real horror movie I saw as a kid. It scared the daylights out of me. Still can't sleep with the closet door open. Now as an adult, it's still one of the best horror movies! Definitely a classic. Thank you for covering this.
Me too with this movie and the closet door
In all of these documentaries I’ve watched from Grimmlife which is all of them, I realized I am so glued into this that it’s better than Netflix, I say this with no sarcasm or BS, they 100% should have a Netflix documentary about how they started, filming locations, strange experiences, which we all picked up while watching the videos, oh how I wish that could happen, truly fascinating and his commentary is the BEST! Ty so much for doing this!
My fear of clowns started with this movie! Great memories 🤘🏼
I used to cover my eyes when that frigging clown was on screen lol
Mine too.
Hey wtf 🤔
The "hero" clown I suppose, the screen used one was in a display at Planet Hollywood in Vegas, Last I saw it was 2009-10 maybe? I immediately recognized it.
In a recent Clownfish TV video about Princess Leia's dress going up for auction, they mentioned that the clown doll from this movie is also up for auction.
This is a very well done video Grimmlife. Love the tribute to Heather as well. RIP Heather and Dominique.
Where is baby gewl❤
This movie reminds me so much of my childhood. My parents moved us to a very similar area in California. New homes with a street dedicated to model homes where you can look at. That fresh smell of a new home being built hits that memory and takes me back to the early 80s!
I was lucky enough to have the same experience. I had a Suzuki dirt bike and spent my afternoons after school exploring the hills.
@@whackamolechamp that's awesome. We had to camp out in the hills next to the model homes. It was a first come first serve type thing. A lot of families brought their bikes. I remember all the deer and animals looking so confused walking around. Kinda sad.
@@whackamolechamphat's so cool... I was born in 83 but I'm fascinated what it was like to live in that era like that. Seems like simple fun times
If I remember right it was Dirk Blocker who was the man on the bike in the beginning of the movie carrying the beer. His father was Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza.
Love the lineups and the hard work you put into this video. I love Poltergeist in spite of its cursed history. RIP to all the cast members who passed on and thank you for another sizzler!
I think the Freelings are immortally cemented in the brains & hearts of every 80s kid. One of the rare movies that no matter what color you are, socioeconomic background (etc), that cast & this story just connected on another level. A horror movie with heart. This location isn't that far from where they shot E.T. too, right?
No ET was actually shot up at a house in foothill… poltergeist house is in simi/Moore park area
VERY insightfully said, you are SO very correct…you nailed this iconic, perfectly terrifying movie…well, perfectly lol 👏🏻👏🏻👻👻
You are so right! As an african american, I grew up very differently from the Freelings but I still connected with them. I remember I was in the check out line waiting for my mom and aunt to check out when I spotted the news of Heather's death on the cover of a tabloid. It destroyed me and as a young child, I didn't know how to process it. I litteraly took to the bed for the rest of the weekend crying my eyes out. Still to this day, Heather O' rouke's death hit me harder than any other celebrity's death. This video took me back to all of that pain and my love for this movie.
Kinda yes and kinda no on the filming locations. Porter Ranch where they shot the bus stop, trick or treating, and much of the bike chase in ET is 12 miles away from the Poltergeist house. Elliott's house from ET is in Tujunga which is 30 miles away.
As a kid in Tennessee at the time, seeing this movie and ET, I thought that's just what California looked like! These types of neighborhoods, massive identical sprawling suburbs.
Everytime I see one of the Poltergeist films I think of how if Heather was still here maybe she'd do conventions from time to time. She'd definitely be a con favorite that would have appreciated and loved to see her fans from all over.
I was 20 years old in 1982 and I was blown away by this movie. I ended going back and watching it with a big group of people. We had a blast!
So sad that Heather had her whole life in front of her yet she never got to see it,thank you guys 👍
My favorite movie growing up. I’m the same age as Carol Anne/Heather O’Rourke and a year after this we had a house fire and needed total remodel. So many weird things around this time for me and the Poltergeist movies.
Thank you for tracking all these bits. I love your channel and the level of detail you gather.
Such a classic movie franchise, dang I really like 80s horror movie's.
