Amityville 3-D (1983)

A reporter moves into the ominous Long Island house to debunk it of the recent supernatural events and becomes besieged by the evil manifestations which are connected to a hell-spawn demon lurking in the basement.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

William Wales

Stars:

Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Roberts	...	John Baxter
Tess Harper	...	Nancy Baxter
Robert Joy	...	Elliot West
Candy Clark	...	Melanie
John Beal	...	Harold Caswell
Leora Dana	...	Emma Caswell
John Harkins	...	Clifford Sanders
Lori Loughlin	...	Susan Baxter
Meg Ryan	...	Lisa
Neill Barry	...	Jeff
Peter Kowanko	...	Roger (as Pete Kowanko)
Frederikke Borge	...	Elliot's Assistant (as Rikke Borge)
Carlos Romano	...	David Cohler
Josefina Echánove	...	Dolores (as Josephina Echanove)
Jorge Zepeda	...	Van Driver

Storyline

A man who is separated from his wife moves into the infamous Amityville House. Their daughter dies in a boating accident (after being told that she is not allowed to go to the house) and now the mother sees her deceased daughter "alive" in the house. Mr. Baxtor calls a paranormal investigator in to help and the investigator finds out the source of the household problems.

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Plot Keywords:

house | demon | reporter | three story dutch colonial | camera | 

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Taglines:

WARNING: in this movie you are the victim.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amityville 3

Filming Locations:

18 Brooks Road, Toms River, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to it's poor box office performance, this would be the last film in the series released theatrically, until the 2005 remake.

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Goofs

After the opening credits as Mr. Caswell escorts Melanie and John into the front door, you discover that the perspective view of the foyer in the background of the doorway is fake. There is a gap between the prop background and the top of the door frame where the side of a staircase can be seen ascending in a different direction than the one seen later in the film.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Emma Caswell: Good evening.

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Crazy Credits

The title "Amityville", both in 3D and 2D, appear to bevel outwards toward the audience. Then the "3D" skews outward from the bottom.

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Connections

Followed by The Amityville Haunting (2011)

User Reviews

Actually, not bad at all...

Probably the best movie of the series, I think. Okay, that's not saying much, but it's actually quite enjoyable. And probably the strongest, plot wise.

A magazine writer who happens to debunk psychics ends up buying the infamous house for cheap, blackmailing the current owner (a realtor, who is worried about his reputation, he had leased the house to two fake pyschics). And wackiness ensues. But it's not over the top at first, more general creepiness. There's nothing really special effect wise until the end, at which it does get a bit silly, but it's quite a finish.

It was originally in 3-D, and so you see a lot of shots that were intended to capitalize on this - frisbees thrown at the camera, flying swordfish, etc.

Also notable about this movie, it's the source for a quote frequently sampled by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult.