"The shot of the chairs that position themselves in the amazing balancing act on the table was all done in one take. As the camera panned along with JoBeth Williams, who was getting some cleaning materials, several crew members quickly set an already organized pyramid of chairs on the table, then took the single chairs away before the camera scrolled back."
Must be them in the reflection. How many takes did they need to get it right?
@Suse715 Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. It's astounding that they got it the very first time they rolled film, so I can only imagine they had quite a few practice runs. But even then, when you consider how quickly they did it, it's nothing short of amazing.
@1991Hatcher LOL, the first time I saw this I thought the chairs would just end up getting pulled out again. But man, the stacking arrangement was so over the top, so shocking.
Unlike other scenarios where the monster comes only during the night, no so with evil spirits. Demons are restless and will do anything that binds people up in captivity.
i heard there was a deleted scene in this movie, it was right after Diane was explaining about the chairs moving and then it cuts to a scene with them at their neighbor's house.
The 3 chairs to the left were pulled off camera. The chairs on the right were either dropped behind the counter, pulled through the window or out the door.
@ 0:33 you can kinda see the reflection of the crew in the toaster moving in to change the chairs...this scene was done in a single shot with chairs that were already made into a pyramid
@The90slim90 I think they had a set of the same chairs connected off screen. I love that they establish how much noise moving the chairs makes on that hard floor. When the mom steps away notice that the camera follows her in one uncut take. While we're not looking, the crew is switching the single chairs for the attached set. They replaced that noise with the sound of the mom rummaging in the cabinet. The fact that it's done in one take with the sound edited just right makes it work so well.
@mindstormsabrewin Thanks for the explanation. Yeah I think it's one of the scariest scenes of the movie, even if it doesn't show any monsters or something. The scariest things always happen in your mind ;)
@The90slim90 They MAY have done it that way. That's just the way I picture it being done. See that's the great thing about older film techniques and effects, you get to use your imagination. You wonder "How did they DO that?!?" Today that same scene in a lesser director's hands would be done with CGI chairs moving all by themselves floating into position when the mom turns her back. We will see the entire thing happen and we will know it's a digital effect with no sense of wonder.
@The90slim90 And it looked beautiful. The truck flipping over was an incredible effect also that would have been meaningless and phony looking if done with CGI. Look at the Star Wars prequels. They were horrible to watch. OR any of these modern monster films. The creatures all look like they come out of a video game.
@mindstormsabrewin Yeah, for example there was a new "The Thing" prequel. It was quite good, but the monster was all CGI, that ruined everything. In the Original everything was done with puppetry and stop-motion. Awesome.
Whats really cool about this scene is they never cut away. She pushed the chairs in, the camera pans away, and in like 3 seconds i pans back and the chairs are up there. Amazing.
awsome trick this movie scared the crap out of me when i was a child and still dose at 35 .yes thanks to this movie i hve a fear of clowns I really hate clowns they are evil down with clowns
Oh yeah this scene always freaked me out, until I saw Spielberg pulling the greedy jewbag card and eliminating all poltergeist clips that weren't approved by 'I don't have enough money.'
@wajenny13, heather died after going into cardiac arrest due to septic shock from a bowel obstruction. she was misdiagnosed as having crohn's disease. she died while poltergeist 3 was in post production and they revised the ending which is why you never see her face in the last scenes of that film.
what did heather o'rourke die of? or from? some people say she died after finishing the movie poltergeist...or that her dad killed her and then killed his whole family..... I'm confused which one is it?
at 0:33 you see the movie crew passing through in the reflection of the shinny metal on the waffle maker, on the right of the little t.v.. little above the ladies head.
@koppsr It is most likely devastating for the parents to watch, however, she was in poltergeist 3 as well. Part 3 was a little stupid but it was still scary. Just seeing Kane can give most people the heebie jeebies. Sadly though, most of us have lost the ability to have good nightmares since Nintendo came out.
@javery100 JoBeth Williams was drenchingly beautiful in that film. When I first saw it I had a hard time following the plot, she was such a distraction.
