The Amityville Horror
1979 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 6.3
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.
Based on The Amityville Horror
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-07-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,039 votes)
Themes
- halloween
- haunted house
- possession
- long island, new york
- paranormal
- new home
- exorcist
- psychotronic
- indian burial ground
- newspaper article
- pets
- haunted
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1980 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Brolin
as George Lutz
Margot Kidder
as Kathy Lutz
Rod Steiger
as Father Delaney
Don Stroud
as Father Richard Bolen
Murray Hamilton
as Father Ryan
John Larch
as Father Nuncio
Natasha Ryan
as Amy
K.C. Martel
as Greg
Meeno Peluce
as Matt
Michael Sacks
as Jeff
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg