The Amityville Horror

20052005
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1h 30min

The Amityville Horror (2005)

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Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.

Director
- Andrew Douglas
Writers
- Scott Kosar(screenplay)
- Jay Anson(novel)
- Sandor Stern(earlier screenplay)
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Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Ryan Reynolds in The Amityville Horror (2005)

Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George in The Amityville Horror (2005)

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Kathy Lutz's (MELISSA GEORGE) dream home becomes a house of horrors in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

MELISSA GEORGE stars as Kathy Lutz in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

MELISSA GEORGE tries to save her daughter from falling off the roof in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

The evil in the Lutz house leaves a frightening message for Kathy (MELISSA GEORGE) in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

George Lutz (RYAN REYNOLDS) discovers a secret room in the basement in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

George Lutz (RYAN REYNOLDS) descends into madness in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

RYAN REYNOLDS stars as George Lutz in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.

Director
- Andrew Douglas
Writers
- Scott Kosar(screenplay)
- Jay Anson(novel)
- Sandor Stern(earlier screenplay)
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In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into an elegant Long Island house. What they don't know is that the house was the site of a horrific mass murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and attempt to keep the horror in the past, but are now haunted by a murderous presence. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What follows is 28 days of sheer, unbridled terror for the family with demonic visions of the dead. Based on the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror remains one of the most horrifying haunted house stories ever told - because it actually happened. —Film_Fan

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Taglines
- What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained.
Genre
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexuality and drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Ryan Reynolds chose not to become close with his "movie" children. He was not mean or rude to them, just very distant. So distant in fact that the children often confided to those on the set that "Ryan doesn't like us!" Ryan said that he did not want to "fall in love" with the kids. Ryan did this so that when George Lutz started changing, he would have no trouble easing in to the verbal and physical abuse.

Goofs
(at around 7 mins) The actual address of the house when the Lutz family moved in was 112 Ocean Avenue. When George and Kathleen visit the house for the first time, the address is 412 Ocean Avenue. This is because not only is the movie not meant to be historically accurate in any way, but for legal reasons they were unable to use the house's original address. For the same reasons, the children's names have been changed from the original Lutz family names.

Quotes
Father Callaway: You know the doll with one eye that your daughter is holding?
Kathy Lutz: Yes, well...
Father Callaway: Well, that belonged to the little girl who lived here before you.
Kathy Lutz: Yes, it was left here.
Father Callaway: No, Mrs. Lutz, it was not left here.
Kathy Lutz: Father, what exactly are you trying to tell me?
Father Callaway: I knew the DeFeo's very well. I presided over their funeral. Jodie DeFeo was buried with that doll.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: House of D/Down and Derby/Palindromes/Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room/The Interpreter (2005)

Top review

Just Awful

The girl from "Alias" was a bonus but the rest of this awful film deserves to be flushed. It's not like the house has legs, which is why the whole premise of this film (and its 1979 original) is so stupid. If things get really bad, here's some simple advice: JUST RUN AWAY. The house doesn't chase you. You're free of the evil. However, we know from the very beginning of this film that George is precisely the kind of guy stupid enough to get himself involved in an evil situation and then try to ride it out as though everything were going well. After all, he marries a woman with three children, which pretty much makes the notion of hell redundant. So really, I think that when George starts hearing voices and seeing things, it's not so much that he's being possessed by the house as he's realizing that his swinging bachelor life is truly over.

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McGrit
Apr 16, 2005

Release date
- April 15, 2005 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official website
Language
- English
Also known as
- El terror En Amityville
Filming locations
- 27618 Silver Lake Rd., Salem, Wisconsin, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $65,233,369
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,507,007
- Apr 17, 2005
Gross worldwide
- $107,516,369

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Runtime
- 1h 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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