@Lazzer1990 How can you complain about CGI monsters with some of the ridiculous in-your-face ghosties and imploding houses in Poltergeist? Just enjoy this awesome chair scene but don't try to claim 1982 movies were more subtle than 2011 movies.
They had just 6 seconds to remove the loose chairs and put the (glued together) balance-stack ones on the table. The camera never cuts away and that's how long the table was out of shot whilst JoBeth was getting the stuff from under the sink.
This is a great scene. M. Night tried to rip it off in The Sixth Sense (an otherwise good movie). Guess they did it by having crew members rush in fast and place the chairs. Good work. No CGI needed. No way did Tobe Hooper direct this movie, it was Spielberg all the way.
How could I have missed this? Yes, for years I've always been aware of the slight change in the audio track while she was getting stuff from the cabinet. But I never noticed within that same moment the reflection of the film crew in the mini-toaster to the right of the t.v. (at least I think it's a mini-toaster). After 28 years, I finally know.
How could I have missed this? I watched this scene so carefully for years. Yes, I've always been aware that they dubbed in a different audio track while she was getting stuff from the cabinet, but I never noticed the reflection of the film crew in the mini-toaster to the right of the T.V. (at least I think it's a mini-toaster). After 28 years, I finally know.
People say this is scarier because it's subtle, but it's really not. Anything accompanied by screaming and creepy music doesn't really count as "subtle."
@TileGuyJesse Good catch! You're seeing the reflection of the crew as they rearranged things so that the chairs are stacked on the table. They did this in real time. Also, at 0:35, you'll also hear a subtle change in the audio. This is where they dubbed in the sound of her going into the cabinet to get those items. It covers up the sound that would have normally been heard as the crew changed out the chairs. RIP Heather O'Rourke.
@enigma800 How did they manage to stack the chairs like that in real time? I would think it would take several minutes to get them balanced like that. They had less than 5 seconds to arrange those chairs.
@srubi74 The stack of chairs on the table are all interconnected to form one large unit. All the crew had to do was remove the free standing chairs while simultaneously placing the stacked unit on the table.
@srubi74 I know someone who was on-set when this was shot. It's amazing all the movie magic that goes into these things. For example, look at the windows and the door in the eating area. Doesn't that look like real sunlight coming through the window? It's all done by special lighting on a sound stage. The lighting when filmed, looks like sunlight to the camera. But in person, it's just a bright light that doesn't look like sunlight, but the camera thinks it is.
@Lazzer1990 i completely agree! i also like how they incorporate the lullaby music. it makes even the most comforting of things and makes it terrifying.
This is a great scene, but if you look into the reflection of the toaster, you can see the effects crew moving the chairs and replacing with the prop.
The similarities between Poltergeist and The Sixth Sense are remarkable.
lewisjwilliams1993 2 days ago
skyrim =D
megaboundz 2 weeks ago
My parents for some sick reason let me watch this when I was 8. I never forgot this movie till this day. What the hell were thinking!!!!!
SkiBum224 2 weeks ago
Amazing editing work on this. Or was there some gimmick at play?
At 0:35, when she bends down at the cabinet, you can see some movement in the metal of the kitchen apparatus just over her left shoulder.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 2 weeks ago
@TheWitchOvAgnesi To answer my own question (from imdb):
"The shot of the chairs that position themselves in the amazing balancing act on the table was all done in one take. As the camera panned along with JoBeth Williams, who was getting some cleaning materials, several crew members quickly set an already organized pyramid of chairs on the table, then took the single chairs away before the camera scrolled back."
Must be them in the reflection. How many takes did they need to get it right?
TheWitchOvAgnesi 2 weeks ago
@TheWitchOvAgnesi says in the first sentence that it was done in one take. Unless you mean how many times did they need to practice before the take.
