The Amityville Horror [1979]/Amityville Horror [2005] [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

There's no place like home...for blood-curdling horror! One of the world's most famous haunted houses takes a terrorific turn in The Amityville Horror (James Brolin. 1979/119 min.). Keep the lights on for the contemporary remake, The Amityville Horror (Ryan Reynolds. 2005/89 min.) and you'll have a demonic night of d+j+ vu! 2 DVDs. Color/R.

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Features:
  • cc
  • Amityville Horror (1979): Audio commentary by Dr. Hans Holzer, PH.D. in parapsychology
  • For God's Sake, Get Out! documentary
  • Radio spots
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • The Amityville Horror (2005): Deleted scenes
  • Supernatural Homocide featurette - Discussion of the DeFeo murders and what really happened
  • The Source of Evil - Making Of featurette
  • Ryan Reynolds and producer's commentary
  • Multi-angle on-set peeks
  • Photo gallery

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:

  
       Ryan Reynolds - George Lutz
       James Brolin - George Lutz
       Margot Kidder - Kathleen Lutz
       Melissa George - Kathy Lutz
       Rod Steiger - Father Delaney
       Jesse James - Billy
       Don Stroud - Father Bolen
       Jimmy Bennett - Chris Lutz
       Murray Hamilton - Father Ryan
       Chloe Moretz - Chelsea
       Natasha Ryan - Amy
       Helen Shaver - Carolyn
       Rachel Nocholas - Lisa
       K.C. Martel - Greg
       Meeno Peluce - Matt
       Philip Baker Hall - Father Callaway
       Isabel Conner - Jodie Defeo
       Michael Sacks - Jeff
       Brendan Donaldson - Ronald Defeo
       Annabel Armour - Realtor
       Val Avery - Sgt. Gionfriddo
       Rich Komenich - Chief Of Police
       Amy Wright - Jackie
       David Michael Gee - ER Doctor
       John Larch - Father Nuncio
       Danny McCarthy - Officer Greguski
       Nancy Lollar - Librarian
       Irene Dailey - Aunt Helena
       Jose Taitano - Snitch
       James Tolkan - Coroner
       Elsa Raven - Mrs. Townsend
       Peter Maloney - Newspaper Clerk
       Eddie Barth - Agucci
       Rachel Nichols
       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

• Director:

  Stuart Rosenberg, Andrew Douglas

• Producer:

  Elliott Geisinger, Ronald Saland, Brad Fuller, Michael Bay, Andrew Form

• Screenwriter:

  Sandor Stern

• Book Author:

  Jay Anson

• Screenwriter:

  Scott Kosar

• Cinematographer:

  Fred Koenekamp, Peter Lyons Collister

• Composer (Music Score):

  Lalo Schifrin, Steve Jablonsky

• Editor:

  Robert Brown, Christian Wagner, Chris Wagner, Roger Barton

• Production Designer:

  Jennifer Williams

• Art Director:

  Kim Edgar Swados, Marco Rubeo

• Associate Producer:

  Matthew Cohan, Stefan Sonnenfeld

• Executive Producer:

  Samuel Z. Arkoff, Ted Field, David Crockett

• Set Designer:

  Kevin Cross, David C. Robinson, Stephanie Gilliam

• Costume Designer:

  Cynthia Bales, David C. Robinson

• Set Decorator:

  Daniel Clancy

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Jim Stuebe

• Special Effects:

  William Cruse, Dell Rheaume

• First Assistant Director:

  Craig Pinckes

• Casting:

  Lisa Fields

• Executive in Charge of Productio:

  Jere Henshaw

• Associate Editor:

  Stanley Frazen

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Rick LeFevour

• From Screenplay by:

  Sandor Stern

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Brad Sherman

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Kelly Oxford

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Kurt Bryant

• Co-Executive Producer:

  George Furla

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Alan Rankin

• Visual Effects:

  Asylum Visual Effects

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Jonathan Taylor

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Paul Mason, Steve Whitney, Randall Emmett

• Visual Effects:

  John D. Milnac

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Mark Harper