The Amityville Horror (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Stuart Rosenberg |
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Samuel Z. Arkoff Elliot Geisinger Ronald Saland |
| Screenplay by | Sandor Stern |
| Based on |
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson |
| Starring |
James Brolin Margot Kidder Rod Steiger Don Stroud Murray Hamilton |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Edited by | Robert Brown, Jr. |
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| Distributed by | MGM |
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118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.7 million |
| Box office | $86.4 million |
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American horror film, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, based on Jay Anson's 1977 novel of the same name. It is the first film in the Amityville franchise. A remake was produced in 2005.
The story is based on the alleged supernatural experiences of the Lutz family who buy a new home on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, a house where a mass murder had been committed the year before. After the family moved into their new house, they claimed a series of frightening paranormal events occurred.
George and Kathy Lutz are a young married couple who have recently purchased a home and move into the property. George appears not to be strong of faith, but Kathy is at least a nominal Catholic. The couple turn to Father Delaney to bless the home, but Delaney encounters troubles in trying to bless the home, including a room full of flies, out of season; violent stomach sickness; and later, blisters on his palm when trying to make a phone call to Kathy at their home.
As he continues to help the Lutz Family, Delaney experiences more strange events (his car brakes and steering malfunction) and frustrations (lack of support by his superiors in the diocese). He ultimately appears to lose faith, becoming blind and having a breakdown.
George begins to be more sullen and angry over perceived cold in the house, and obsesses with splitting logs and keeping the fireplace stoked. One of the two boys suffers a crushed hand when a sash window falls on it, and the little girl has an imaginary friend, Jody, who seems to be of a malevolent nature. Kathy catches a glimpse of two red, swine-like eyes outside the daughter's second-story bedroom window. Even the family dog obsesses over a secret room in the basement.
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