Suse715 6 days ago
@Suse715 Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. It's astounding that they got it the very first time they rolled film, so I can only imagine they had quite a few practice runs. But even then, when you consider how quickly they did it, it's nothing short of amazing.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 6 days ago
well,aaah,who ya gonna call?
bakejam20 3 weeks ago
@bakejam20 GHOSTBUSTERS!
yahgoogz 2 weeks ago
I'm gunna live on a mountain of chairs!!! WKUK Reference look it up :P
CbaToThink1994 3 weeks ago
heather o' Rourke is adorable:)
LPSuniversalstudieos 3 weeks ago
Shame she isn't alive. :(
GalaxyJazzGirl 4 weeks ago
Ghosts "Ok, guys, guys I've got this great idea... Lets carfully balance these chairs on this table to fuck with them."
1991Hatcher 1 month ago 3
@1991Hatcher LOL, the first time I saw this I thought the chairs would just end up getting pulled out again. But man, the stacking arrangement was so over the top, so shocking.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 2 weeks ago
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Carol Anne is like a female version of the kid from "the Sixth Sense" :D
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
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Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
wow HD :D
VanessaCoelhoVEVO 1 month ago
Thumbs up to the T. V. People for being efficient chair stackers and fantastic baby sitters.
supernaturalawesome1 1 month ago
Unlike other scenarios where the monster comes only during the night, no so with evil spirits. Demons are restless and will do anything that binds people up in captivity.
UrielEternal 1 month ago
isn't Carol Anne clairvoyant, so wouldn't she be able to see the poltergeists?
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
skyrim easter egg bring me here :D
TheMenIdo 1 month ago 9
thumbs up if you came from TeamLag
PyroManiac7310 1 month ago 4
i heard there was a deleted scene in this movie, it was right after Diane was explaining about the chairs moving and then it cuts to a scene with them at their neighbor's house.
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
i was scared shitless the first time i saw this scene when i was a kid
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
0:39 CHAIRS!!!!!!!!!!
SPORE111111 1 month ago
The 3 chairs to the left were pulled off camera. The chairs on the right were either dropped behind the counter, pulled through the window or out the door.
The glued chairs were swapped as this happened.
Subatomic1000 1 month ago
You can see the reflection of the crew swapping the chairs in the waffle iron.
creepymo 1 month ago
Lol
Shantel353 1 month ago
This is no ordinary Daedra!
CharmieKid 1 month ago 4
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@ 0:33 you can kinda see the reflection of the crew in the toaster moving in to change the chairs...this scene was done in a single shot with chairs that were already made into a pyramid
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tonton1654e 2 months ago
Yea skyrim brought me here too lol
lemedicus 2 months ago
TeamLAG
JesseyFranz 2 months ago 2
SKYRIM brought me here... any1 else....
barty5451 2 months ago
How did the filmmakers do that?
The90slim90 2 months ago
@The90slim90 I think they had a set of the same chairs connected off screen. I love that they establish how much noise moving the chairs makes on that hard floor. When the mom steps away notice that the camera follows her in one uncut take. While we're not looking, the crew is switching the single chairs for the attached set. They replaced that noise with the sound of the mom rummaging in the cabinet. The fact that it's done in one take with the sound edited just right makes it work so well.
mindstormsabrewin 2 months ago
@mindstormsabrewin Thanks for the explanation. Yeah I think it's one of the scariest scenes of the movie, even if it doesn't show any monsters or something. The scariest things always happen in your mind ;)
The90slim90 2 months ago
@The90slim90 They MAY have done it that way. That's just the way I picture it being done. See that's the great thing about older film techniques and effects, you get to use your imagination. You wonder "How did they DO that?!?" Today that same scene in a lesser director's hands would be done with CGI chairs moving all by themselves floating into position when the mom turns her back. We will see the entire thing happen and we will know it's a digital effect with no sense of wonder.
mindstormsabrewin 2 months ago
@mindstormsabrewin Yeah, but there are filmmakers today that do most of the things for real, like Christopher Nolan (blew up a hospital, no CGI)
The90slim90 2 months ago
@The90slim90 And it looked beautiful. The truck flipping over was an incredible effect also that would have been meaningless and phony looking if done with CGI. Look at the Star Wars prequels. They were horrible to watch. OR any of these modern monster films. The creatures all look like they come out of a video game.
mindstormsabrewin 2 months ago
@mindstormsabrewin Yeah, for example there was a new "The Thing" prequel. It was quite good, but the monster was all CGI, that ruined everything. In the Original everything was done with puppetry and stop-motion. Awesome.
