The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American biographical horror film directed by Andrew Douglas. It is a remake of the 1979 film of the same name which itself was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Jay Anson, which documents the alleged experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house in Long Island which had been the scene of a mass murder committed by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. who shot six members of his family there in November 1974. On November 13, 1974, at 3:15am, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. shot and killed his family at their home, 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. He killed... five members of his family in their beds, but his youngest sister, Jodie, had been killed in her bedroom closet. He claimed that he was persuaded to kill them by voices he had heard in the house. George and Kathy Lutz and her three children from a previous marriage move into what they believe will be their dream home, 112 Ocean Avenue situated on the waterfront in Amityville. When George questions the asking price, which is well below market value, the realtor confesses the house was the scene of a brutal murder.
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| Release date: | April 7, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Andrew Douglas |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller |
| Editor: | Roger Barton, Christian Wagner |
| Music by: | Steve Jablonsky |
| Cinematography: | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Screenplay by: | Scott Kosar, Sandor Stern, Kathy Lutz, George Lutz |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Amityville Horror |
| Genre: | Thriller |