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27 July 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
"For God's Sake, Get Out!" morePlot:
Newlyweds move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s (From SoundOnSight. 3 November 2009, 12:12 PM, PST)
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S10 Reviews: The Amityville Horror (1979) more (245 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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
117 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | USA:R (No. 25653) | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Iceland:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:16 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Finnish name for the film meant "For God's sake, get out of there!". moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): James Brolin uses the babysitter's real name when demonstrating the closet door: After George and Kathy let the babysitter out of the closet, she tells them that the door was locked and it wouldn't open. George then says, "Amy, there's no lock on this door." He is speaking to the babysitter, Jackie, not the child, Amy. The actress who plays Jackie is named Amy Wright. moreFAQ
Did the Lutzes ever go back into their house (in real life)?Is "The Amityville Horror" a true story?
Where is Amityville?
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George and Kathy Lutz are looking for a place to anchor down and raise a family. The Lutz's and their children (Kathy's from a previous marriage) settle on an impossibly cheap, large and beautiful shore house. But 28 days later the macabre and scary happenings force them to leave leaving all their earthly possession behind. During the course of those 28 days, the family goes through all kinds of hell a room full of flies, demonic voices and a pig with glowing red eyes. What kind of past does that house have that would make everything horribly wrong. Based on a true story.
Real or hoax, you decide but "The Amityville Horror" has all the trappings of an excellent haunted house story. Too bad that the filmmakers falter a bit with a lack of character development that also ends up stifling the actors in the film, that would have helped out immensely. A creepy music score (the one rejected for "The Exorcist") and several good set-pieces help out but the end of the second act kind of gets stale. A good supernatural thriller.