The Amityville Horror

"What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained."

2005 1h 30m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 2,435

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George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

“What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained.”

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Cast

Ryan Reynolds
George Lutz
Melissa George
Kathy Lutz
Jesse James
Billy Lutz
Jimmy Bennett
Michael Lutz
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chelsea Lutz
Rachel Nichols
Lisa
Philip Baker Hall
Father Callaway
Isabel Conner
Jodie Defeo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Douglas
Writers: Jonathan Gesinski, Sandor Stern, Scott Kosar
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Amityville Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Douglas, shot by Peter Lyons Collister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Jablonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Roger Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George and Jesse James carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Douglas directs. Peter Lyons Collister behind the camera. Steve Jablonsky scores. Roger Barton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.
3Released 21 years ago.
4Part of the "The Amityville Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Andrew Douglas, shot by Peter Lyons Collister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Steve Jablonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Roger Barton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George and Jesse James carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained.".
10IMDB entry: tt0384806 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "holy water", "halloween", "haunted house", "based on true story".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Lyons Collister
Original score: Steve Jablonsky
Editing: Roger Barton
Production design: Jennifer Williams
Costume design: David C. Robinson
Makeup / hair: Dominic Mango
VFX supervisor: Sean Andrew Faden
Stunt coordinator: Kurt Bryant
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $19,000,000
Box office: $107,516,369
Return: 566% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Amityville Horror (2005)

Part of

The Amityville Collection

The Amityville Horror film series is a series of American supernatural horror films centered on events in a haunted house in Amityville, New York.

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Wuchak2021-05-16
★ 7/10
Effective haunted house movie with Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George A young couple with three children buys an old, large house on Long Island in 1975. The house has a diabolic history, but they purchase it anyway because it's such a great deal. Will they make it out alive? I didn’t have high hopes for "The Amityville Horror" (2005) because I'm not a fan of haunted house movies and thus had not yet seen the original version. But I decided to give it a try due to Melissa George. The movie maintains a serious tone throughout and did not disappoint; it successfully piqued my interest in the whole Amityville Horror legend, which you can read about on the internet. Some may accuse the film of ripping off aspects of "The Shining" (1980), but keep in mind that the original movie was released a year before "The Shining" while the books they were based on were both published in 1977. The difference is that “The Amityville Horror” was inspired by supposedly true events whereas Stephen King’s novel was purely fictional. Of course this remake inspired me to see the classic version from 1979 with James Brolin and Margot Kidder. What I like about that one is that it takes its time to develop the characters in what is essentially a realistic drama topped off with creepy paranormal happenings. It addresses dark, ugly stuff but it actually has a warm heart (recall what George does in the final scene). This brisk 2005 remake is like the Reader’s Digest version, unsurprisingly upping the ante with the (clichéd) horror elements; it thankfully offers interesting details on the backstory of the house. I think they’re both worth checking out. If you prefer longer with more depth you’ll favor the original version whereas if you want something faster and more modern you’ll appreciate this one. Melissa George is a gorgeous woman and I enjoy watching her. Also on hand on the feminine front is Rachel Nichols, who played Tamara in the 2011 redo of "Conan the Barbarian." Rachel plays a hippie chick babysitter and she's perfect for the role. The babysitter is haughty and scoffs at the diabolic history of the house but let's just say she leaves as a true believer. This was a great sequence that perked my interest at a time it needed it (as I was starting to get bored by that point). In any event, I had to reassess my appraisal of Ms. Nichols after seeing her in this film as she won my appreciation. Meanwhile Chloë Grace Moretz plays the little girl; she was only 7 when the film was shot. Ryan Reynolds as the husband is fine, but he seems TOO in-shape for the role. However, I'm sure the ladies appreciate it. The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot at Silver Lake and Salem, Wisconsin, with other parts filmed in the Chicago area of Illinois. GRADE: B

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