The Amityville Horror

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

"For God's sake, GET OUT!" was the ad campaign for the 1979 shocker The Amityville Horror. The film was based on the allegedly true story of the luckless Lutz family, who move lock, stock, and barrel into a new home, only to find that it is possessed by the demonic spirits of its previous owners. Variations of the Seven Deadly Plagues emanate from virtually every household fixture, while other forms of otherworldly mischief are suffered by the Lutz children. Enter kindly Father Delaney (Rod Steiger), who does his utmost to exorcise the house. The Amityville Horror was frequently greeted with laughs from its first-run audiences, especially after it was discovered that the "actual" events depicted in the film (based on a book by Jay Anson) were complete fabrications. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • cc
  • New high-definition transfer
  • New state-of-the-art 5.1 surround
  • Audio commentary by Dr. Hans Holzer, PhD in Parapsychology
  • "For God's Sake, Get Out!" documentary
  • Radio spots
  • Original theatrical trailer

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Original Score - 1979 (Lalo Schifrin)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Score - 1979 (Lalo Schifrin)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       James Brolin - George Lutz
       Margot Kidder - Kathleen Lutz
       Rod Steiger - Father Delaney
       Don Stroud - Father Bolen
       Natasha Ryan - Amy
       Murray Hamilton - Father Ryan
       K.C. Martel - Greg
       Helen Shaver - Carolyn
       Meeno Peluce - Matt
       Michael Sacks - Jeff
       Val Avery - Sgt. Gionfriddo
       Amy Wright - Jackie
       John Larch - Father Nuncio
       Irene Dailey - Aunt Helena
       Hank Garrett - Bartender
       Richard Hughes - 2nd New York State Trooper
       Michael Hawkins - New York State Trooper
       Marc Vahanian - Jimmy
       Carmine Foresta - Cop at the House
       Baxter Harris - Cop #2 at the House
       Michael Stearns - Policeman
       James Tolkan - Coroner
       Elsa Raven - Mrs. Townsend
       Peter Maloney - Newspaper Clerk
       Eddie Barth - Agucci

• Director:

  Stuart Rosenberg

• Producer:

  Elliott Geisinger, Ronald Saland

• Screenwriter:

  Sandor Stern

• Book Author:

  Jay Anson

• Cinematographer:

  Fred Koenekamp

• Composer (Music Score):

  Lalo Schifrin

• Editor:

  Robert Brown

• Art Director:

  Kim Edgar Swados

• Executive Producer:

  Samuel Z. Arkoff

• Costume Designer:

  Cynthia Bales

• Special Effects:

  William Cruse, Dell Rheaume

• Executive in Charge of Productio:

  Jere Henshaw

• Associate Editor:

  Stanley Frazen