Amityville 3-D

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Amityville 3-D

Credits
Title:	Amityville 3-D
Directed by:	Richard Fleischer
Written by:	William Wales
Produced by:	Stephen F. Kesten; Tony Rubio
Music by:	Howard Blake
Cinematography:	Fred Schuler
Edited by:	Frank J. Urioste
Production
Distributors:	Orion Pictures; De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Released:	November 18th, 1983
Rating:	PG
Running time:	105 min.
Country:	USA, Mexico
Language:	English
Budget:	Unknown
Gross:	$6,333,135
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Amityville 3-D is an American-Mexican horror film of the haunted house subgenre. It is the third film in the Amityville Horror series and follows 1982's Amityville II: The Possession. It is succeeded by Amityville: The Evil Escapes in 1989. It is the last film from the original series to be released theatrically. It is also the only film in the series to be shot in 3-D. Amityville 3-D was directed by Richard Fleischer and written by William Wales. It was produced by Orion Pictures and the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and released theatrically in the United States on November 18th, 1983.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Harold Caswell

Emma Caswell

Jeff

Roger

Elliot's assistant

David Cohler

Dolores

Van driver

Sensory woman

Maintenance man

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "Inside these walls, nothing is impossible... except survival."
Principal filming on Amityville 3-D began on February 14th, 1983.
Not including remakes, this is the last film in the Amityville Horror series that was released theatrically. It was considered a failure both commercially and critically.
Filmed in Toms River, New Jersey. Exterior shots of the Amityville house were filmed at 18 Brooks Road. The movie was shot on 33 millimeter film with 3-D effects provided by ArriVision.
Grossed $2,366,472 over it's opening weekend.
Amityville 3-D was originally released on home video by Vestron Pictures in VHS and Betamax formats. The film is included on the Amityville Horror Collection DVD set released by MGM studio on April 5th, 2005. It was also released as a stand-alone DVD in both fullscreen and widescreen formats. A 3D home video version of the film was released in the UK in PAL format in 2006.
This is the first film in the series that is completely fictional whereas the previous installments of the franchise were allegedly based on actual accounts. Most information relating to the Lutz family from the first Amityville Horror have since been debunked.
This is the only horror film work for director Richard Fleischer. Fleischer is best known for directing the 1954 sci-fi classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
This is the first major film work for actress Meg Ryan who will go on to become an icon of the Romantic-Comedy subgenre in years to come.
This is the only known film work for screenwriter William Wales.
Actor Tony Roberts also played the role of Mister Davis in the 1991 horror film Popcorn, directed by Mark Herrier.
The novelization of the film was written by Gordon McGill, author of Armageddon 2000: Omen 4.
Actors John Beal and John Harkins (aside from both sharing the same first name) have both made recurring appearances on episodes of the 1960s soap opera series Dark Shadows. Beal played Judge Vail in nine episodes of the show while Harkins played several characters such as Lieutenant Costa, Garth Blackwood, and Horace Gladstone.
This film was released on the same day as Sleepaway Camp.
Lisa makes reference to the original 1974 murders committed by "Ron DeFeo". This is the first time that the original killer is referenced by name. This suggests that this movie takes place in an alternate continuity from that of the previous two. The first sequel, Amityville II: The Possession, re-imagines the story of the DeFeo murders, but the family name is changed to Montelli in that film.
This is the first feature film for actress Lori Loughlin and her first work in the horror genre. Lori will become best known for playing the role of Becky Donaldson Katsopolis on the sitcom series Full House.
The four elements of creation play a role in the actions of the evil entity in this film. The demon itself rises from deep below the ground (Earth). Melanie is assaulted by a strong, violent, unyielding torrent of wind (Air). Melanie later dies by way of spontaneous human combustion (Fire). Susan Baxter drowns in the river that runs past the property (Water).

Body Count[]

Clifford Sanders - Suffers a heart attack and dies after being attacked by a swarm of flies.
Melanie - Burns to death as a result of spontaneous human combustion.
Susan Baxter - Drowns after falling out of a motorboat.
Elliot West - Grabbed by the demon and slurped on down to Hell.

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"FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET OUT!"
This article relates to the films within the Amityville Horror franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Amityville Horror Films category.

Original Series

The Amityville Horror • Amityville II: The Possession • Amityville 3-D • Amityville: The Evil Escapes • The Amityville Curse • Amityville 1992: It's About Time • Amityville: A New Generation • Amityville: Dollhouse

Expanded Series

Amityville Prison • The Amityville Murders • Amityville Moon • Amityville Karen • Amityville Uprising

Reboots, Remakes & Reimaginings

The Amityville Haunting • The Amityville Horror (2005)