The Amityville Horror
Film by Stuart Rosenberg · Released 1979
The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger. The film follows young couple George and Kathy Lutz who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. It is based on Jay Anson's 1977 book of the same name, which documented the alleged paranormal experiences of the Lutz family who briefly resided in the Amityville, New York home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed the mass murder of his family in 1974.
Cast ages when filming began (October 1978)
- James Brolin, as George Lutz: 38
- Margot Kidder, as Kathleen 'Kathy' Lutz: 29–30
- Rod Steiger, as Father Francis 'Frank' Delaney: 53
- Don Stroud, as Father Bolen: 35
- Murray Hamilton, as Father Ryan: 55
- K. C. Martel, as Greg Lutz: 11
- Helen Shaver, as Carolyn: 27
- Amy Wright, as Jackie: 28
- James Tolkan, as Coroner: 47
- Eddie Barth, as Agucci: 47
- John Larch, as Father Nuncio: 63–64
- Val Avery, as Sergeant Gionfriddo: 54
- Michael Sacks, as Jeff: 30
- Irene Dailey, as Aunt Helena: 58
- Meeno Peluce, as Matt Lutz: 8