The Amityville Curse (1990) (V)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Tom Berry

Writers:

Hans Holzer (book)
Michael Krueger (story) ...

Release Date:

7 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It began as a best selling book, then exploded into movie history by shocking audiences around the world. Now, one of the greatest horror sagas of all time returns...

Plot:

Five people spend the night in an abandoned house, the Amityville haunted house, and soon find themselves terrorized by assorted ghosts, venomous insects and ghostly apparitions. |

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Priest | B Movie | Death | Nipple Slip

Cast

Kim Coates	...	Frank
Dawna Wightman	...	Debbie
Helen Hughes	...	Mrs. Moriarty
David Stein	...	Marvin
Anthony Dean Rubes	...	Bill
Cassandra Gava	...	Abigail
Jan Rubes	...	Priest
Norris Domingue	...	Detective
Scott Yaphe	...	Thin Boy (as Scott Howard)
Mark Camacho	...	Krabel
Tyrone Benskin	...	Video Technician
Ali Giron	...	Waitress
Griffith Brewer	...	Local
Ted A. Bohus	...	Ghoul

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Company:

Allegro Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie they can't get the lights in the house to work. Someone suggests that they have to call "Con Edison". If the movie takes place in Amityville, Long Island they should be calling "LILCO". LILCO (Long Island Lighting Company) services Long Island. Con Edison services New York City.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992) (V)

Soundtrack:

Lying Lips

Watchable but rather dull, incoherent shocker.

When a priest (Jan Rubes) was murdered years ago in a confession booth in his Church. The murderer was never found and the priest's personal stuff is been boarded up in the basement, where he used to live. Now in the present day, a group of five people (Kim Coates, Dawna Wrightman, David Stein, Anthony Dean Rubes and Cassandra Gava) are moving in the old priest's house. Which this house is supposed to be haunted and now the ground are experiencing strange things in the house. They been hearing noises, having nightmares, seeings visions and more. But one of them is the group of friends is not what he seems to be and they better get out of the house before it's too late.

Directed by Tom Berry made an rather boring supernatural horror film that has nothing to do with the previous "Amityville" movies and even the house is different. The cast tries their best but the script is boring and very dumb at times. It is very obvious this one, it was made in Canada unlike the other pictures. This film is based on a book by Hans Holzer, who wrote the book "Murder in Amityville". Which that book was turned into a picture titled "Amityville 2:The Possession". Also the movie is laughably bad, even the last act. Don't watch it, it's forgettable. (* ½/*****).