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The Amityville Horror (1979)

"For God's sake, get out!"

6.3/10 1h 58m Jul 27, 1979
Horror

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Amityville Horror
Original Language EN
Budget $4,700,000
Revenue $86,432,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.9

Cast

James Brolin
James Brolin
George Lutz
Popularity: 2.3
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
Kathy Lutz
Popularity: 3.7
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Father Delaney
Popularity: 2.0
Don Stroud
Don Stroud
Father Richard Bolen
Popularity: 2.6
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
Father Ryan
Popularity: 1.3
John Larch
John Larch
Father Nuncio
Popularity: 0.9
Natasha Ryan
Natasha Ryan
Amy
Popularity: 1.0
K.C. Martel
K.C. Martel
Greg
Popularity: 1.1
Meeno Peluce
Meeno Peluce
Matt
Popularity: 0.6
Michael Sacks
Michael Sacks
Jeff
Popularity: 0.4
Irene Dailey
Irene Dailey
Aunt Helena
Popularity: 0.1
Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver
Carolyn
Popularity: 8.3

Key Crew

Screenplay Sandor Stern
Executive Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff
Editor Robert Brown
Director Stuart Rosenberg
Producer Ronald Saland, Elliot Geisinger

Production

American International Pictures
US

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The Amityville Horror (2005) vs. The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005) vs. The Amityville Horror (1979)
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Ghost Outside the Window
Ghost Outside the Window
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A Ghost Attacks The Babysitter
A Ghost Attacks The Babysitter
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Priest Visits The House
Priest Visits The House
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House Tour
House Tour
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Official Trailer
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Keywords

halloween haunted house possession long island, new york paranormal new home exorcist psychotronic indian burial ground newspaper article pets haunted religious horror antagonistic frightened horrified moving into haunted house

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10
May 15, 2021

_**That iconic creepy house on Long Island**_ A newlywed couple moves into a shoreline house on Long Island with their three little kids. The house was the scene of a mass killing a year earlier but the parents (James Brolin & Margot Kidder) didn’t think it mattered and, besides, it enabled the ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 27, 1979
Runtime 1h 58m
Budget $4,700,000
Revenue $86,432,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.9
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