Amityville 3-D

Infobox Film
name = Amityville 3-D


caption =
director = Richard Fleischer
producer = Stephen F. Kesten
writer = David Ambrose (under the pseudonym William Wales) [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/David-Ambrose.html David Ambrose Biography (1943-) ] ]
starring = Tony Roberts,
Tess Harper,
Robert Joy
music = Howard Blake
cinematography = Fred Schuler
editing = Frank J. Urioste
distributor = Orion Pictures Corporation (USA, theatrical)
released = 1983
runtime = 105 min (USA), 93 min. (UK)
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:2089
imdb_id = 0085159

"Amityville 3D" (also known as "Amityville III: The Demon") is the third film in The Amityville Horror movie saga, released in 3D in 1983. This was the first "Amityville" film to not be based on or inspired by the so-called "true story" of the original book and movie. The is the first and only film in the series to receive a PG rating from the MPAA.

MGM's DVD box set of the "Amityville" films claims that this installment is not a sequel, however there are references to the original story. This means that, while "Amityville 3-D" is a sequel in name, with a storyline revolving around the supposedly true stories of the DeFeo and Lutz families, this film's story was entirely fictional, like "The Amityville Horror" and "".

This film was one of a spate of 3-D films released in the early 80s, including "Jaws 3-D", "Treasure of the four crowns", ", "" and "Friday the 13th Part 3".

Plot

John Baxter, separated from his wife, moves into the infamous Amityville House with plans to debunk the haunting myth for a newspaper article. The longer he stays in the house, however, the more he comes to believe that tales of the house's possession might be true. When his daughter dies in a boating accident nearby, his wife sees her alive in the house. Baxter calls in a paranormal investigator to help, and together they discover more of the house's terrifying secrets... in 3D!

Cast

*Tony Roberts - John Baxter
*Tess Harper - Nancy Baxter
*Robert Joy - Elliott 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
*Peter Kowanko - Roger
*Rikke Borge - Joyce
*Carlos Romano - David Cohler
*Paco Pharrez - Maintenance Man
*Jorge Zepeda - Van Driver
*Raquel Pankowsky - Sensory Woman
*Josefina Echánove - Dolores

Film score

Howard Blake wrote a score for "Amityville 3-D". It was released on CD in 2000 as part of the Original Orchestral Score for "Flash Gordon".

# Main Titles
# Car Death
# The Boat Dock
# The Mermaid
# The Doll
# Mother
# The Beast
# End Titles

References

External links

*imdb title|0085159