The movie Poltergeist...isn't it weird that...

suven Posted: Feb 19, 2005 10:56 PM

The movie Poltergeist...isn't it weird that...

2 female actresses who played the children died shortly after making the movies?

Moehick Posted: Feb 19, 2005 11:00 PM

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Yeah that movie has always had some strange stories surrounding it. I think someone from Poltergeist #3 died shortly after filming too. I know the girl died before the film was complete. What did she have, does anyone remember?

suven Posted: Feb 19, 2005 11:02 PM

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Posted by Moehick

Yeah that movie has always had some strange stories surrounding it. I think someone from Poltergeist #3 died shortly after filming too. I know the girl died before the film was complete. What did she have, does anyone remember?

She actually died of a heart attack. But, I think the issue may have been with her lungs/breathing...but, then I also heard that she died from appendicitis which must be wrong of the cause if death was heart attack.

Butterflybride Posted: Feb 19, 2005 11:17 PM

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Yeah, it's really strange and a little bit creepy.

katieshope Posted: Feb 19, 2005 11:25 PM

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There was an E! True Hollywood story on it. Saying that the whole movie was cursed, alot of weird stuff happened.

june262004 Posted: Feb 20, 2005 12:37 AM

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I remember that the little blonde girl from the first one died. Other people died too.

palebride Posted: Feb 20, 2005 08:14 AM

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Those movies fread me out - especially the one with the old guy singing when he was walking down the street - I get chills just thinking about it....

RedHead Posted: Feb 20, 2005 08:14 AM

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actually the little girl didn't die right after the first one...

The older sister died after the first one
the little blonde girl had some rare disease and that is why she died... in the middle of the 3rd.

I belive the boy is dead too!

RedHead Posted: Feb 20, 2005 08:22 AM

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Here are asome facts i found:

Dominique Dunne, who played eldest daughter Dana Freeling, was strangled by her possessive boyfriend five months after the release of Poltergeist and died five days later. Just 22 years old, she was the daughter of novelist Dominick Dunne and sister of actor Griffin Dunne.

Dunne had been rehearsing lines with an actor friend when her boyfriend showed up, picked a fight and then killed her. To drown out the noise of the two yelling outside, the actor turned up the Poltergeist soundtrack.

During a hiatus from the filming of Poltergeist III, Heather O'Rourke, 12, who played Carol Anne Freeling in all three movies, died from an intestinal blockage that ruptured. She had been ill for about two years, but her mother claimed doctors misdiagnosed her condition. The movie resumed filming, with stand-ins for O'Rourke's part.

O'Rourke was buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, a short distance from Dunne.

janwinterbridejoy Posted: Feb 20, 2005 08:26 AM

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i always thought that was so sad poor girls

nvrdull Posted: Feb 20, 2005 09:07 AM

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I never knew that.

That is kinda spooky...

Kathy116 Posted: Feb 20, 2005 10:35 AM

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The final cause of death of the Heather O'Rourke (the young blond girl from Poltergiest) was determined to be 'cardio-respiratory arrest' (heart failure and cessation of breathing) secondary to 'septic shock' resulting from a bacterial infection that had started in her small intestine, which had become obstructed. When the intestine burst, the toxins produced by the infection entered her bloodstream and overwhelmed her system within a few hours.
During the emergency surgery to save Heather's life, it was discovered that a section of her small intestine was malformed, and probably was the result of a previously unknown birth defect. The narrowed condition (stenosis) of the intestine had been a contributing factor to the formation of the blockage.

It's so sad.

MrsERod Posted: Feb 20, 2005 12:16 PM

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very creepy....

luvsbob4603 Posted: Feb 20, 2005 12:41 PM

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heather o rouke died from a appeditcitis and the first girl the older sister was murdered by her boyfriend. I think the brother in the show died too but i am not sure what from.

actually i found a site called tammy's corner undr poltergeist which was created by her sister and they say the boy who was in the movie makes film now he is alive.

Boop2704 Posted: Feb 20, 2005 12:45 PM

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That guy was sooo freaky. I remember when I was younger I always hated to go to the docotor, I would scream because I didn't want to go because my docotor looked like the freaky old man. And my brother used to tease me that it was!!

june262004 Posted: Feb 20, 2005 01:46 PM

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WOW that is crazy and sad.

Butterflybride Posted: Feb 20, 2005 02:41 PM

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Posted by oct.2004bride

Here are asome facts i found:

Dominique Dunne, who played eldest daughter Dana Freeling, was strangled by her possessive boyfriend five months after the release of Poltergeist and died five days later. Just 22 years old, she was the daughter of novelist Dominick Dunne and sister of actor Griffin Dunne.

Dunne had been rehearsing lines with an actor friend when her boyfriend showed up, picked a fight and then killed her. To drown out the noise of the two yelling outside, the actor turned up the Poltergeist soundtrack.

During a hiatus from the filming of Poltergeist III, Heather O'Rourke, 12, who played Carol Anne Freeling in all three movies, died from an intestinal blockage that ruptured. She had been ill for about two years, but her mother claimed doctors misdiagnosed her condition. The movie resumed filming, with stand-ins for O'Rourke's part.

O'Rourke was buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, a short distance from Dunne.

I never knew the details...that's sad...