The Amityville Horror

720-poster
release date July 27 1979
studio MGM
director Stuart Rosenberg
writer Sandor Stern, Jay Anson
starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton
rating
R
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Newlyweds move into a house where a murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away.

Official Review

Ah, the seventies. The decade that produced some of the best and most influential films in history. The decade that reinvented the horror genre in ways that can bring a man to tears. Oh, and the decade when “The Amityville Horror” came out. So, is this film worthy of its time? Does it deserve to be canonized amongst the greats? I imagine MGM would like us to think so, because here they bring us the Amityville Collection Special Edition Gift Set, just in time for “The Amityville Horror” remake, due in theatres April 15. …Read More

Official Score: 2 / 5