The Amityville Horror
For God's sake, GET OUT! was the ad campaign for the 1979 shocker The Amityville Horror. The film was based on the allegedly true story of the luckless Lutz family, who move lock, stock, and barrel into a new home, only to find that it is possessed by the demonic spirits of its previous owners. Variations of the Seven Deadly Plagues emanate from virtually every household fixture, while other forms of otherworldly mischief are suffered by the Lutz children. Enter kindly Father Delaney (Rod Steiger), who does his utmost to exorcise the house. The Amityville Horror was frequently greeted with laughs from its first-run audiences, especially after it was discovered that the actual events depicted in the film (based on a book by Jay Anson) were complete fabrications.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring |
James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Murray Hamilton, Don Stroud, John Larch |
| Director |
Stuart Rosenberg |
| Studio |
MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time |
DVD: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Collections |
100 Horror Films |
| Genres |
Horror |
| Language |
DVD: English |
| Dubbed |
French, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired |
English |
| Subtitles |
DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released |
Production year: 1979
To Rent: DVD: 22 Oct 2001 |
The Amityville Horror
(1979)
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Critic's review of The Amityville Horror
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Sub-Exorcist goings on, a shameless exaggeration of some of the alleged facts retailed in the best-selling book. A shocker for the uncritical.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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A classic number this, evil voices,polterghiest activity, and blood leaking walls, and the unfortunate clergy. One of the best horrors of all time.
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- 25 Jan 2005 at 12:48
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'The Amityville Horror' is a 1979 movie & is based on true events in the late 70's in the town called Amityville. The genre Horror, Mystery, ...
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- Oswestry, England
- 06 Jul 2010 at 23:23
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the film was very good, you think you know whats going to happen at the end, but it turns out different. would definitly recommend
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I only watched this for the first time when I was 20, I wish I had watched it when I was younger as I think it would have really creeped me out. The deteriation...
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