Continuity mistake: At the start of the film, the dog is seen going from room to room looking for food. Just before he goes into Dana's room, someone can be seen through the crack in the door, moving from left to right.
Poltergeist (1982)
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Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Oliver Robins, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne
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Carol Anne Freeling: They're here.
Trivia: In the swimming pool scene with the mother near the end, the actress didn't know it, but those weren't fake skeletons.
Question: What exactly is the red slime on the body of Carol Anne and her mother after they are rescued from the another dimension?
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Answer: Ectoplasm.
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