After shooting the pool scene in the movie Poltergeist, actress JoBeth Williams later found out that the skeletons she was swimming around with in the mud were real. It was cheaper to buy them from a medical supply company then making them out of rubber at the time.

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image showing After shooting the pool scene in the movie Poltergeist, actress JoBeth Williams later found out that the skeletons she was swimming around with in the mud were real. It was cheaper to buy them from a medical supply company then making them out of rubber at the time.

AlexTheKunz on November 5th, 2017 at 12:14 UTC »

Let the nightmares begin. Thanks op.

MandiSue on November 5th, 2017 at 12:45 UTC »

Texas Chainsaw Massacre used real instead of fake skeleton(s) too. Never saw it, so don't know what scenes specifically, but apparently that was the cost effective way to go back then. Wonder if it's still cheaper.

Pizanch on November 5th, 2017 at 12:57 UTC »

After many failed roles they finally got their big break