The90slim90 2 months ago
@The90slim90
I don't think most kids nowadays appreciate the good old IRL special effects.
AnonRanGER01 2 months ago
@AnonRanGER01 Guess what, I'm only 15.
The90slim90 2 months ago
@The90slim90
Good on you, kid. :)
AnonRanGER01 2 months ago
@mindstormsabrewin By the way, if you're interested in the Truck scene from The Dark Knight, here's a nice making-of: /watch?v=yGjED6_tX04
The90slim90 2 months ago
lol the chairs upside down at 0:39 look like scrotums :}
MrKitteh101 2 months ago
Things I learned from Poltergeist:
1) You can make a genuinely scary scene in broad daylight.
2) Evil is not a toy.
3) Jo-Beth Williams in daisy dukes is pure fetish fuel.
IAmTheStig320 2 months ago 3
i saw this movie with my friends once it was kewl...
but we recently got in a big fight and hate each other!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
felixiasfandoms 2 months ago
RIP
shelikeaBOSS 2 months ago
thumbs up if TeamLAG sent u here
loganroxoffsox1 3 months ago 51
Gorilla glue the chairs to the ceiling :D!
MK98ification 3 months ago
Skyrim.
dredful00 3 months ago
@dredful00 wut? wha.. I .. what?
BlindEleven 3 months ago
After making the movies, Heather became one of the "TV people" kind of ironic huh!
Pugslee3 3 months ago
JoBeth Williams in those denim shorts gave me a boner and I just had to masturbate to her.
tyberius22 3 months ago
If I said "aha" and "ah-ah" my parents would kill me lol
ThyAreAllClassics16 3 months ago
TeamLAG !!
TheLPsyche 3 months ago
She is sooo cute!
ontariobuds 3 months ago
this was in family guy
jlogano20 3 months ago
wonder how'd they do that? so fast..meaning the people behind the scenes, of course..
Omniverse77 3 months ago
@Omniverse77 editing.....
MadRecon3012 3 months ago
@Omniverse77 Wired them, clued them or nailed them together possibly.
TRYER25 3 months ago
You can see the reflection of the film crew moving the chairs in the waffle maker at 0:33. Very good effect though.
RyderDavis 3 months ago 4
I wanted to live in that house when I was a kid
MrDove82 3 months ago
So sad....Little Heather O'Rourke died at the age of 12... :(
She beat our Drew Barrymore for the role of Carol Anne
SteelyDug1 4 months ago
Dear god that girl has long hair.
TheNevii 4 months ago
@TheNevii and very blonde too
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
Whats really cool about this scene is they never cut away. She pushed the chairs in, the camera pans away, and in like 3 seconds i pans back and the chairs are up there. Amazing.
emtpilot132 4 months ago 3
awsome trick this movie scared the crap out of me when i was a child and still dose at 35 .yes thanks to this movie i hve a fear of clowns I really hate clowns they are evil down with clowns
captxena31 4 months ago 3
@captxena31
I have a fear of clown but have never seen a movie with evil clown, so it's just a natural fear because clown are scary by themselves!
OurBestMusicChannel 4 months ago
I'm like leaving the house forever at this moment
Crede06 4 months ago
That little girl is cute, but creepy as hell.
TheseNuts86 4 months ago 37
@TheseNuts86 That is what creeps me out, is that Carol Anne is not a villain yet she scares people.
Shanethefilmmaker 4 months ago
@TheseNuts86
She died. The actress, that is.
AnonRanGER01 2 months ago
@TheseNuts86 I can't help to think she's retarded... uh huh? Uh huh? Either creepy or retarded.