Superb. Renting that room was just a top move. Really brilliant seeing the houses built on the hillsides now. Thanks for lining all those shots up.
Great job! Have always loved this movie since I was a kid, hard to believe 41 yrs have passed already!
Tempus certainly does fugit!
I dont often watch clips longer than 3-4 minutes.. Watched this entire video. Gave it a like. Great Job!!
Incredibly well done, as always! I was born in 1977 and remember Poltergeist being on cable,almost on an endless loop, as a child. Oddly enough, it never scared me. I was always much more afraid of slasher type movies (Halloween/F13th) because they seemed real. Loved the video!! Definitely took me back many years. :)
I was born in 1975 ( same year Heather O' Rourke was born) year of the chinnese rabbit, just like 2023 also rabbit of element water. And yes, its a great movie.
This movie's music is so powerful. Instantly brings me back to my childhood.
Poltergeist was my favorite movie, I watched it every time it was shown on TV :'3
Thanks for the video and Happy Halloween! 🎃
I can't believe they actually aired this terrifying movie, on public television! I was like 7 yrs. old, I couldn't sleep after watching it on the big screen for years afterwards. Gee's, Thank's Mom!
A really sad story to see a child pass on before their time ------ it hurts so.... Thanks, GriMms for taking the time to document this story of a brave little girl... Love, and thanks.... Happy Halloween 🎃
I watched this video with my hubby and while he doesn’t care for horror/afterlife stuff, I have watched more of that stuff than he has. I remember watching this series of movies when I was younger and appreciated this vlog very much.
Absolutely love this movie. To this day it still creeps me out. Thank you so much for sharing the locations and the wonderful story on Heather O'Rourke. So sad. As always, Happy Halloween!
This one hits hard. Poltergeist is one of my fave horrors. Heather was such a very talented young actress and the fact she passed at such a young age is just so upsetting. She had a great future in front of her.
This movie scared the crap out of me as a kid. Actually, even now when I watch it it leaves me feeling weird. It scared me more than the exorcist, especially what you said about those nightmares 😮💨. There was a tree by my bedroom window that I was terrified of because of this movie lol. Great video once again!
Aren't you gonna let me in? God is in his holy temple 😂😂
My fave films of all time...I know it pretty much word for word in the 1st one...I used to watch these, followed by hellraiser.Great work x
Greetings from the uk Michael. Another amazing locations video. The painstaking lengths you go to track down all these amazing locations from classic horror films is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing them with all us horror fans👊.
Great job the scenery, is absolutely stunning! As a kid this movie scared the hell out of me but now as a grown adult it’s one of my favorites classic horror films. And I didn’t know about Heather’s condition and what happened to her and her on screen sister till much later in my adulthood. Thank you for showing this.
It scary and on how the older sister in this film was murdered by her boyfriend around the same time in real life.
Dominique Dunne. I don't know how her Dad, the writer Dominic Dunn, didn't shoot the guy that killed her right in the face. Guy only served 3.5 years for voluntary manslaughter for strangling her.
That and Julian Beck and Will Sampson dying soon after the 2nd were part of the “curse” of the film.
@@trexxy9628 Curse 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@OlinKreutzRules I know we are not talking about other horror movies, but Exorcist hade a curse as well. Linda Blair talked about it numerous times. Alot of the horror movies are cursed.
@@OlinKreutzRules yep. It’s kind of a Hollywood urban legend. More of a “well, people died, and we like to draw parallels” thing, but it adds some mystery to the filming. The “curse” was said it have started with the knowledge that the skeletons in the pool with the mother were real. Or that the set was over native burial ground. Or (other cliche)
My mother had me watching horror movies since I was little. Poltergeist is hands down my favorite. Rest in Piece, Heather…you’re a beautiful soul and your memory lives on. 🌹🖤
Why would she do that??
Same here. My mom lied about my age to get me into to see the Exorcist at the theater. It was her 2nd time watching it, and she wanted to share the experience with me.
I was 11 when this came out. There was a small theater in my neighborhood that never cared what age you were so my friend and I went to see this movie. It scared the crap out of me back then, but is one of my all time favorite movies. It always takes me back to that time, which was so much fun. I can watch it over and over.
It is so neat to see these filming locations! It's surreal to see the actual places. Thank you for taking us on this journey!
