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:

What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained.

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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

Except for the attic windows and the vaguely Dutch Colonial style, the reproduction of the house does not resemble the actual house in Amityville as it was at the time the events were said to have taken place. Also, because of huge tourist interest in the house, the original house has been altered and is now less recognizable.

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Goofs

When the door in the basement opens, George appears with a pump action shotgun. He cocks the shotgun, loading the chamber with a live round. As he chases Kathy and the children through the house, he cocks the action again, which would eject the previously loaded shell, and no shell was ejected.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Monster Madness 2007 Recap (2007)

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.