The Amityville Horror (1979)

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A family moves into a home where a family was murdered by a family member.


Genre

Horror, Supernatural

Characters/Groups

George Lutz - James Brolin

Kathy Lutz - Margot Kidder

Father Delaney - Rod Steiger

Father Bolen - Don Stroud

Father Ryan - Murray Hamilton

Father Nuncio - John Larch

Amy - Natasha Ryan

Greg - K.C. Martel

Matt - Meno Peluce

Jeff - Michael Sacks

Carolyn - Helen Shaver

Jackie - Amy Wright

Sgt. Gionfriddo - Val Avery

Aunt Helen - Irene Dailey

Jimmy - Marc Vahanian

Mrs. Townsend - Elsa Raven

Bride - Ellen Saland

Agucci - Eddie Barth

Bartender - Hank Garrett

Coroner - James Tolkan

Cop at the House - Carmine Foresta

Newspaper Clerk - Peter Maloney

Carpenter - Charlie Welch

Boy - J.R. Miller

Girl - Patty Burtt

New York State Trooper - Michael Hawkins

2nd New York State Trooper - Richard Hughes

Neighbor - Jim Dukas

Cop 2 at the House - Baxter Harris

Policeman - Michael Stearns

Dead Father - Jack Krupnick

Harry

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Detailed Synopsis

During a thunderstorm on the night of November 13, 1974, in Amityville, New York, a man goes throughout his house methodically shooting and killing all the members of his family including his Father. Th police arrive and Sgt. Gionfriddo remarks to the Coroner that it keeps on getting worse as more and more bodies are brought out of the house. The Coroner tells him that all the victims were shot in their beds execution style.

One year later, George Lutz and Kathy Lutz are doing a house showing of the Amityville house with Mrs. Townsend. She shows them around and Kathy tells her that they just got married. They tell Mrs. Townsend that they want to look around some more and Kathy worries that they can't afford it, but George thinks they can manage if he moves his office into the guest house. Kathy brings up the murders, but George tells her that houses don't have memories. They tell Mrs. Townsend that they'll buy it.

One month later, the Lutzes move into the house. Father Delaney arrives at the house, but the family is out back. He walks into the house and walks into one of the rooms. As he is about to start blessing the house, the room starts to fill up with flies and he starts to develop a fever and cough. The room door opens and a voice yells to get out. Delaney stumbles out of the house and drives away. Later, Delaney calls Kathy, but she can't hear him through the static and his he drops the phone, when it suddenly burns his hand.