The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Douglas and starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, 💹 and Philip Baker Hall. It also featured the debut of actress Chloe Grace Moretz. Written by Scott Kosar, it is 💹 based on the novel The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson, which was previously adapted into the 1979 film of the 💹 same name, while also serving as the ninth film in the Amityville Horror film series, which documents the experiences of 💹 the Lutz family after they move into a house at 112 Ocean Avenue, Long Island. In 1974, real-life mass murderer 💹 Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family at the same house in Amityville, New York.
The film was released 💹 in the United States on April 15, 2005, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Dimension Films. It received negative reviews, with many 💹 calling it derivative to the original film but saying it didn't deliver anything new. It grossedR$108 million on aR$19 million 💹 budget.
Plot [ edit ]
At 3:15 AM on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family at their house 💹 at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. He claimed that he was persuaded to kill them by voices he 💹 heard in the house.
One year later, a married couple George and Kathy Lutz move into the house along with Kathy's 💹 three children from a previous marriage, Billy, Michael, and Chelsea. The family soon begins experiencing paranormal events in the house. 💹 Chelsea claims that she has befriended a girl named Jodie, a name belonging to one of the murdered DeFeo children.
