Amityville 3-D

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The third installment in the haunted-house saga discards any pretense of being based on actual events in order to provide the requisite cheap thrills sought by audiences during the short-lived 3-D revival of the early '80s. When a skeptical reporter (Tony Roberts) with a penchant for debunking phony psychic hoaxes moves into the Long Island house to disprove its nightmarish legend, he and his family are set upon by all manner of supernatural beasties. Many such manifestations leap wildly out at the screen to fully exploit the 3-D effect, making the cheap gags all too obvious in the "flattened" video and cable prints (often released under the title Amityville 3: The Demon). Remarkably violent for a PG-rated film (those with an intense fear of fire might want to fast-forward through Candy Clark's death scene), Amityville 3-D has a certain cheesy appeal for anyone who likes touring Halloween spook-houses. Look closely to spot a young Meg Ryan in a small doomed-teen role. This 3-D version was followed by even more sequels, including Amityville: The Evil Escapes, Amityville 1992: It's About Time, The Amityville Curse, and Amityville: A New Generation. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Features:
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  • [None specified]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Tony Roberts - John Baxter
       Tess Harper - Nancy Baxter
       Robert Joy - Elliot West
       Candy Clark - Melanie
       John Beal - Harold Caswell
       Leora Dana - Emma Caswell
       John Harkins - Clifford Sanders
       Lori Loughlin - Susan Baxter
       Meg Ryan - Lisa
       Carlos Romano - David Cohler

• Director:

  Richard Fleischer, William Wales

• Producer:

  Stephen F. Kesten

• Screenwriter:

  David Ambrose, William Wales

• Cinematographer:

  Jack Cardiff, Fred Schuler

• Composer (Music Score):

  Howard Blake

• Editor:

  Frank J. Urioste

• Art Director:

  Giorgio Postiglione

• Costume Designer:

  Clifford Capone

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Manuel Topete

• Special Effects:

  Michael Wood, Connie Brink, Al Griswold

• First Assistant Director:

  Joseph P. Reidy

• Stunts:

  Harry Madsen, Scott Wilder, Noon Orsatti, David Burton