Never Before Seen POLTERGEIST Deleted Scene Surfaces

[AndyDursin]

And it's not the Pizza Hut line!

[AndyDursin]

Based on info in the description, the actor playing opposite Beatrice Straight wanted to see his scene, which Spielberg edited and sent to him.

[Paul MacLean]

Interesting, but I can see why it was left out. It's a bit too much of a tangent.

Also, Dr. Lesh says "there is nothing on the tape" yet in the earlier staircase scene, the playback on the video monitors clearly display spirits.

[Monterey Jack]

Fascinating...!

[AndyDursin]

Saved it before it was gone!

Crazy they care that intently about a deleted scene from a 40 year old movie off a workprint. Sheeesh.

[Monterey Jack]

Crazy they care that intently about a deleted scene from a 40 year old movie off a workprint. Sheeesh.

There must have been SOMEthing really off about the production to have so little making-of material or deleted scenes available after all this time.

[AndyDursin]

My guess is it's an edict from Spielberg that he doesn't want to go near this movie or have anything remotely controversial related to it released. Thus, we never got a customary Laurent Bouzereau documentary nor deleted scenes or anything substantive.

Really a shame, Hooper's been gone since 2017, they could easily do a Making Of and still skirt around the director issue if they had to.