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Amityville II: The Possession (1982) -- This film relates the story of the Long Island house's early years as a haven for demonic forces intent on driving a father to beat his kids, a mother to prayer and a brother to lust after his sister…before terror ensues.
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User Rating:
4.8/10   2,991 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Tommy Lee Wallace (screenplay)
Hans Holzer (book)
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Release Date:
24 September 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
If these walls could talk...they would SHRIEK! more
Plot:
A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Only the local priest can save him. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
Another Amityville Remake Coming?
 (From Dread Central. 26 November 2009, 1:53 AM, PST)

Rip: Author and Parapsychologist Hans Holzer
 (From Dread Central. 4 May 2009, 10:20 AM, PDT)

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Scariest of all AMITYVILLE premises. more (123 total)

Cast

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James Olson ... Father Adamsky

Burt Young ... Anthony Montelli

Rutanya Alda ... Dolores Montelli
Jack Magner ... Sonny Montelli
Andrew Prine ... Father Tom

Diane Franklin ... Patricia Montelli
Moses Gunn ... Detective Turner
Ted Ross ... Mr. Booth, the Lawyer
Erika Katz ... Jan Montelli
Brent Katz ... Mark Montelli
Leonardo Cimino ... Chancellor
Danny Aiello III ... Removal Man 1
Gilbert Stafford ... Removal Man 2
Petra Lea ... Mrs. Greer
Alan Dellay ... Judge (as Allan Dellay)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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A poster from the movie Rocky (1976) hangs on Sonny's wall. Burt Young, who plays Sonny's father, was a costar in the Rocky movies. more
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Crew or equipment visible: As Sonny is being chased by something unseen, the camera rises above him, and someone from the crew can be seen standing behind the wall in the bottom left corner. more
Quotes:
Demons' Voice: [through Sonny's cassette player] Why didn't you pull the trigger? Why didn't you shoot that pig? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Witchouse (1999) (V) more
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HOME SWEET HOME more

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13 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Scariest of all AMITYVILLE premises., 13 March 2005
Author: Aragorn-Elfstone76 from Singapore

I must admit I was expecting the first one to be a good horror flick but in the end I was really disappointed by it. However, this film (although not a sequel but a prequel) was really. In fact, the best of all the Amityville movies ever made.

It didn't have any prologue or anything. The story immediately have the Montelli's family moved in to the house. Almost immediately the haunting began where as the mother (Rutanya Alda) turned on the tap and black liquid oozed out. Soon after, during the family dinner, as Dolores were saying grace the mirror cracked and fell. This was the scene that ignited the father's chain of abuse on his kids.

All in all, this was the best Amityville film so far. However, it's a pity they didn't make use of the actually DeFeo's name.

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