The Amityville Asylum (2013)

Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems.

Director:

Andrew Jones

Writer:

Andrew Jones

Stars:

Sophia Del Pizzo, Lee Bane, Jared Morgan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophia Del Pizzo	...	Lisa Templeton
Lee Bane	...	Delaney
Jared Morgan	...	Doctor Elliot Mixter
Eileen Daly	...	Sadie Krenwinkel
Paul Kelleher	...	Hardcastle
Kenton Hall	...	Pemberton
Sarah Louise Madison	...	Allison
Alan Humphreys	...	Jerry Kimble
Matthew Batte	...	Dennis Palmer
Ina Marie Smith	...	Nancy Dennison
Judith Haley	...	Mrs. Hardesty
Andy Evason	...	Atkins
Scott Delap	...	Steadman
Ritchie Bessant	...	Face Peeler
Laura Jeffs	...	Katherine - TV Reporter

Storyline

Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems. Intimidated by staff and the psychotic ramblings of the patients, she is further unnerved by apparent supernatural occurrences on the night shift. To preserve her sanity Lisa must uncover the mysterious history of the institution and it's inmates. But the truth is far more terrifying than she could ever imagine.

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Plot Keywords:

asylum | psychotronic film | amityville | 

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Taglines:

You cannot escape the psycho-ward from hell!

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Genres:

Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Opened at #1 in the nationwide UK HMV DVD Chart.

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Goofs

There are no mental institutions in Amityville, NY.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Doctor Elliot Mixter: Lisa Templeton?
Lisa Templeton: Yes, it's me.
[drops her papers]
Lisa Templeton: Shit! Sorry, I did not mean to say that.

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Connections

Spun-off from The Amityville Horror (1979)

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Soundtracks

Burnout
Performed by The Courtesans
Written by Ben Thirkettle and Eileen Daly
© The Courtesans

User Reviews

The setting of this movie is a mental institution called "High Hopes". But don't get yours up.

Low-budget, claustrophobic (shot indoors and confined spaces), chat-fest about a young woman who gets a cleaning job at a mental institution where she contends with intimidating and creepy staff (one guy, actually), seeing people that aren't there, and "ward X" for the criminally insane who talk to her while she's down there cleaning the hallway.

The premise of this would-be or can't-be horror movie is that the asylum is built on the same spot as the famous Amityville house of the 70's (ergo the title of the movie) and before that, earlier on in the 18th century, where witchcraft practicing native-Americans were murdered by Christians.

I did not have high hopes (ha, ha) going into this thing, but it struck me in the early go that the acting was actually quite good and the performers serious and convincing. So that kind of hooked me, got my hopes up a bit (ha, ha, again). About mid-way, after seeing a poorly executed mirror scene (a tradition in many horror movies) that was supposed to spook me, my hopes suddenly plummeted. I had found the weakness of this movie: The scenes that were supposed to scare you, horrify you, and gross you out (what little there was) were very amateurish and lame (weak). Reader, you're better off if you grab a chair, go to a window of your house and look out. I assure you that whatever you see will be as interesting as this movie. So why bother? Love, Boloxxxi.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Amitivilska Ludnica

Filming Locations:

Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Moving Pictures, North Bank Entertainment, Amityville Asylum Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1