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The Amityville Horror

(1980) R 117min.
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Released on July 27, 1980
"For God's sake, GET OUT!" was the ad campaign for the 1979 shocker The Amityville Horror. The film was based on the allegedly true story of the luckless Lutz family, who move lock, stock, and barrel into a new home, only to find that it is possessed ... Read More
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March 20, 2011
vanguardmd80
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Agreed....this movie sends chills! I remember seeing this movie as a kid, the hype was incredible! The scene with Rod Stieger is in the history books! ***********!
November 15, 2009
Bekka655
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Forget all the campy sequels or remakes..this one is the best. One that still gives me the chills and I've seen it a hundred times....Hard to believe Margot Kidder is a bag lady now...
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