Lefiath 1 month ago
@Lefiath lmao maybe :D
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
haha yep! :D
Blondiechickie1972 1 month ago
@TheseNuts86 how is she creepy?
Cyborgez1O1 3 weeks ago
total milf
Nikkodemis 4 months ago 3
Women...always setting up chairs the wrong way..tisk tisk tisk.
MidnightGrunt 5 months ago 2
Lol
tigress1000 5 months ago
Reminds me of the similar scene in The Sixth Sense.
adrianlindsaylohan 5 months ago
Jobeth Williams was one of the most beautiful ladies of her time ..
TheAvi8a 5 months ago
Oh yeah this scene always freaked me out, until I saw Spielberg pulling the greedy jewbag card and eliminating all poltergeist clips that weren't approved by 'I don't have enough money.'
socialistcontainment 6 months ago
This movie still freaks me out to this day - love it!
appletinihamshire 6 months ago
ahÁ ahá nanaá
alexdinhohd 6 months ago
Do you want know if you are a good horror movie director. Scares people with a scene in a bright sunny day light.
bobmorgest 6 months ago 71
Take a look at the reflex on the steel inox toster on the balcony. Is the crew running and moving the chairs. But, still scares shit me.
bobmorgest 6 months ago
Magic! :D
M1garandmaster 6 months ago
rip heather o'rourke
keliata 6 months ago
oh my god , the little girl hair is so fucking pretty
danyRanDom1 6 months ago
more funny than scary....
IvyLULZ 6 months ago
I love that this scene doesn't need a sudden loud noise to make it scary. The first time I saw this scene I had the chills for a week.
avq5 6 months ago
@wajenny13, heather died after going into cardiac arrest due to septic shock from a bowel obstruction. she was misdiagnosed as having crohn's disease. she died while poltergeist 3 was in post production and they revised the ending which is why you never see her face in the last scenes of that film.
amidala904 6 months ago
@amidala904 yep yep that's sad she was only 12 or 13 a yr or two away fron me
123GaGarox 6 months ago
Very sad about Heather O` rourke, she made Poltergeist. RIP.
metfordgeorge 6 months ago
what did heather o'rourke die of? or from? some people say she died after finishing the movie poltergeist...or that her dad killed her and then killed his whole family..... I'm confused which one is it?
wajenny13 7 months ago
This scene was so scary because it was one shot with no scene change.
revanderkproductions 7 months ago
VERY effective, and not a cheap horror shot. Good timing in the days before CGI, which is impressive but not the same skill.
CGI really is just a well done cartoon.
imanacer 7 months ago
at 0:33 you see the movie crew passing through in the reflection of the shinny metal on the waffle maker, on the right of the little t.v.. little above the ladies head.
ButtOxe 7 months ago
i didnt like 3 so much. but i still watch it :).
TheButterflywings77 7 months ago
ha ha. i would shit if my kitchen chairs went up like that...home alone duhh..are i was thinking did i do that when i got high and i scared my self..
TheButterflywings77 7 months ago
They should have had the sound effect of Mom filling up her shorts, like I would have done. ;])
buzzclick500 7 months ago
stll makes my hair stand on end...
Sulis2007 7 months ago
wow,it must of be around 10 years since i last seen this movie,i should go rent it next week or something
theTF2sniper 7 months ago
awesome
cmcnamara87 7 months ago
I Love this Kid!Favorite Scene out of ALL the movies!
biebergirl784 7 months ago
See at 0:33 the device next to the T.V reflects the crew going into the kitchen to change the chairs set up.
watson1985 7 months ago 2
@watson1985 : Dang. You smaawt. ;])
buzzclick500 7 months ago
So good; and JoBeth really sells it with her scream and reaction.
