anyone know what the movie is that is playing on the television at the beginning of the first Poltergeist?
Poltergeist - opening movie on television
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You mean what happened when the station signed off to the "Star Spangled Banner"?
When a station signed off (stopped broadcasting news or entertainment), it still sent out an "Indian Test Pattern" to show that things were normal when they were "Off the Air".
I don't recall a specific movie at the end because they showed that local channel's pre-sign-off flick which included the Iwo Jima Memorial, but I don't recall that being from a commercail film. I believe it was more along the lines of a local TV broadcast showing that footage (from wherever) on their newa and going with it as appropriate. You gotta remember that we were anti-Commie but not anti-Indian in the '90s until somebody decided they should have more rights...
When a station signed off (stopped broadcasting news or entertainment), it still sent out an "Indian Test Pattern" to show that things were normal when they were "Off the Air".
I don't recall a specific movie at the end because they showed that local channel's pre-sign-off flick which included the Iwo Jima Memorial, but I don't recall that being from a commercail film. I believe it was more along the lines of a local TV broadcast showing that footage (from wherever) on their newa and going with it as appropriate. You gotta remember that we were anti-Commie but not anti-Indian in the '90s until somebody decided they should have more rights...
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Last edited by mark f; 09-04-11 at 10:43 PM.
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