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Release Date: 17 July, 2001 Retail Price: $14.95 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
In 1979, the most terrifying haunted house movie came our way. The haunted house film was entitled, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. This film is based on the true events of the DeFeo murders, where Ronald Butch DeFeo, Jr. murdered his parents, two brothers, and two sisters, while the slept. This film is definitely the most horrifying haunted house story to have ever been told.
In November of 1974, Ronald Butch DeFeo, Jr. murdered his parents and four brothers and sister in cold blood. He claimed during the trial that he heard the voices of evil spirits telling him to do so. A certain evil spirit, as Ronald claims, had possessed Ronald. But the town of Amityville, New York, is too smart to let him get off that easy. In 1975, a year after the massacre, the DeFeo's beautiful colonial house, located at 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, New York, is now up for sale. GEORGE LUTZ (played by the outstanding James Brolin) and his wife, KATHLEEN "KATHY" (played by Margot Kidder), come across the house, with a major interest in buying it, despite the news they've heard about the house's previous tenants. "Houses don't have memories", claims the couple, where they go on with buying the house. A month later, George and Kathy finally move in with their three childre, AMY (played by Natasha Ryan), GREG (played by K.C. Martel), and MATT (played by Meeno Peluce).
On the first day, while Kathy and George are out in the back having some fun with the kids, the local priest, FATHER DELANEY (played by Rod Steiger), drops by to bless the house. He does not see Kathy or George, but he decides to bless the house anyway. He goes into one of the rooms, and is ready to bless the house, when a sudden mess of flies surround Father Delaney. They continue to surround him until the bedroom door suddenly opens, where an evil voice demands that Father Delaney, "Get out..." "GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (This particuarly scene made me crap myself). Father Delaney gathers up his belongings, as well as his energy, and runs out of the house.
Over the course of the next few weeks, say around 12 days, things become very strange for the Lutz's. On such occasion, Amy has been talking to an invisible girl named, Jody. Kathy happens to get a glimps of Jody, where she sees a horrifying pig's face, with evil red glowing eyes, complete with an evil pig's grunt. The walls all ooze blood, the toilets spill a strange black ooze, the door is ripped off its hinges one night. One more thing, George Lutz, is suddenly not feeling very well. Every night, he awakens at 3:15 am. Why?, you ask. Because that is the time that Ronald had killed his entire family, single-handedly. While at a bar with his friend and co-worker, JEFF (played by Michael Sacks), the bartender serves George, but when he gets a good look at George, the bartender becomes startled from fright, for he claims that George looks exactly like...Ronald DeFeo. Jeffery's wife, CAROLYN (played by Helen Shaver), is sort of a medium. They accompany George to the house, where they all plan to go out for a few hours, but Carolyn is drawn to the cellar, for she feels the evil presence within the house. She, George, and Jeff break down the wall that the Lutz's dog, Harry, has been clawing at. The wall reveals an ancient Indian burial ground that contains that of the spirits that were slaughtered there around the 1600s or the 1700s. On the 28th day, all hell breaks loose. George and Kathy gather up the kids and Harry, where they make a run for their lives. They make it out of the house without any problem, where they drive off to safety. The family never returned to claim the house or their personal belongings.
This film is the scariest haunted house film I have ever seen in my entire life. I sat up one night to watch it and I was scared out of my wits. Now, as I said, this film is based on true events. The DeFeo murders did actually take place at 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, New York. The hauntings that the Lutz's experienced were not at all to this extent, but I have heard that they did experience some pretty spooky stuff. I just would like to point out that the DeFeo family that was murdered by their oldest son, Ronald, are in no way, shape, or form, relatives of mine. So, please do not send me any e-mails or IMs asking me any questions you might have.
CLASSIC HORROR AT IT'S BEST!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST HAUNTED HOUSE MOVIES EVER MADE!
WITH ROD STEIGER AND MARGOT KIDDER PROVIDING ULTIMATE PERFORMANCES, HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG?
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