The Amityville Horror (1979)
- Starring:
- James Brolin, Margot Kidder, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Horror
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"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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast:
- James Brolin - George Lutz
- Rod Steiger - Father Delaney
- Murray Hamilton - Father Ryan
- K.C. Martel - Greg
- Meeno Peluce - Matt
- Val Avery - Sgt. Gionfriddo
- John Larch - Father Nuncio
- Eddie Barth - Agucci
- James Tolkan - Coroner
- Hank Garrett - Bartender
- Marc Vahanian - Jimmy
- Peter Maloney - Newspaper Clerk
- Carmine Foresta - Cop at the House
- Margot Kidder - Kathleen Lutz
- Don Stroud - Father Bolen
- Natasha Ryan - Amy
- Helen Shaver - Carolyn
- Michael Sacks - Jeff
- Amy Wright - Jackie
- Irene Dailey - Aunt Helena
- Michael Stearns - Policeman
- Michael Hawkins - New York State Trooper
- Elsa Raven - Mrs. Townsend
- Richard Hughes - 2nd New York State Trooper
- Baxter Harris - Cop #2 at the House
- Director(s):
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Writer(s):
- Sandor Stern
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Z. Arkoff, Ronald Saland, Elliott Geisinger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Violence, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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