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The Amityville Horror poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.7 / 100
1979·Horror·1h 57m

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

“For God's sake, get out!”

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

Above the Line
Stuart Rosenberg·DirectorSandor Stern·ScreenplayJay Anson·NovelFred J. Koenekamp·Director of PhotographyLalo Schifrin·Original Music ComposerRobert Brown·Editor
Cast
James Brolin·George LutzMargot Kidder·Kathy LutzRod Steiger·Father DelaneyDon Stroud·Father Richard BolenMurray Hamilton·Father RyanJohn Larch·Father NuncioNatasha Ryan·AmyK.C. Martel·GregMeeno Peluce·MattMichael Sacks·Jeff
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Stuart Rosenberg·DirectorBenjamin Rosenberg·Second Assistant DirectorEdward E. Vaughan·First Assistant DirectorMary Ann Newfield·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Sandor Stern·ScreenplayJay Anson·Novel
Camera· 3
Fred J. Koenekamp·Director of PhotographyMike Benson·Camera OperatorEdward Morey III·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Robert Brown·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Lalo Schifrin·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Kim Swados·Art DirectionRobert R. Benton·Set DecorationStephen Abrums·Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Samuel Z. Arkoff·Executive ProducerElliot Geisinger·ProducerRonald Saland·ProducerRussell Saunders·Unit Production ManagerMike Fenton·CastingJane Feinberg·CastingJudy Taylor·Casting
Other Departments· 9
Conrad E. Palmisano·Stunt DriverChristine Lee·Hair DesignerDell Rheaume·Special EffectsWilliam Cruse·Visual EffectsRoger Creed·Stunt CoordinatorBrian Bruderlin·Stunt DoubleGene Stout·GafferRick Seaman·Stunt DriverBruce Paul Barbour·Stunt Driver
By the Numbers
75.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
31%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$86M
ROI 1739%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Amityville Horror's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Eerie, Terrifying, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a distressed woman with blonde hair looking upwards to the left, and a man with dark hair and a beard looking intensely to the right, both a”

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Key Elements
HouseRifle
Atmosphere
Dark, Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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