The Amityville Horror (1979)

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Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, The Amityville Horror is about a large house on the coast of Long Island where newly weds George and Kathy Lutz and their three children move into the house that they hope will be their dream house, but it ends up in terror. Not aware that a murder took place in the house several years back, George and Kathy turn to their family priest, Father Delaney, who believes the house is haunted and performs an exorcism on the house. But the evil spirit in the house causes him to become blind and makes him very ill. George and Kathy, with the help of another priest, Father Bolen and a police detective, they face the fears of the house, but not knowing the spirit is planning to possess George and then the children... Trivia ~ The outdoor scenes of the movie were not filmed in Amityville, Long Island, but rather Toms River, New Jersey. Local police and ambulance workers played extras. ~ James Brolin was hesitant when he was first offered the role of George Lutz. He was told that there was no script and that he must obtain a copy of Jay Anson's novel and read it as soon as possible. Brolin started the book one evening at seven o'clock and was still reading at two o'clock in the morning. He had hung a pair of his pants up in the room earlier and at a really "tense" part in the book, the pants fell down from wherever they had been hanging. Brolin jumped out of his chair, nearly crashing his head into the ceiling. It was then that Brolin said, "There's something to this story." He agreed to do the movie. ~ Even though James Brolin became friendly with George Lutz and his children, he was highly doubtful of their story.
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Date Added: Dec 10, 2006
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