misterashley 8 months ago
person: TV people
Heather: uhuh
person: did you see them
Heather : uuhu
MicaelaUSA 8 months ago
R.I.P. HEATHER WHAT A CUTIE, thumbs up if you agree shes gone too soon
SuperIloveSELENAGOME 8 months ago 3
poor little girl. so sweet , why did she have to die? must ne devestating for the poor parents of heather to watch this movie. i couldn t do it : (
R.i.P. heather
koppsr 9 months ago
@koppsr It is most likely devastating for the parents to watch, however, she was in poltergeist 3 as well. Part 3 was a little stupid but it was still scary. Just seeing Kane can give most people the heebie jeebies. Sadly though, most of us have lost the ability to have good nightmares since Nintendo came out.
beautifulmollies 8 months ago
@beautifulmollies
my own daughter looks a lot like heather, imagening to see her alive and smiling in a movie while she s dead...i would break into pieces.
as for the nightmares...have faith, we ll always have the disney-tv-shows ;)))
koppsr 8 months ago
I came to those legs
Somethingnew111 9 months ago
@javery100 JoBeth Williams was drenchingly beautiful in that film. When I first saw it I had a hard time following the plot, she was such a distraction.
FreedomZealot 10 months ago
0:39
When you see it YOU'LL SHIT BRI...AH HUH!!!!
seunketchup88 10 months ago
@Lazzer1990 How can you complain about CGI monsters with some of the ridiculous in-your-face ghosties and imploding houses in Poltergeist? Just enjoy this awesome chair scene but don't try to claim 1982 movies were more subtle than 2011 movies.
Gnickk 11 months ago
You're gonna die in there!!!
sondlar 11 months ago
So how bad are the parents that the cheese-its are right next to the dangerous and poisonous chemicals?
Noonking406 11 months ago
They had just 6 seconds to remove the loose chairs and put the (glued together) balance-stack ones on the table. The camera never cuts away and that's how long the table was out of shot whilst JoBeth was getting the stuff from under the sink.
krakenwave 11 months ago
the only reason making me not watching this movie because The little girl died young age
SyfyScareTactics 11 months ago
@SyfyScareTactics
my dad said every main character died within 5 years after the movie was made
star2ash5 11 months ago
@star2ash5 Craig T. Nelson, is all I have to say.
exactomacto 8 months ago
the music is so peaceful yet creepy, perfect for the film
daisyhinojosa23 1 year ago
uh uh
joikbenik 1 year ago
Tv people? LOL
kooster27 1 year ago
Man, JoBeth was hot in those days.
2kes 1 year ago
aww she's sooo cute
5393421279 1 year ago
hah, i remember when i was a kid this scene fucked with my head real bad, never sure why, maybe just the pure psycho-horror of it
demon4411 1 year ago 3
The Sixth Sense ripped-off this scene but w/ opening cupboards. Lame!
jp3813 1 year ago
I had never noticed a "blooper" until now: you can see the reflection of a crew member in the toaster as she's searching the cupboard.
kahunna 1 year ago 2
@kahunna You mean that grilling thing?
vmelkon 1 year ago
@vmelkon - Yes, the shiny metal toaster on the counter.
kahunna 1 year ago
Funny scene. I think.
twilightholic700 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Heather...:) I will always love you darling... Your friend always...
Aonexia 1 year ago
This is a great scene. M. Night tried to rip it off in The Sixth Sense (an otherwise good movie). Guess they did it by having crew members rush in fast and place the chairs. Good work. No CGI needed. No way did Tobe Hooper direct this movie, it was Spielberg all the way.
Satchel334 1 year ago 2
Happy Birthday Heather!!! <3 (L)
MultiNiki96 1 year ago
whoever did this was a MASTER stacker. They need some props.
GuitarExplicit 1 year ago
Okay...I moved the chairs here...let's get some ingredients and-WHAT THE FU**!?!
DOUGLA192 1 year ago 2
This scene scares me 10 times more than any lame CGI Monster! Poltergeist I & II are brilliant horror movies! Oldie but goldie!
RonTaboga 1 year ago 18
@RonTaboga i miss how they put REAL effort into making a horror movie. now aday's i just yawn at the new one's.
superzilla784 4 months ago 4
*Insert a brian phrase from family guy here*
roster312 1 year ago
she has nice legs.
lpchockey 1 year ago 6
Genius! Good old fashioned filmmaking!
