Amityville 3-D
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Stephen F. Kesten |
| Written by | William Wales |
| Starring | Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy |
| Music by | Howard Blake |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler |
| Editing by | Frank J. Urioste |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation (USA, theatrical) |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Running time | 105 min (USA), 93 min. (UK) |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Amityville II: The Possession |
| Followed by | Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes |
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Amityville 3D (also known as Amityville III: The Demon) is the third film in The Amityville Horror movie saga, released in 3D in 1983.
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[edit] Plot
John Baxter, separated from his wife, moves into the infamous Amityville House with plans to debunk the haunting myth for a newspaper article. The longer he stays in the house, however, the more he comes to believe that tales of the house's possession might be true. When his daughter dies in a boating accident nearby, his wife sees her alive in the house. Baxter calls in a paranormal investigator to help, and together they discover more of the house's terrifying secrets.
[edit] Cast
- Tony Roberts - John Baxter
- Tess Harper - Nancy Baxter
- Robert Joy - Elliott 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
- Rikke Borge - Joyce
- Carlos Romano - David Cohler
- Paco Pharrez - Maintenance Man
- Jorge Zepeda - Van Driver
- Raquel Pankowsky - Sensory Woman
- Josefina Echánove - Dolores
[edit] Trivia
- This was one of a spate of 3-D films released in the early 80s. This film shared the distinction of a 3-D third chapter with Jaws 3-D and Friday the 13th Part 3.
- Despite reading "Amityville 3-D" on the cover, none of the video releases were in 3-D.
- Robert Joy's character was named Elliott West after Eliot Ness.
- Although MGM's DVD box set of the Amityville films claims that this film is not a sequel, there are references to the original story.
- This was the first Amityville film to not be based on or inspired by the so-called "true story" of the original book and movie.
- Retitled for overseas and some television releases as Amityville III: The Demon.
- First and only film in the series to receive a PG rating from the MPAA.
[edit] External links
| Amityville Horror saga |
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Amityville Horror (1979 original) | Amityville II: The Possession | Amityville 3-D | Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes | The Amityville Curse | Amityville 1992: It's About Time! | Amityville: A New Generation | Amityville Dollhouse: Evil Never Dies | The Amityville Horror (2005 remake) |
