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The Amityville Horror( 1979)

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For God's sake, get out!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Brolin

      George Lutz

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      Margot Kidder

      Kathy Lutz

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      Rod Steiger

      Father Delaney

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      Don Stroud

      Father Richard Bolen

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      Murray Hamilton

      Father Ryan

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      John Larch

      Farther Nuncio

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      Natasha Ryan

      Amy

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      K.C. Martel

      Greg

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      Meeno Peluce

      Matt

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      Michael Sacks

      Jeff

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      Irene Dailey

      Aunt Helena

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      Helen Shaver

      Carolyn

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      Amy Wright

      Jackie

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      Marc Vahanian

      Jimmy

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      Elsa Raven

      Mrs. Townsend

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      Eddie Barth

      Agucci

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      Hank Garrett

      Bartender

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      James Tolkan

      Coroner

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      J.R. Miller

      Boy

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      Val Avery

      Sgt. Gionfriddo

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      Peter Maloney

      Newspaper Clerk

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sat 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 them to purchase the homestead at a much reduced price. Then strange things start happening. "The Amityville Horror" (1979) was arguably the best haunted house movie up to that point in time and was hugely successful at the box office, inspiring a gazillion sequels, remakes and documentaries. There a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4700000.00

    Revenue

    86432000.00

    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