Jeez ares here in Jersey I had to have my mom sing a paper for me to see alien, then when Blair witch came out cops were standing at the entrance to the individual theater playing it checking IDs
@@joelamel8056 ha ha. Well it was 1982 and I didn't live in the best area. And the theater was a hole in the wall dollar show. They NEVER enforced any rules.
Crazy to think of now though. I can't imagine any theaters I take my 12 year old to letting him in without me! 😂
@@triciag3311 😆😂
@@triciag3311not sure if you're familiar with Joey Diaz but on a podcast he said same thing. He said he saw Excorcist and can't believe they let a pre teen watch it 😆 like throwing you to the wolves. Such a different time
Also crazy to think it had PG rating I think lol
Always ready to go above and beyond for your craft, dude! I hope you stayed in that room. Your production values have risen so much in the years since you started doing this! So good to watch these ever-more-informative vids you share with us. I really enjoy your videos so much! Thanks for another great throwback.
This has made me want to watch the film again….love how you show where everything once was on this video and all your other location ones…🖤
I have visited the cemetery in Westwood and went to see Heather's grave. Very moving and sad that she died so young. Dominique Dunne's passing was tragic as well.
I really enjoy these filming location videos. I appreciate the time you spend telling stories as well as the history behind them and the area, and you are a good storyteller.
This is one my all time favorite horror movies, the special effects were off the charts good. Even though Heather passes way too early she will always and forever be that cute little girl who said, "they're here". R.I.P Heather you may be gone too early but never forgotten.
All the previous research they do on the exact places where scenes of the movie were filmed is incredible. It is impeccable work that few value. I always follow them and I love what they do. Greetings from Argentina
I must have wore the VHS tape out watching this over and over again. Just such perfectly selected cast and Heather was just so adorable. Creepy clowns, a tree with face and the cupboard/wardrobe (portal). Every child's nightmare. That is before we learn that the house has been built on top of the cemetery. One of my favorite horrors definitely. Not a bad trilogy at all.
Thank you for investigating this place both.
Poltergeist is an 80s classic . It was so well done that it’s still relevant today and it’s just as scary ! Well done, sir. You just gained another sub 😎
The background music is awesome 👍🏻 it really sets the tone of the video.
Great video!! Thank you for doing this for all of us 😊
That must have absolutely blown your mind being in the same rented room , fantastic 🇬🇧
Another awesome vid from the Grimm life this is a true masterpiece of a film which still scares to this day thanks for sharing guy's.
I love watching these then and now videos, what is most interesting is not the mountain/hill formations, as they hardly change over 40 odd years. But seeing the homes is the biggest thing for me.
Thinking that over the 40 years, how much these homes have changed, and the families/memories that have lived in them, some probably still living there after all these years. Many of the children/adults in the opening sequences probably weren't even extras bought in and probably lived on those roads during film as well.
Well done Michael...I've been waiting for this tribute video! Rest in peace to this beautiful little angel.
Love the video💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 📹❤️thank you for sharing 😊keep up the good GrimmlifeCollecttive work stay safe 👍🏽🙏🏽😀
This was fascinating to watch and the tribute to Heather in the beginning almost had me in tears.
One of my favorite movies. You blow me away with the amount of research you had to do to find all these locations. Thank you so much, Michael, for all the hard work and sacrifice that you do to share these experiences with us. You and Jessica are among my favorite You Tuber's. Your dark and haunting videos really brighten up our days. Thanks again.
Your videos are awesome.Seeing the filming locations of our favorite films from our childhood brings back so many nostalgic memories.Looking forward to future videos.
Absolutely one of my favorites! Another Kick a$$ episode guys. I'm 49 a grew up with all the movies you rewalk and I love how you pay homage to all the great flicks from the past and line up shots and appreciate the history.
I remember seeing this movie when I was 10 and what I noticed was it took away the stereotypical haunted house we were all used to and putting in a modern home, a style that many of us as kids, lived in at the time.
I had those same thoughts too when I was 10. But this movie also changed a habit I had of climbing trees. Afterwards, I stopped all together. The clown didn't frighten me, but that tree eating Robbie scared the hell out of me.
