Amityville: A New Generation (1993) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

John Murlowski

Writers (WGA):

Christopher DeFaria (written by) &
Antonio Toro (written by)

Release Date:

29 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Terror Has a Reflection All its Own.

Plot:

An old mirror from the haunted Long Island house finds its way into a photographer's family where the evil soon manifests itself to cause more terror and mayhem.

Plot Keywords:

Mirror | Sequel | Supernatural | Hanged Girl | Independent Film

Cast

Ross Partridge	...	Keyes Terry
Julia Nickson-Soul	...	Suki
Lala Sloatman	...	Llanie (as Lala)
David Naughton	...	Dick Cutler
Barbara Howard	...	Janet Cutler
Jack Orend	...	Franklin Bronner (as Jack R. Orend)
Richard Roundtree	...	Pauli
Terry O'Quinn	...	Detective Clark
Robert Rusler	...	Ray
Lin Shaye	...	Nurse Turner
Karl Johnson	...	Cafe Owner
Ralph Ahn	...	Mr. Kim
Tom Wright	...	Morgue Attendant
Bob Jennings	...	Rookie Cop
Jon Steuer	...	Young Keyes

Also Known As:

Amityville 1993: The Image of Evil (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #32320) | Australia:M | UK:18

Goofs:

Continuity: In Suki's room we see a set of 3 Hi-Fi components stacked on each other: 2 silver (cassette deck and amplifier) and 1 black (cd-player). In the first shot we see the black one (cd) stacked in the middle with the two silver ones on top and at the bottom. After a while (next close shot) we see the same components but they are stacked differently: The black (cd-player) lays at the bottom with the two other silver components on top of it.

Movie Connections:

Follows Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Furnace Rekindled

Not that Bad

Ok, I admit, I have not seen the original yet; but in all this movie isn't all that bad. The idea of objects (like a clock in Amityville 6 (1992 it's about time) or a mirror in this tale (Amityville 7) carrying the original horrors are a bit hokey, but then again it makes sense. I liked this movie better than its time traveling predecessor and this one gives an interesting history if an Amityville family through the deranged father/psyco-killer handing the mirror and its inner demons to his son (who unknowingly accepts the gift and the re-opening of buried images/memories). Maybe it was because I was in New York and Amityville is in Long Island, but this film is at least average (hence a 5 or 6).