The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror is the first film in the long-running horror franchise. In the original 1979 film, a family moves into a home where years prior, a brutal murder was committed. Quickly after moving in, they begin to experience supernatural events that take a toll on the father's sanity. James Brolin and Margot Kidder star as the newlyweds George and Kathy Lutz.
The Amityville Horror
- Director
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Release Date
- July 27, 1979
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Cast
- Murray Hamilton , Margot Kidder , James Brolin , Don Stroud , Rod Steiger
- Writers
- Sandor Stern
- Runtime
- 117 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Amityville: The Awakening , Amityville in Space , The Amityville Murders , Amityville - The Legacy 3D
- Budget
- $4.7 million
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