You know what you do? When you see the lightning you count till you hear the thunder. If you can count higher each time that means the storm's moving away from us.

— Steven (Craig T. Nelson)

14 seconds sound clip from the Poltergeist (1982) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:34 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- It's a very wise old tree.

- It looks at me. It knows I live here.

- I think the storm's gonna pass us.

- How do you know?

- Because I can count.

- You know what you do? When you see the lightning you count till you hear the thunder. If you can count higher each time that means the storm's moving away from us.

- Want to try it? Okay.

- Get some lightning.

- Wait, it's coming.

- Wow.

- Okay. One, two, three...

[...]

Poltergeist (1982) Sound Clip

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Famous quotes and lines from the movie Poltergeist (1982), featuring short sound clips and sfx which can be used as ringtones or as custom computer sounds.

Actors: JoBeth Williams (Diane), Craig T. Nelson (Steven), Heather O'Rourke (Carol Anne), Zelda Rubinstein (Tangina Barrons)

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