The Amityville Horror (2005)

April 14, 2005 (US) • Horror • 90m

Overview

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.

Director

Andrew Douglas

Writers

Sandor Stern, Jay Anson, Scott Kosar

Top Billed

Ryan Reynolds

Keywords

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Where to watch

Free / Included

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Top Billed 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

Brendan Donaldson

Ronald Defeo

Annabel Armour

Realtor

Rich Komenich

Chief of Police

David Gee

ER Doctor

Danny McCarthy

Officer Greguski

Nancy Lollar

Librarian

José Taitano

Stitch

Lenore Thomas

Nurse Fuller

Marie Joelyn

Store Patron

Dorian Kingi

Scary Leashed Indian

Alan Koeppen

Paramedic

Ryan Kross

Restaurant patron

Sam Raysby

New York State Trooper

Jenny Strubin

Grocery Cashier

Crew

Michael Bay

Producer

David Crockett

Executive Producer

Ted Field

Executive Producer

Andrew Form

Producer

Andrew Douglas

Director

Peter Lyons Collister

Director of Photography

Roger Barton

Editor

Christian Wagner

Editor

Steve Jablonsky

Original Music Composer

Jennifer Williams

Production Design

Marco Rubeo

Art Direction

Daniel B. Clancy

Set Decoration

David C. Robinson

Costume Design

Lisa Fields

Casting

Brad Fuller

Producer

Jonathan Gesinski

Storyboard Artist

Sandor Stern

Screenplay

Matt Miller

Casting Associate

Shauna Duggins

Stunts

Jay Anson

Novel

Scott Kosar

Screenplay

Patrick Cunningham

Key Production Assistant

Matthew Cohan

Associate Producer

Stefan Sonnenfeld

Associate Producer

Randall Emmett

Co-Executive Producer

George Furla

Co-Executive Producer

Paul Mason

Co-Executive Producer

Steve Whitney

Co-Executive Producer

Ellen Ryba

Assistant Costume Designer

Dominic Mango

Key Hair Stylist

Suzi Ostos

Key Makeup Artist

Helen Marchfield

Makeup Artist

Miriam Hoffman-Durand

Seamstress

Tim Pedegana

Post Production Supervisor

David Crockett

Unit Production Manager

Craig A. Pinckes

First Assistant Director

Dru Anne Carlson

Script Supervisor

Ashley Eden Kessler

Art Department Coordinator

Nathan Mack

Carpenter

Tyler Osman

Construction Coordinator

Joeseph H. Gilmartin

Construction Foreman

Jeff Dieter

Greensman

Frank D. Dambra

Lead Painter

Scott Troha

Leadman

Mitch Devane

Painter

Steve Koch

Production Illustrator

Timothy W. Tiedje

Property Master

Kevin Cross

Set Designer

Jon Nicholson

Set Dressing Artist

Freddie Mikels

Standby Painter

Chris Hogan

ADR Supervisor

Paul Flinchbaugh

Assistant Sound Editor

Blair Scheller

Boom Operator

Hector C. Gika

Dialogue Editor

Trevor Ward

Dolby Consultant

Jim Stuebe

Production Sound Mixer

Harry Cohen

Sound Effects Editor

Kelly Oxford

Supervising Sound Editor

John D. Milinac

Special Effects Coordinator

Kathleen Lynch

Visual Effects Coordinator

Kosta Saric

Visual Effects Editor

Kimberly Adams

Visual Effects Producer

Sean Andrew Faden

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kurt Bryant

Stunt Coordinator

Chris Mulsoff

Best Boy Electric

Joe Carpita

Camera Intern

Peter Mercurio

Camera Operator

Dawn Copeland

Electrician

Robert C. Carlson

First Assistant Camera

Mark Castelaz

Gaffer

Christopher M. Collar Jr.