I remember having nightmares after watching this movie!
Very cool Michael. Good job lining up those shots. I'm of a similar age to you and Poltergiest scared the hell out of me when I was younger lol. Great movie! Really tragic what happened to Heather O'Rourke, she was a great little actress and a really sweet girl.
Hey. A BIG thumbs up from the UK. My mum used to rent videos and I’d sneak down and watch whatever I could, whenever I could. I was 10 when I first watched this in the dark, terrified on my own…and thought it was great! My love of horror movies was born. Had a trip over to San Francisco and had to spend a day north of their at the location of John Carpenters ‘The Fog.’ Great content mate. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
One of my all time favorite movies. Thanks for taking us there, Michael.
Greetings from Berlin, Germany and Happy Halloween! :)
Hello,I was just wondering if yous have horror movies like we do in the states here?
@@heatheroester6817
Hello, Heather !
Since Sally hasn't answered you yet, I will try to answer your question.
I'm from Germany and as a longtime movie buff since nearly 5O years and avid lover of Hollywood blockbuster cinema I can tell you:
No, we haven't !
This kind of movies, the horror genre in general, is pretty much neglected in the German movie production.
Perhaps they think such movies are too trivial for them or they shy away from the big expenses for good and convincing special effects, which are an inevitable necessity for a good horror flick blockbuster.
And surely they fear the comparison with the always technically perfect products from Hollywood of this genre.😉
The only movie that came close to a Hollywood horror flick was the German thriller "Anatomie" with Franka Potente.
It was the biggest German movie hit in the year 2000.
And if my memory serves it right, it also got an American made remake !
One of the very view times that such a thing happened to a German movie, to get a Hollywood remake.
But the bulk of movies, which are annually produced in Germany during the last twenty years, are either social comedies ( mostly pretty silly ones imho ) and dramas
or period movies like the recent new movie version of Erich Maria Remarque's famous novel
"Im Westen Nichts Neues"
( "All Quiet On the Western Front"), which had recieved nine academy-award nominations and managed to win four at the recent acadamy award ceremony.
This was the biggest success for a German co-produced movie since the six nominations in 1982 for Wolgang Petersen's ( r.i.p.)
"Das Boot"( sadly winning none ).
In order to find a real horror movie from Germany with a totally phantastic storyline you have to go back over 100 years in time to Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's
"Nosferatu - Eine Sinfonie des Grauens"
("Nosferatu - A Symphony of Terror" ) ,
which was the very first movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula"in movie history, albeit it had token a very free licence in it.
So, it seems the Germans leave making these kind of blockbuster movies (horror, thriller and science fiction ) to Hollywood, because they know ,Hollywood is perfect and unsurpassable in producing such movies !
And by my rough estimation the annually proportion of US-produced movies in German movie-theaters is at least 70% !
And that is the case since the fifties of the last century, when the German public was absolutely eager to see American movies again, which were banned by the Nazis in 1937.
Thus movies like Disney's"Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs" or "Gone With the Wind" had their German premiere over 15 years after their premiere in the USA, think about that !
And this preferation of American movies over the homeland-made movies by the German audience has remained the same ever since.
Btw., if you didn't know this beforehand, in Germany most if not all American movies are dubbed into German !
And most German actors find more work in dubbing foreign movies than in acting in German movies.
Because as said the number of foreign movies to get dubbed is much higher than the number of German movies produced in Germany.
You always seem to capture the old 80’s stuff but your not old like me 😂 I’m so appreciative of you guys ❤️
Loved it!! Poltergeist was one of my first horror films as a child. I remember hearing about Heather dying hit me pretty hard as we were the same age.
Another home run guys. This movie has such a special place in my heart. My cousin Dominique Dunne starred in this film. R.I.P. always in my thoughts and never forgotten. 😢
Thank you from the UK for sharing this, I really enjoyed watching. I love this movie and grew up with it, Reverend Kane from Poltergeist 2 is the scariest horror villain for me ever, I'd have nightmares about him as a kid but I still loved it!
My aunt and uncle lived in that Simi Valley neighborhood where you were. I also grew up there but like 15 mins away. My cousins and I used to talk about this movie being filmed there. Nice piece of nostalgia watching this.