Satchel334 1 year ago
Excellent scene, but on a sidenote, does Jobath Williams not have the BEST body you've ever seen?
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
@ccipollini1984 Yeah, she does. She is one hot MILF!
Satchel334 1 year ago 3
Why did that girl have to die T_T?
nekonekobot 1 year ago
pobre pobre pequeña morir a su edad y de cancer estomacal que mal :(
juliprinces26 1 year ago
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How could I have missed this? Yes, for years I've always been aware of the slight change in the audio track while she was getting stuff from the cabinet. But I never noticed within that same moment the reflection of the film crew in the mini-toaster to the right of the t.v. (at least I think it's a mini-toaster). After 28 years, I finally know.
sallefavi 1 year ago
How could I have missed this? I watched this scene so carefully for years. Yes, I've always been aware that they dubbed in a different audio track while she was getting stuff from the cabinet, but I never noticed the reflection of the film crew in the mini-toaster to the right of the T.V. (at least I think it's a mini-toaster). After 28 years, I finally know.
sallefavi 1 year ago
People say this is scarier because it's subtle, but it's really not. Anything accompanied by screaming and creepy music doesn't really count as "subtle."
friginator 1 year ago
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friginator 1 year ago
Women were so hot back then! She's had three kids and has the body of a 16 year old.
Now we're just a bunch of fat slobs **sigh**
AtlantaITGirl 1 year ago 3
This reminds me of the Sixth Sense scene, when all the cupboard doors open for a second time when the mother isn't looking.
kravanema 1 year ago 3
That ghost has SKILLS
Vaxonblue 1 year ago
I saw this movie when I was like, 4 or so, I'm now 22 and still scared to death to watch it
erinw88 1 year ago
@erinw88 YOUR FEAR WILL BRING THEM TO YOU
MICKEYISLOWD 1 year ago
I noticed someone or something pass behind her after she bends down in front of the sink. Watch the reflection in the chrome face of the waffle iron.
TileGuyJesse 1 year ago 2
@TileGuyJesse Good eye.
yugpud 1 year ago
@TileGuyJesse Great eye!! I JUST saw that too~
AtlantaITGirl 1 year ago
@TileGuyJesse Good catch! You're seeing the reflection of the crew as they rearranged things so that the chairs are stacked on the table. They did this in real time. Also, at 0:35, you'll also hear a subtle change in the audio. This is where they dubbed in the sound of her going into the cabinet to get those items. It covers up the sound that would have normally been heard as the crew changed out the chairs. RIP Heather O'Rourke.
enigma800 1 year ago
@enigma800 How did they manage to stack the chairs like that in real time? I would think it would take several minutes to get them balanced like that. They had less than 5 seconds to arrange those chairs.
srubi74 1 year ago
@srubi74 The stack of chairs on the table are all interconnected to form one large unit. All the crew had to do was remove the free standing chairs while simultaneously placing the stacked unit on the table.
enigma800 1 year ago
@enigma800 very cool... i don't know why that never occurred to me. Where did you find all this info?
srubi74 1 year ago
@srubi74 I know someone who was on-set when this was shot. It's amazing all the movie magic that goes into these things. For example, look at the windows and the door in the eating area. Doesn't that look like real sunlight coming through the window? It's all done by special lighting on a sound stage. The lighting when filmed, looks like sunlight to the camera. But in person, it's just a bright light that doesn't look like sunlight, but the camera thinks it is.
enigma800 1 year ago 2
when I saw this movie I was creepy
viajecosmico 1 year ago
@Lazzer1990 i completely agree! i also like how they incorporate the lullaby music. it makes even the most comforting of things and makes it terrifying.
LoserTryingToBeFunny 1 year ago 2
That is a hot mom!
CheifPaco 1 year ago 3
heather was soo beautiful!i love her hair
prettydollina 1 year ago 4
This is a great scene, but if you look into the reflection of the toaster, you can see the effects crew moving the chairs and replacing with the prop.
emberpool 1 year ago 2