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Date: 18 November 1983 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Richard Fleischer

Production company billing: Dolby Stereo [2:35:1]
Synopsis: Horror film about a house possessed by strange forces which inhabit the well in the basement. A reporter who is a disbeliever in the supernatural moves into the infamous Amityville house and has his beliefs changed by a series of strange manifestations and deaths.

Genre:
Horror
Releases
Date: 18 November 1983Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8370 FeetLanguage: English

Credits (75)
Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Corporation, Production Company: Orion Pictures Corporation, Producer: Stephen F. Kesten, Production Executive: Tony Rubio, Production Associate: Vebe Borge, Unit production manager (location unit): G. Macbrown, Production Supervisor: Moira Kelly, Location Manager: Tom Ventimiglia, Location Manager: Tom O'Neill, Production staff: Laura Aguillar, Carmen Alba, Production Assistant: Steve Sklar, Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy, Assistant director (location unit): Ann B. Egbert, Screenplay: William Wales, Director of Photography: Fred Schuler, Camera Operator: William Steiner, Optical visual effects: Gary Platek, JEX Fx, Optical effects crew: Rick Fichter, Optical effects crew: Stuart Ziff, Optical effects crew: Peter Stolz, Terry Platek, Special Effects Supervisor: Jeff Jarvis, Special effects co-ordinator: Michael Wood, Special effects (location unit): Al Griswold, Connie Brink, Special effects crew: Michael Edmonson, Special effects crew: Jim Fredburg, Special effects crew: Bruce Robles, Special effects crew: Ken Scher, Special effects crew: Tim Farrell, Special effects crew: Sam Price, Special effects crew: Gary Schaedler, David Wood, Editor: Frank J. Urioste, Art Director: Giorgio Postiglione, Art director (location unit): Justin Scoppa, Set Decorator: Justin Scoppa, Production Illustrator: Maurice Zuberano, Costume Designer: Clifford Capone, Wardrobe supervisor (location unit): Toni Reed Baer, Special make-up: Vince Callaghan, Make-up illusions: John Caglione Jr, Make-up illusions crew: Kevin Haney, Make-up illusions crew: Neal Martz, Make-up illusions crew: David Smith, Doug Drexler, Title Design: Pablo Ferro & Associates, Title mechanicals: Steven Elliott, Music: Howard Blake, Music Editor: Dan Carlin, Music editing: La Da Productions, Sound Recording: Peter Ilardi, Sound Recording: John Fundus, Sound mixer: Manuel Topete, Sound Re-recording: Michael Minkler, Sound Re-recording: Rick Kline, Supervising Sound Editor: William Stevenson, Dialogue editor: Jack Schrader, Additional sound editor: Chester L. Slomka, Carl Mahakian, Stunt Co-ordinator: Chris Howell, Stunts: Chris Howell, Stunts: Harry Madsen, Stunts: Noon Orsatti, Stunts: Kimberly Epper, Stunts: Tony Farentino, Stunts: Victoria Vanderkloot, Stunts: David Burton, Stunts: Scott Wilder, Stunts: Hyla Marrow, Stunts: Julia Orozco, 3-D co-ordinator: Tibor Sands
Cast (18)
Sinfonia of London (), 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), Lori Loughlin (Susan Baxter), Meg Ryan (Lisa), Neill Barry (Jeff), Pete Kowanko (Roger), Rikke Borge (Elliot's Assistant), Carlos Romano (David Cohler), Josefina Echanove (Dolores), Jorge Zepeda (Van Driver), Raquel Pankowsky (Sensory Woman), Paco Pharres (Maintenance Man)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (14)
In: Film Score Monthly v10 n3 May/Jun 2005  Page: 62
Title: The Laserphile: Amityville Horrors: The Amityville Horror...Author: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: "...Collection". Four-disc box set comprising: AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979), AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION and AMITYVILLE 3-D.

In: Sight and Sound v14 n12 December 2004  Page: 74
Title: Amityville 3-DAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v10 n12 December 2000  Page: 61
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English

In: Time Out n717 17 May 1984  Page: 49
Title: [Time Out - n717 17 May 1984: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v51 n602 March 1984  Page: 73
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v51 n602 March 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n438 24 Mar 1984  Page: 18
Title: [Screen International - n438 24 Mar 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: City Limits n137 18 May 1984  Page: 30
Title: [City Limits - n137 18 May 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinefantastique v14 n3 May 1984  Page: 58
Title: [Cinefantastique - v14 n3 May 1984: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review plus effects feature.

In: Films and Filming n355 April 1984  Pages: 31-32
Title: [Films and Filming - n355 April 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: StarBurst n69 May 1984  Page: 39
Title: [StarBurst - n69 May 1984: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 23 Nov 1983  Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 23 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v279 n29 22 Nov 1983  Page: 3, 35
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v279 n29 22 Nov 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n326 16 Jan 1982  Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n326 16 Jan 1982: no known title]Language: English

In:   Page: 34
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Details of the film and the 3D process in which it is shot.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-12977
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status