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Amityville 3-D

Year:

1983

Duration:

105 min | UK:93 min

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

3.9

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1983-11-18

Filming Locations: 18 Brooks Road, Toms River, New Jersey, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $2,366,472 (USA) (20 November 1983)

Gross: $6,333,135 (USA) (4 December 1983)

Cast

Actor

Character

Lori Loughlin

Tony Roberts

John Baxter

Tess Harper

Nancy Baxter

Robert Joy

Elliot West

Candy Clark

Melanie

John Beal

Harold Caswell

Leora Dana

Emma Caswell

John Harkins

Clifford Sanders

Meg Ryan

Lisa

Neill Barry

Jeff

Peter Kowanko

Roger (as Pete Kowanko)

Frederikke Borge

Elliot's Assistant (as Rikke Borge)

Carlos Romano

David Cohler

Josefina Echánove

Dolores (as Josephina Echanove)

Jorge Zepeda

Van Driver

Raquel Pankowsky

Sensory Woman

Paco Pharrez

Maintenance Man (as Paco Pharres)

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Trivia

The Amityville Realty phone number is 666-1818. The "666" is the number of the beast as told in the Book of Revelation in the Hebrew Bible. "1818" is 6 times 3 (which might be written out as "666") twice. (1818 was also the year that Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was first published, which is credited as the originator of the horror genre.)

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This film features a scene where Meg Ryan is in a diner with some friends. The angles are oddly similar to those seen years later in When Harry Met Sally.

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A camera angle from the top of the stairs looks nearly identical to the iconic similar scenes in Psycho.

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Goofs

After the opening credits as Mr. Caswell escorts Melanie and John into the front door, you discover that the perspective view of the foyer in the background of the doorway is fake. There is a gap between the prop background and the top of the door frame where the side of a staircase can be seen ascending in a different direction than the one seen later in the film.

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When the swordfish flies at the camera (and also when it is shaking, ready to come off), the wire is clearly visible.

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When the evil forces caused the elevator to malfunction, the man inside is shown pressed against the ceiling as the elevator is rapidly descending. The only way this could happen is if the elevator was accelerating downward faster than the force of gravity could pull it. That he should stick to the ceiling is against the laws of physics.

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Quotes

Melanie: [to John] I don't want another one of your rational explanations, John. I know what I experienced, and I'm not crazy.

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Lisa: I hear you bought yourself a haunted house.

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Elliot West: A famous writer once said "Reality is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes."

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Faq

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Amityville 3-D can be found here.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

What is 'Amityville 3D' about?

John Baxter (Tony Roberts), a reporter for Reveal magazine, purchases the house in Amityville, Long Island, New York, where Ronald DeFeo murdered his parents, two brothers, and two sisters, claiming demonic possession in his defense. Shortly after Baxter moves in, his co-worker at the magazine, Melanie (Candy Clark), is mysteriously killed. When his daughter Susan (Lori Loughlin) is subsequently killed in a boating accident and wife Nancy (Tess Harper) refuses to believe that Susan is dead, he calls upon paranormal investigator Elliot West (Robert Joy) to get to the bottom of the problem.

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