Amityville 3-D (1983)

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

William Wales (written by)

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Enter the gateway to hell...at your peril!

Plot:

A reporter moves into the ominous Long Island house to debunk it of the recent supernatural events and becomes besieged by the evil manifestations which are connected to a hell-spawn demon lurking in the basement.

Plot Keywords:

Burned Alive | Spontaneous Human Combustion | Basement Pit | 3 Dimensional | Demon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tony Roberts	...	John Baxter
Tess Harper	...	Nancy Baxter
Robert Joy	...	Elliot West
Candy Clark	...	Melanie
John Beal	...	Harold Caswell
Leora Dana	...	Emma Caswell
John Harkins	...	Clifford Sanders
Lori Loughlin	...	Susan Baxter
Meg Ryan	...	Lisa
Neill Barry	...	Jeff
Peter Kowanko	...	Roger (as Pete Kowanko)
Rikke Borge	...	Elliot's Assistant
Carlos Romano	...	David Cohler
Josefina Echánove	...	Dolores (as Josephina Echanove)
Jorge Zepeda	...	Van Driver

Also Known As:

Amityville III: The Demon
Amityville: The Demon

Runtime:

105 min | UK:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Originally filmed in 3-D. As of 2006, the only commercial 3-D release is on the UK released Region 2 PAL Collector's Edition DVD.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the opening credits as Mr. Caswell escorts Melanie and John into the front door, you discover that the perspective view of the foyer in the background of the doorway is fake. There is a gap between the prop background and the top of the door frame where the side of a staircase can be seen ascending in a different direction than the one seen later in the film.

Quotes:

Lisa: I hear you bought yourself a haunted house.
John Baxter: I just bought the house, not the ghost.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Land of the Dead (2005)

Another good one!

The Baxtor family moves into the infamous Amityville House. Their daughter dies in a boating accident but the mother sees the now deceased daughter alive in the house. Mr. Baxtor calls a paranormal investigator in to help and the investigator finds out the source of the household problems. One of the last good sequels in the Amityville trilogy, with some _Bizzare_ special effects (Some times in a good way, other times in a bad way), a terrific cast, some genuinely scary and thrilling moments, and a good atmosphere and suspense built by the director. Pretty good entry in the notorious Amityville series IMHO. 6.5/10