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The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

For God's sake, get out!

19796.31h 58m

Overview

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Written by Jay Anson, Sandor Stern
Produced by Elliot Geisinger, Ronald Saland
Box OfficeBudget: $4.7MRevenue: $86.4M

Top Cast

James Brolin

James Brolin

George Lutz

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Kathy Lutz

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Father Delaney

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Father Richard Bolen

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Father Ryan

John Larch

John Larch

Father Nuncio

Natasha Ryan

Natasha Ryan

Amy

K.C. Martel

K.C. Martel

Greg

Meeno Peluce

Meeno Peluce

Matt

Michael Sacks

Michael Sacks

Jeff

Themes & Keywords

halloweenhaunted housepossessionlong island, new yorkparanormalnew homeexorcistpsychotronicindian burial groundnewspaper articlepetshauntedreligious horrorambiguousantagonistichorrified

About The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror is a horror film released in 1979 exploring themes of halloween, haunted house, possession, long island, new york, paranormal, new home. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, it stars James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger. George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

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