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The Amityville Horror (1979)

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Horror | Suspense | Supernatural

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria, zombiefreak

Overview

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

Rated R | Length 118 minutes

Actors

James Brolin | Margot Kidder | Rod Steiger | Don Stroud | Murray Hamilton | John Larch | Natasha Ryan | K. C. Martel | Meeno Peluce | Michael Sacks | Irene Dailey | Helen Shaver | Amy Wright | Marc Vahanian | Elsa Raven | Eddie Barth | Hank Garrett | James Tolkan | J.R. Miller | Val Avery | Peter Maloney

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/02/2013TVStreamingTV8.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This one has a special place in my heart, as it was one of the first horror films I saw on the big screen. A double-feature at the Brighton Theater in Chicago, screened with Dressed to Kill. The good ol’ days…

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