Coming off of the success of Poltergeist, what was it like doing the movie Anguish?
Zelda Rubinstein: I loved doing Anguish. It was shot in Barcelona, Spain and everything was done to make the Americans involved with it very comfortable both on screen and in our time free. Bigas Luna is a magnificent director and we all had a very good time. Why do think Poltergeist has endured over the years? Zelda Rubinstein: The first script was very good. Mark Victor, Michael Grais and Steven Spielberg wrote a magnificent script. That’s always the basis of everything that’s going to be good in film. They picked people who were in a position to support that script. I’m just so thrilled that I was allowed to be a part of it. It was a new experience for me. Like I said I only worked 6 days but I learned so much. I was very happy to be involved. What kind of preparation did you do for the role of Tangina? Zelda Rubinstein: I developed the character under the ficus tree in the corner of my living room. I did not know how to develop a character but I decided I better do something becaus
