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    Unique ID Code: 0000022791
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 26/9/2001 00:37
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    Amityville Horror, The (UK)

    5 / 10
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    For God`s sake, get out!
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 114 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    If these walls could talk... the screams would wake the dead. Based on the chilling best-seller, this spooky study in psychological terror throws open the doors to your deepest, darkest fears!

    The Long Island colonial house on the river’s edge seemed perfect. Quaint, spacious and affordable, it was just what George and Cathy Lutz had been looking for. But looks can be deceiving... and their new dream home soon becomes a hellish nightmare as the walls begin to drip blood and satanic forces haunt them with sheer, unbridled evil. Now, with their lives - and their souls - in danger, the Lutzes must run as fast as they can from the home they once loved... or fall prey to its terrifying power!

    Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Oscar-winner Rod Steiger, this bone-chilling special effects laden thriller will hit you where you live.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Theatrical Trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Mono English
    Dolby Digital Mono Spanish
    Dolby Digital Mono Italian
    Dolby Digital Mono French

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    Italian
    Swedish
    English
    Spanish
    Dutch
    Danish
    Norwegian

    Directed By:
    Stuart Rosenberg

    Written By:


    Starring:
    John Larch
    Murray Hamilton
    Don Stroud
    Rod Steiger
    Margot Kidder
    James Brolin

    Casting By:
    Judy Taylor
    Mike Fenton
    Jane Feinberg

    Soundtrack By:
    Lalo Schifrin

    Director of Photography:
    Fred J. Koenekamp

    Editor:
    Robert Brown

    Costume Designer:
    Richard Butz
    Cynthia Bales

    Producer:
    Ronald Saland
    Elliot Geisinger

    Executive Producer:
    Samuel Z. Arkoff

    Distributor:
    Metro Goldwyn Mayer

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    Classic late 70s horror (one of the first films that most of us rented in the early days of video)...Carrie & George move into their dream home,but quickly turns into a nightmare! When the previous owners were murdered by their son,events soon come back to haunt the new owners!...What amazed me was the picture quality of this disc.I wasn`t really expecting much from such an old film (& the video quality was awful),but a nice clean transfer,sharp & colourful!..Sound is mono,but is clear and deep enough through a surround.No features to speak of (apart from an original trailer) & a multitude of subtitles & audio tracks. A great job by MGM!
    posted by mc7t on 24/7/2003 02:44