Grip

Cortland Boyd

Key Grip

Faires A. Sekiya

Steadicam Operator

Peter Iovino

Still Photographer

David Schmalz

Video Assist Operator

Gina Panno

Costume Supervisor

Patrick Caulfield

Set Costumer

Chris Regan

Color Timer

Leigh Folsom Boyd

First Assistant Editor

Brady Breen

Location Manager

Carrie Goodman

Location Scout

Tom Trafalski

Music Editor

Joseph Paoletti

Transportation Captain

Armand Paoletti

Transportation Co-Captain

James Hogan

Transportation Coordinator

Jim Dooley

Additional Music

Bob Myers

Cableman

P.J. Haines

Chef

Andy Barrios

Compositor

Barbara Doherty

Craft Service

Scott Litsinger

Finance

Dan Urbain

Loader

Kamar Bitar

Makeup Effects

Jeff Valeri

Production Coordinator

John J. Slove Jr.

Propmaker

Maurice Brunson

Security

Senica Billingsley

Set Production Assistant

Robert Amico

Stand In

Laura Torrance

Studio Teacher

John M. Pisani

Unit Publicist

Linda Perlin

Stunts

Shannon Fortune

Art Department Assistant

Thomas Coe

Second Assistant Director

Jeremy Oswald

Second Second Assistant Director

Mark Palansky

Second Unit Director

Michael D. Gianneschi

Assistant Property Master

Pam Gauss

Graphic Designer

Robert Deschaine

ADR Mixer

Tami Treadwell

ADR Recordist

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

Michael J. Broomberg

Foley Mixer

Robert Bruce Myers

Utility Sound

Jay Appleberry

Special Effects Technician

Nathan McGuinness

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Jaime Dawkins

Additional Grip

Ken Little Jr.

Assistant Camera

Steven Matthys

Best Boy Grip

Fernando M. Briones

Dolly Grip

Gregg Gannett

Second Assistant Camera

Mark E. Matthys

Second Company Grip

Danny Roth

Additional Casting

Meagan Lewis

Casting Assistant

Jonathan Kinnas

Wardrobe Assistant

Mark Todd Osborne

Additional Colorist

Fulvio Valsangiacomo

Assistant Editor

Stefan Sonnenfeld

Colorist

Gerald Ragland

Digital Intermediate Assistant

David Feldman

Digital Intermediate Producer

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Rosa Yang Kato

Assistant Location Manager

Bruce Fowler

Conductor

Desiree Varni

Accountant

Clayton Hauck

Additional Production Assistant

Matt McKinney

Art Department Production Assistant

Sandy Sfeir

Assistant Accountant

Jeremy Beiermann

Assistant Production Coordinator

Shane D. Kelly

Chief Lighting Technician

Patrick Tubach

Compositing Supervisor

Jen Hutchinson

Controller

Elise Dagley

Extras Casting Assistant

Jacquelyn Conard

Extras Casting Coordinator

Dennis J. Leahy

Generator Operator

Steve Alessi

Key Rigging Grip

Timothy Clark

Matte Painter

Helen Stergiou

Payroll Accountant

Olivier Agostini

Production Assistant

Stacey Carino

Stunts

Kenny Bates

Stunt Coordinator

Richard Epper

Stunts

Tom Lowell

Stunts

Brian Christensen

Stunts

Laura Dash

Stunts

Carl Paoli

Stunt Double

Tobiasz Daszkiewicz

Stunts

Rick LeFevour

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Harper

Stunt Coordinator

Jodi Starnes

Stunts

Larry Nicholas

Stunts

James Mammoser

Stunts

Andrew Shulkind

Libra Head Technician

Collection

The Amityville Collection

The Amityville Horror

Amityville: The Evil Escapes

Amityville 3-D

Amityville II: The Possession

The Amityville Curse

Amityville 1992: It's About Time

Amityville: A New Generation

Amityville: Dollhouse

Amityville: The Awakening

Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 7/10

May 16, 2021

_**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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$19,000,000

Revenue

$107,516,369

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The Amityville Horror (2005)

Sandor Stern, Jay Anson, Scott Kosar

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