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The Amityville Horror is a 2005 horror film, directed by Andrew Douglas. It is a remake of the original 1979 film, which itself was based on a 1977 novel that was ostensibly inspired by a real life mass murder in Long Island, New York.

Tagline: Katch 'em, kill em.

Plot summary

George (played by Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy (played by Melissa George) Lutz, along with their three children, move into what they believe will be their dream home; unaware that it previously belonged to the DeFeo family, and that Ronald DeFeo, Jr. had murdered his parents and siblings with a rifle the year before. DeFeo had claimed it was the "voices" that caused him to do it.

It doesn't take long for the Lutz family to start hearing ghostly voices, and witnessing apparations, including the ghost of Jodie DeFeo. George is the most affected, and he eventually becomes a danger to those around him. The local priest is called in to bless the house, and he fails, warning Kathy to leave the house before it's too late.

Main cast

Ryan Reynolds
— George Lutz
Melissa George
— Kathy Lutz
Jesse James
— Billy Lutz
Jimmy Bennett
— Michael Lutz
Chloe Moretz
— Chelsea Lutz (as Chloë Grace Moretz)
Rachel Nichols
— Lisa
Philip Baker Hall
— Father Callaway

Trivia

This is the last movie marketed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer before its 2005 merger.
The real life George Lutz is suing the makers of the film citing defamation of character.
William Weber, lawyer for DeFeo, has since admitted that the story that inspired the original book was a hoax concocted between himself and the Lutz family.
Filmed in and around Antioch, IL.

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