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 40 years ago a landmark in blockbuster horror cinema was released and had audiences everywhere saying "holy poo poo that totally kicks The Amityville Horror's rear end!" But one question has haunted the discourse over the film ever since: Who directed Poltergeist? The contenders: Steven Spielberg  Arguments that Spielberg directed it:
Tobe Hooper  Arguments that Tobe Hooper directed it:
It continues to be a hotly debated topic to this day! What do goons think? 
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Nov 4, 2022 23:46
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on the poster you put in OP it says "director Tobe Hooper" so i'm going to go with Tobe Hooper.
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Nov 4, 2022 23:49
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Tobe’s dead, so it looks like Spielberg won that one.
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Nov 4, 2022 23:56
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how is everyone pronouncing Tobe because i'm saying it like Tobë
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Nov 5, 2022 00:01
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It was either Spielberg or Spielberg astrally projected into Hooper to make him make a Spielberg movie and I guess we’ll never know which one it is.
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Nov 5, 2022 00:03
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I directed it and it really wasn’t that hard tbh.
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Nov 5, 2022 00:05
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Seniór Spielbergo
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Nov 5, 2022 00:05
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if it's a cool horror moment: tobe if it's a nice family moment: spielberg
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Nov 5, 2022 00:07
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While we're talking about Poltergeist, let's check out some vintage 'making of' promotional footage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGZanwuNO7o
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Nov 5, 2022 00:44
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the real human skeletons in the pool directed it actually
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Nov 5, 2022 00:55
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numberoneposter posted:how is everyone pronouncing Tobe because i'm saying it like Tobë Tobe or not Tobe?
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Nov 5, 2022 01:06
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Who cares? It is still a great movie
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Nov 5, 2022 02:19
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75% Spielberg 25% Tobe
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Nov 5, 2022 02:53
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numberoneposter posted:how is everyone pronouncing Tobe because i'm saying it like Tobë I’ve heard it as toe-bee, and by gum that’s how I pronounce it. And he directed Poltergeist, too. I mean, Spielberg had a cameo in The Blues Brothers, but he didn’t direct it; John Landis did.
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Nov 5, 2022 02:55
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You Are A Elf posted:I’ve heard it as toe-bee, and by gum that’s how I pronounce it. remember that time that John Landis crashed a helicopter on two kids?
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Nov 5, 2022 03:03
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Two kids AND a famous character actor.
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Nov 5, 2022 03:06
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You Are A Elf posted:Two kids AND a famous character actor.  The 80s were a wild time
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Nov 5, 2022 03:07
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Hobe Tooper
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Nov 5, 2022 03:32
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Tobe Hooper directed Steve Spielberg directing Poltergeist imo
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Nov 5, 2022 03:34
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Tobe Hooper directed it but Spielberg had a huge amount of influence on the movie, but ultimately it was Tobe.
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Nov 5, 2022 03:40
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Tøbé
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Nov 5, 2022 03:51
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I didn't know about the Tobe Hooper thing. I'm glad to hear he directed something other than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that isn't complete and utter poo poo.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:02
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Everyone knows Zelda Rubenstein was the real director.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:03
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Tobe or not Tobe that is the question 
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Nov 5, 2022 20:06
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Craig T. Nelson, aka television’s Coach.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:06
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i directed it into my trashcan because it stinks
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Nov 5, 2022 20:16
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Bad Purchase posted:i directed it wtf you cannot direct a movie IN a trashcan. is this a joke? you know nothing about movies.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:32
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The real question is whether or not the movie is a ripoff of the Richard Matheson story/Twilight Zone episode Little Girl Lost. It is.
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Nov 5, 2022 20:51
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tube pooper
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Nov 5, 2022 21:03
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Tobe or not Tobe? I'll hold him down, someone hit him.
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Nov 5, 2022 21:26
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Vastarien posted:The real question is whether or not the movie is a ripoff of the Richard Matheson story/Twilight Zone episode Little Girl Lost. It is. Rumor has it that Spielberg had a "committee" of 8 ghostwriters on the final script and some of them cribbed from various spec scripts laying around the studio, which led to a lawsuit that was settled out of court.
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Nov 6, 2022 04:54
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:Rumor has it that Spielberg had a "committee" of 8 ghostwriters on the final script and some of them cribbed from various spec scripts laying around the studio, which led to a lawsuit that was settled out of court. did they own the helicopter that killed those kids?
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Nov 6, 2022 04:56
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spielburg himself probably felt it didnt fit his brand, so let someone else direct. but his name was on it, so he made sure it didnt suck.
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Nov 6, 2022 05:08
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Vastarien posted:The real question is whether or not the movie is a ripoff of the Richard Matheson story/Twilight Zone episode Little Girl Lost. It is. Is anyone actually questioning that? It pretty clearly is, but it's different enough that it's still good.
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Nov 6, 2022 05:14
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im saying it like tobe like it rhymes with probe
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Nov 6, 2022 06:46
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Alan Smittee. The actual Alan Smithee.
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Nov 6, 2022 06:52
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Genesplicer posted:Alan Smittee. The actual Alan Smithee. yeah, I like his movies too
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Nov 6, 2022 06:55
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MAD says it was Spielberg. 
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Nov 6, 2022 07:46
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The Fuzzy Hulk posted:MAD says it was Spielberg. He produced it.
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Nov 6, 2022 07:48
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doo do do doo doo, doo do do doo, doo, do doo, do doo la la laa, la la laa, la la laa laa laa, la la laa la la laa laa laa - the poltergeist theme song
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