The Amityville Horror is a 1979 horror film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jay Anson. The film was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and stars James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. The music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. It is the first movie in the Amityville Horror saga.
The story is based on the reported real-life experiences of the Lutz family who after purchasing and moving into their new home on 112 Ocean Avenue...
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The Amityville Horror is a 1979 horror film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Jay Anson. The film was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and stars James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. The music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. It is the first movie in the Amityville Horror saga.
The story is based on the reported real-life experiences of the Lutz family who after purchasing and moving into their new home on 112 Ocean Avenue, a house where a mass murder had been committed the year before, experiences a series of frightening paranormal events, causing them to flee the house only 28 days after moving in. These events have been the subject of much controversy.
The on-location scenes of The Amityville Horror were filmed at a house in Toms River, New Jersey, which had been converted to look like the 112 Ocean Avenue home after the authorities in Amityville denied permission for filming on the actual location. Exterior scenes were also filmed in Toms River and Point...
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