This is so cool. Thank you so much for what you do with going to these filming locations. I am surprised you do not set up tour groups.
Crazy to realize Heather O'Rourke lived only a few min away from me!
Your ability to compare and contrast filming locations with their current location is exceptional.. Attention to details through the room.. I'm a 01 / 1973' kid so most, if not all of the movies (and related), I do as well.. Thanks agian!!
It's sad what happened to several of the people who acted in these movies. I love all of these houses in this movie and the one that's in the ET movie too.
I lost count of how many times I've watched this movie. Every time it came on cable back in the day right after it came out of the theater, and then again on video and dvd. My favorite scary movie!! This was awesome, thank you for going to all of these great spots. Such nostalgia!! I kind of want to live there. I love how wide the streets are, not like it is now. Rest in peace Heather.
Great video! The time and commitment you put towards your work makes for a good watch!
JAW DROPPING. Thank you for taking the time to do this!
I love these kinds of videos! Your filming of movie locations is really cool! "Then and now" pictures are very interesting to me. Granted, I have not watched Poltergeist or any of the sequels, but I still enjoyed this video because of your enthusiasm for finding these places!
New subscriber. I love yall commentary, the music. I appreciate all the thought and hard work that goes into your videos!!
hard to believe it was more than 40 years ago
that was great work n i enjoyed lining it up with you here ( live pretty close to simi )
Right? The theater I saw this in is no longer around.
@@samanthab1923 a drive-in in simi perhaps?
@@martinedwards4522 Close, a drive-in theater in Edison NJ 😆
@@samanthab1923 close?..😂
I saw Poltergeist in '82. It was one of the most talked about movies for like 2 years after that! It has always remained one of my all-time favorite movies, and oddly, I've always wondered what the motel room looked like. Thanks!
This is the movie that I think started the awareness for the paranormal which started the flood of movies and documentaries on the subject. I love how you create the flashback to the times when we first experienced these happenings. Very unique channel which I love for this reason. I appreciate your efforts to bring us this enjoyable and informative content. Please keep it coming!
Thank you for the kind words. And yes…so much more coming
@@grimmlifecollective *Heather O'Rourke - Poltergeist* mor facts you probably didn't gnow!!! th-cam.com/video/eaH-OhHTi-A/w-d-xo.html
You did a dam good job on this filming location video i watch a lot of these love your sound effects keep up the great work...
Great show !! Loved this one and we really appreciate all the efforts you put into bringing us these gems .
Loved this! My son visited the Poltergeist house a few times. He loves to send me pics when he goes to movie locations.
As always awesome content thanks for your time to do this video big fan of your channel and love it gracias
Perfectly timed video, just finished the first and second movies. Love these! You moved the headstones but not the bodies!!
I started again yesterday!
Loved the foreshadowing of the parakeet being dug up by the pool installers. Perfect
Tragically sad about Dominique also.
I appreciate your in depth investigation into the before and after shots…Well done!
Good job. That took a lot of time and effort. Nice gimbal. What kind is it? Very smooth shots for sure.
Thanks for putting this up. I was obsessed with these movies when I was younger. They still remain my favorites from that time.
One of the best horror films in my opinion, makes a normal family life changed forever. I still say the end of the film would have been ended better if the TV turned on just before the end credits. A shame of all the tragedy after, a excellent video as always.
Saw it again this weekend in 4k. absolute Masterpiece!
I have watched this several times as well of most of your other videos. The work you do is amazing. when you line up shots , wow it is so cool. You guys are so informative and so easy to listen to. Thank you again
Another fantastic video by the folks at GLC. The work that goes into finding even the subtlest of scenes is what sets them apart from others. Any chance we could see you do Tremors in the future? Well done guys!
I heard about this film in 1984, I knew it would be important to me for the rest of my life, today I am 50 years old and yes, the film is still a portrait of my time and it is very important to me
Absolutely love your uploads especially the location videos. Find it strangely haunting seeing locations from my favourite movies and how they have changed or remained similar throughout the years. Sometimes wish i could go back to a more innocent time.
This takes me back as an 80's kids I loved these movies . Love your content keep up the great work 👍
This was an awesome blast from the past !! Thank you, I loved it...!!! 💀🎃