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User Rating:
5.8/10   9,676 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Sandor Stern (screenplay)
Jay Anson (book)
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Release Date:
27 July 1979 (USA) more
Tagline:
"For God's Sake, Get Out!" more
Plot:
Newlyweds move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Margot Kidder Writing a Morbid Chick Flick
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Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s
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User Comments:
Excellent For it's time more (243 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Brolin ... George Lutz

Margot Kidder ... Kathy Lutz

Rod Steiger ... Father Delaney
Don Stroud ... Father Bolen
Murray Hamilton ... Father Ryan
John Larch ... Father Nuncio
Natasha Ryan ... Amy
K.C. Martel ... Greg
Meeno Peluce ... Matt
Michael Sacks ... Jeff

Helen Shaver ... Carolyn
Amy Wright ... Jackie

Val Avery ... Sgt. Gionfriddo
Irene Dailey ... Aunt Helena
Marc Vahanian ... Jimmy
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Runtime:
117 min
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The Toms River, New Jersey volunteer Fire Company Number One was used to provide the "rain" during one of the exterior scenes. If you look closely, you can see that it is sunny and not "raining" in the background, the next street over. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In this movie (and all the other sequels), there is a chimney between the quarter eye-like windows. If you see a picture of the real/actual house in Amityville, there is no chimney. more
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Cop at the House: Jesus Christ, it gets worse all the time.
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FAQ

What was the red room?
Why was Kathy Lutz's face wrinkled and toothless in some of the scenes at the end of the movie?
Whose face appears on the wall when George chops the hole into the red room?
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22 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent For it's time, 5 November 2004
10/10
Author: tomewarden from New Jersey

This movie was based on the true story and it did a great job of re-creating what actually happened. The creepy way the little girl talks to the seemingly empty rocking chair and the 3:15 am horrifying nightmares over and over again would make anyone feel a little freaked out. The reaction of anyone who has anything to do with the church should have been a sign to get out of this house. The flies, cold spots, and eyes peering in and outside of the windows are all things that actually happened inside that house in Amityville Long Island. I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to enjoy a scary movie or for anyone who has been freightened of a house before. This movie does the trick without any fancy special effects.l

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