IONCINEMA.com presents: Amityville Horror, The (2005)

CAST AND CREW

Director

Andrew Douglas

Cast (alphabetical order):

Philip Baker Hall

Rachel Nichols

Ryan Reynolds

The Amityville Horror

Release Date: Apr 15, 2005 - Wide Release
Distributor: MGM, Dimension Films (The Weinstein Co.)
Film Genre: Horror
Country: United States

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Based on the Jay Anson book on which the original was based purported that the residents of a tree-lined home in a Long Island suburb were terrorized by a haunted house. The home had been inhabited previously by a disturbed young man who murdered his family. The film became a bit hit and hatched seven sequels. Bennett will play Chris Lutz, the trouble-making middle child in the "Amityville" family. George will play a young mother of three who moves into the infamous haunted house. Hall has signed on for the role of Father McNamara, while James and Moretz are taking on the roles of the family's children, Chelsea and Billy. Nichols plays the babysitter of the haunted couple's three kids.

TRIVIA

Douglas is a music video and commercials director.

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MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2004-08-02
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Philip Baker Hall, Jesse James, Chloe Moretz, and Rachel Nichols have joined the cast.

2004-07-01
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Melissa George is in talks to join the pic.

2004-06-18
Variety reports that Ryan Reynolds is in final talks to star in the pic.

2004-05-27
The Hollywood Reporter reports that child actor Jimmy Bennett has landed the leading role.

2004-05-04
Variety reports that Andrew Douglas will make his feature directing debut.

2004-02-19
Variety reports that MGM has hired The Texas Chainsaw Massacre screenwriter Scott Kosar to write the remake which will be ready for a production by May or June.

2003-10-24
Variety reports that Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller have been tapped by MGM to mount a remake of the 1979 hit.