1982: The movies' best summer

Steven Spielberg's one-two punch in the summer of 1982 came by both "E.T." and "Poltergeist," a creepy suburban horror tale in which a young girl is abducted by spirits into another dimension, communicating through the static of her family's TV set.

Though directed by Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), the film's sensibility was pure Spielberg, the film's producer. Special effects by Industrial Light & Magic and moody music by Jerry Goldsmith made this one of the most memorable tales of the supernatural.

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