Amityville: Dollhouse (1996) (V)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Steve White

Writer:

Joshua Michael Stern (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Home is where the Horror is...

Plot:

A children's doll house, which is a miniature of the infamous haunted Long Island house, is given to a young girl where the demonic evil soon comes out to cause more terror.

Plot Keywords:

Dollhouse | Haunted House | Demonic Possession | Ghost | Sequel

Cast

Robin Thomas	...	Bill Martin
Starr Andreeff	...	Claire Martin (as Starr Adreeff)
Allen Cutler	...	Todd Martin
Rachel Duncan	...	Jessica Martin
Jarrett Lennon	...	Jimmy Martin
Clayton Murray	...	Jimmy's Father
Franc Ross	...	Tobias
Lenore Kasdorf	...	Aunt Marla
Lisa Robin Kelly	...	Dana

Also Known As:

Amityville Dollhouse: Evil Never Dies (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, sexuality, and some language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:16 | USA:R (Certificate #34409) | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | UK:18 | South Korea:All

Company:

Promark Entertainment Group

Trivia:

On the original poster art, and the UK cover art, the scene is more from Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989). You can tell because the lamp from the fourth movie is in front of the girl on the floor, and it's clear that she's in the attic from the fourth movie. Also, the girl in the poster is not Rachel Duncan (Jessica), but instead Brandy Gold from the fourth movie.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Amityville Curse (1990) (V)

OK if unnecessary sequel

I know I wrote a review of this some time back, but it appears to have disappeared. So here we go again. This final sequel, shot for cable or video, follows at least two other STV sequels to the original. One involved a haunted clock or lamp, the other a haunted mirror. This one involves a haunted dollhouse, with some truly creepy inhabitants. Very little gore or scares, and only one death, but still fun to watch if you're in the mood. My favorite part has the reasonably sexy stepmom, a Terry Farrell lookalike, coming onto her hunky stepson. There's also a pretty decent-looking demon near the end. But overall bad acting and a boring middle almost does this in. Stick with it for the fireplace sequence. You'll know it when you see it.