Poltergeist (1982)

On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we’re diving into the suburban nightmare that made us all afraid of static on the TV: Poltergeist (1982).

We’ll take you on a guided tour of Cuesta Verde—the perfect American Dream subdivision with great neighbors, nice lawns, and oh yeah… a field of corpses under every yard. Along the way, we break down the movie’s worldbuilding, its most memorable scenes, and why the last 18 minutes of this film make absolutely no sense.

Highlights include:

• Beer talk: what we’re drinking while watching ghosts rearrange the furniture.
• The Poltergeist curse and behind-the-scenes trivia (yes, those skeletons were real).
• Our Killer Clown Bracket Tournament—pitting the Poltergeist clown doll against Pennywise, Sweet Tooth, Ronald McDonald, and more in a battle for clown supremacy.
• Plot holes, questionable parenting choices, and why Diane probably should not have been napping in a haunted house.
• The Boddicker Award: who wins it—Tangina, Diane, Carol Anne, or the damn clown doll?
• Final thoughts and our patented “beer rating” system. 

Poltergeist is a horror classic with as many laughs as scares, and we’re breaking it all down to see if it still holds up—or if it’s just another haunted relic of the 80s.

So grab a cold one, check under your bed for clown dolls, and join us for another round of movie nostalgia, bad jokes, and questionable takes.

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