The Amityville Horror (2005)

A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.

Director:

Andrew Douglas

Writers:

Scott Kosar (screenplay), Jay Anson (novel),

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ryan Reynolds	...	George Lutz
Melissa George	...	Kathy Lutz
Jesse James	...	Billy Lutz
Jimmy Bennett	...	Michael Lutz
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Chelsea Lutz
Rachel Nichols	...	Lisa
Philip Baker Hall	...	Father Callaway
Isabel Conner	...	Jodie Defeo
Brendan Donaldson	...	Ronald Defeo
Annabel Armour	...	Realtor
Rich Komenich	...	Chief of Police
David Gee	...	ER Doctor
Danny McCarthy	...	Officer Greguski
Nancy Lollar	...	Librarian
José Taitano	...	Stitch

Storyline

George and Kathy Lutz and their three children move into a house that was the site of a horrific murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and try to keep the horror in the past. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What now follows is 28 days of sheer terror for the family.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | nightmare | ghost | priest | haunted house | 

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Taglines:

Based on the true story.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Terror en Amityville

Filming Locations:

1500 Busch Pky., Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$267,446 (Brazil) (19 August 2005)

Gross:

$522,408 (Brazil) (2 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Dimension Films, Platinum Dunes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Samuel Bayer turned down the offer to direct.

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Goofs

When George falls from the house when he is chasing Kathie, he gets really dirty, then when them take him into the boat he is totally clean.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The House: Catch them! Kill them!

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Connections

Referenced in Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)

User Reviews

awesome, intense movie!

Acting, direction, lighting, sounds...this is a GREAT movie. Its hard to understand all the naysayers...

cant people just sit back and have fun in a scary, intense movie??? There were about a hundred times I jumped out of my seat, especially when the priest talks about the stuffed animal.

I don't want to put a spoiler here. I don't remember the first movie but this is awesome. I think the dad here is every bit as scary as Jack Nicholson in The Shining. Go see it, enjoy and ignore the negative comments.