Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992) (V)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Tony Randel

Writers (WGA):

John G. Jones (book)
John G. Jones (story)

Release Date:

16 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The Terror Returns With a Vengence

Plot:

Jacob Sterling brings home a mysterious clock from the infamous Amityville house, not knowing that it's haunted by demonic spirits.

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Hanged Girl | Supernatural | Suburbia | Independent Film

Cast

Stephen Macht	...	Jacob Sterling
Shawn Weatherly	...	Andrea Livingston
Megan Ward	...	Lisa Sterling
Damon Martin	...	Rusty Sterling
Jonathan Penner	...	Dr. Leonard Stafford
Nita Talbot	...	Iris Wheeler
Dean Cochran	...	Andy
Terrie Snell	...	Mrs. Tetmann
Kevin Bourland	...	Officer #1
Margarita Franco	...	Officer #2
William Jackson	...	Officer #3 (as William B. Jackson)
Willie C. Carpenter	...	Doctor
Dick Miller	...	Mr. Andersen
Alan Berman	...	Van Driver
Dylan Milo	...	Baby Rusty

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, sensuality and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (Certificate #31575) | Australia:M | UK:18

Company:

Steve White Productions

Trivia:

In it's original release, the movie was officially titled "Amityville 1992: It's about time". When it was released on DVD almost 10 years later, it had a new box and the "1992" was dropped from the title. During the opening titles you can see a black box over the spot where "1992" should appear in the title.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the living room doors slam on Lisa, if you look closely, there are wires attached to the knobs.

Quotes:

Jacob Sterling: [Last Lines] What the hell was that all about?
Andrea Livingston: It's about time, that's what.

Movie Connections:

Version of Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) (TV)

Soundtrack:

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

And on and on and on and on....

It might be about time (Yeah? Geddit?) but I can't see too many people crapping themselves waiting for this fifth or sixth or what-the-hell-ever instalment in the seemingly never-ending 'Amityville' series. Irritatingly, this one has some decent ideas but never makes use of them, while the slow build up is wasted thanks to short cuts in the story and a reliance on that most clichéd of horror movie characters, the batty neighbour who somehow knows exactly what's going on and fills in all the blanks. Almost as annoying is the film's insistence that its ending is clever, when anyone can tell it's utter cobblers. It's better than most other entries in the series, but then so is a kick in the balls.