| The Amityville Horror (1979)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| James Brolin |
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| Margot Kidder |
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| Rod Steiger |
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| Don Stroud |
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| Murray Hamilton |
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| John Larch |
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| Natasha Ryan |
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| K.C. Martel |
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| Meeno Peluce |
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| Michael Sacks |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
Stuart Rosenberg |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
119 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Based on a bestselling, allegedly nonfiction book about haunted goings-on in a Long Island house (The Amityville Horror Conspiracy), this rather cheesy horror movie is more silly than unsettling. James Brolin and Margot Kidder star as newlyweds who move into the empty home and are gradually affected by the legacy of a murder committed on the premises. Rod Steiger is a priest who can tell what's up and gets dispatched in a rather ugly way. Director Stuart Rosenberg can't lift the action above a certain level of tawdriness, and the audience ends up watching the horror from a distance instead of feeling involved. In the wake of The Exorcist, this 1979 spooker seemed like a no-brainer knockoff--and still does. --Tom Keogh |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
186 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
027616909374 |
| Release Date |
4/5/2005 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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