“Poltergeist 25th Anniversary Edition” DVD From Warner Home Video
(August 14, 2007 - Burbank, CA) – They’re baaaack! Warner Home Video is pleased to present the newly remastered and restored "Poltergeist 25th Anniversary Edition," available on DVD on October 9, 2007. "Poltergeist" fans will have one chance to see this cult classic on the big screen on Thursday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. at participating Regal, United Artists, Edwards, Cinemark and AMC movie theatres, presented by Warner Home Video and National CineMedia’s Fathom. Tickets for this special one-time-only event will be on sale September 7th for $10.00 at presenting theatre box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of presenting theatre locations, please visit the website (theatres are subject to change).
A box-office success at the time of its release, "Poltergeist" grossed over $76 million dollars and was nominated for three Academy Awards® including Best Original Score, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects. This classic horror film co-produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg arrives just in time for Halloween. "Poltergeist 25th Anniversary Edition" DVD is available for $19.97 SRP, with an order due date of September 4, 2007.
“'Poltergeist' is a great, classic American horror film from Steven Spielberg, arguably the most successful movie producer of our time,“ said George Feltenstein, WHV Senior VP, Classic Catalog. “The film has been digitally remastered from original picture and sound elements for the highest-quality presentation ever on home video. This new version is sure to deliver the same spine-tingling terror it brought during its original release. It is an essential must-have for everyone’s horror movie collection.”
The special October 4 theatrical screening of "Poltergeist" will be supported by a national and local market publicity campaign, an extensive viral campaign to include posting of web banners to horror sites and web blogging, in-theater promotional trailers that will play on approximately 5,000 screens, and placement of posters promoting the screening in thousands of theatres.
Suburbanites Steve (Nelson) and Diane (Williams) suddenly experience paranormal activity in their home. What starts off as minor excitement quickly turns into nasty ghostly encounters. The disappearance of their daughter Carol Anne (O’Rourke) forces the Freelings to bring in parapsychologists and a professional exorcist to exorcise their home. Directed by Tobe Hooper and featuring Oscar Nominated Visual Effects by Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson, "Poltergeist" is one of the most entertaining horror films of its time.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The "Poltergeist 25th Anniversary Edition’s" special features include:
• The 2-part documentary “They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Revealed”
Part I: “Science of the Spirits”
Part II: “Communing with the Dead” With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia (NCM) LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theatre operators in the U.S., and through multi-year agreements with several other theatre operators. NCM LLC produces and distributes its FirstLook pre-feature program; cinema and lobby advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services and other entertainment programming content. NCM LLC’s national network includes approximately 14,000 screens of which approximately 12,200 are part of the company’s Digital Content Network (DCN). NCM LLC’s DCN covers 154 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50). During 2006, approximately 550 million patrons attended movies shown in theatres owned by the NCM LLC founding members (excluding Loews). National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 44.8% interest in and is the managing member of NCM LLC. For additional information, visit www.ncm.com.# # #
Part II: “Communing with the Dead” With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia (NCM) LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theatre operators in the U.S., and through multi-year agreements with several other theatre operators. NCM LLC produces and distributes its FirstLook pre-feature program; cinema and lobby advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services and other entertainment programming content. NCM LLC’s national network includes approximately 14,000 screens of which approximately 12,200 are part of the company’s Digital Content Network (DCN). NCM LLC’s DCN covers 154 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50). During 2006, approximately 550 million patrons attended movies shown in theatres owned by the NCM LLC founding members (excluding Loews). National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 44.8% interest in and is the managing member of NCM LLC. For additional information, visit www.ncm.com.