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Clovis Cornillac, Julie Depardieu, Lionel Abelanski, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Jean-Michel Lahmi ... see more see more... , Philippe Duquesne , Georges Gay , Alain Fromager , Anne Caillon , Michel Duchaussoy , Christian Pereira , Héctor Cabello Reyes , Christophe Guybet

This over-the-top horror spoof tells the spooky tale of a couple who buy an old, decrepit mansion only to find that it's haunted - by dead, gay disco dancers. A hauntingly 70's score accompanies this ... read more read more...totally campy stab at the old haunted house flick. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Eric Lavaine

Release Date: October 25, 2006

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  • danieljparsons
    June 1, 2009
    danieljparsons
    For a ridiculous, high-concept comedy... this still isn't good enough. Poltergay has good intentions, but I don't appreciate the way all five gay (ghost) characters are camp, mincing fairies, who all love interior decorating, makeovers and ironing. What a demonstrat... read moreion of diversity! This would be bad enough, but the comedy is rarely funny, the story makes light of serious issues and the film doesn't even have internal logic and there are a couple of giant plot holes. It's quite sweet in parts and Clovis Comillac is a decent lead (though none of the other actors make an impression), and the overall message is a positive one... but it doesn't succeed as a comedy, or a drama, and certainly not a horror, and the gimmick gets tiring after 20 minutes.

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Jay Weissberg
May 8, 2007
Jay Weissberg, Variety

Every bit as silly as its title would suggest, Poltergay offers sporadic laughs and plenty of groans. Full Review

Simon Foster
August 9, 2010
Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

Poltergay manages to find a winning, fun-loving balance that should satisfy open-minded straight viewers and the gay audience in equal measure. Full Review

David Nusair
April 6, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...one consequently can't help but wonder if something's gotten lost in the translation. Full Review

Rich Cline
October 11, 2007
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

One of those sniggering French farces that implies a lot of naughtiness but doesn't deliver much. On the other hand, it is rather a lot of fun. Full Review

Boyd van Hoeij
February 7, 2007
Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net

Wastes a potentially brilliant premise for a cult classic with pedestrian execution, lame jokes and sequins instead of character development. Full Review

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