The Amityville Horror (2005)


The Amityville Horror
Release Date07 April 2005
Budget$19,000,000
US Box Office$64,000,000
TaglineBased on the true story.
GenreDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming Locations1500 Busch Pky., Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSupernatural Horror, Haunted House Film
ThemesGhosts, Demonic Possession
TonesParanoid, Lurid, Gruesome, Eerie, Disturbing, Creepy
TagsEvil Possession, Family In Danger, Ghost, Haunted House

The Amityville Horror is a 2005 horror film directed by Andrew Douglas. It is a remake of the 1979 film of the same name which itself was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Jay Anson, which documents the alleged experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house in Long Island which had been the scene of a mass murder committed by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. who shot six members of his family there in November 1974.


Cast and Crew


Cast

George Lutz

Kathy Lutz

Billy Lutz

Michael Lutz

Chelsea Lutz

Father Callaway

Isabel Conner
Jodie Defeo

Brendan Donaldson
Ronald Defeo

Annabel Armour
Realtor

Chief of Police

David Gee
ER Doctor

Danny McCarthy
Officer Greguski

Nancy Lollar
Librarian

José Taitano
Stitch

Scary Leashed Indian

Marie Lynn
Store patron

Jenny Strubin
Grocery Cashier

Lenore Thomas
Nurse Fuller

Director

Writer

Scott Kosar

Sandor Stern

George Lutz

Kathy Lutz

Producer

producer

Matthew Cohan
associate producer

David Crockett
executive producer

co-executive producer

Ted Field
executive producer

producer

Bradley Fuller
producer

George Furla
co-executive producer

Paul Mason
co-executive producer

Stefan Sonnenfeld
associate producer

Steve Whitney
co-executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Peter Lyons Collister
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Editor

Roger Barton
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Christian Wagner
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Casting Director

Lisa Fields
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Production Designer

Jennifer Williams
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Art Director

Marco Rubeo
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Set Decorator

Daniel B. Clancy
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Costume Designer

David C. Robinson
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Makeup Department

Howard Berger
special makeup effects designer and creator, special makeup effects artist

Jake Garber
special makeup effects on-set supervisor

Grady Holder
special makeup effects artist: K.N.B. EFX Group

Dominic Mango
key hair stylist

Helen Marchfield
makeup artist

special makeup effects artist, special makeup effects designer and creator

Douglas Noe
prosthetics makeup artist

Suzi Ostos
key makeup artist

Andy Schoneberg
special makeup effects artist: additional photography

Production Manager

David Crockett
production manager

Wileen Dragovan
assistant production manager

Tim Pedegana
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Thomas Coe
assistant director

Vince Duque
dayplayer second second assistant director

Mark Palansky
second unit director

Craig A. Pinckes
first assistant director

Art Department

Thomas J. Cabela
assistant to production designer

Kevin Cross
set designer

Frank D. Dambra
lead painter

Craig Denham
graphic designer

Matthew Ferreira
set dresser

Jonathan Gesinski
storyboard artist

Michael D. Gianneschi
assistant property master

Stephanie Gilliam
set designer

Gary Happ
construction foreman

Ashley Eden Kessler
buyer

Jonas Kirk
construction coordinator: additional photography

Ellen Lampl
graphic designer

Nathan Mack
carpenter

Matt McKinney
art department production assistant

James P. Meehan
assistant property master

Mike Monckton
painter

Jon Nicholson
on-set dresser

Tyler Osman
construction coordinator

Kerry Sanders
set designer

Timothy W. Tiedje
property master

Scott Troha
leadman

Guillaume DeLouche
property master: additional photography

Phil Ellman
greensman

Jorge Paris
graphics

Clint Schultz
graphic designer: additional photography

Sound Department

Robert Althoff
sound recordist

Steve Bartkowicz
re-recording engineer

Michael J. Broomberg
foley artist

Kerry Ann Carmean
sound effects editor

Daniel S. Irwin
dialogue & adr editor

Kenneth L. Johnson
sound editor

Michael Kamper
sound effects editor

Bob Myers
sound technician

Robert Bruce Myers
utility sound

Kelly Oxford
supervising sound editor

Alan Rankin
supervising sound editor

Blair Scheller
boom operator

Pieter A. Schlosser
assistant: Steve Jablonsky

Brad Sherman
sound re-recording mixer

Unsun Song
sound re-recordist

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Jim Stuebe
production sound mixer

Lucy Sustar
foley mixer

Jon Taylor
sound re-recording mixer

Tami Treadwell
adr recordist

Karen Vassar
sound effects editor

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

Special Effects

Michael Ahasay
special effects foreman

Jay Appleberry
special effects foreman

David J. Barker
special effects

David J. Chamerski
special effects technician

Ryan Evans
special effects

Steve Koch
designer: KNB EFX Group

John D. Milinac
special effects director

Steven Munson
mold/technical department: K.N.B. EFX Group

Dirk Rogers
special effects technician: K.N.B. Effects Group

Patricia Urias
special effects: foam department

Lindsay Vivian
special effects runner

Jenny Wallace
special effects buyer

Chip Williams
special effects technician: casting/fabrication

Visual Effects

Andy Barrios
Inferno artist: Asylum

Judith Bell
rotoscoper

Elissa Bello
lead rotoscoper

Kevin Bouchez
compositor

Timothy Clark
matte painter

Brandon Criswell
rotoscoper

Kevin Culhane
3D tracking

Brian Cuscino
I/O

Amit Dhawal
rotoscoper

Sean Andrew Faden
visual effects supervisor

Adam Frazier
I/O

Roger Guyett
visual effects supervisor: ILM

Matthew Hackett
animator

Steven Hawkins
I/O

Jen Hutchinson
controller

Joni Jacobson
compositor

Kim Jorgensen
visual effects producer

Zach Justman
assistant visual effects editor

Joe Ken
Inferno artist: Asylum

Bill Laverty
chief engineer

James Do Young Lee
rotoscoper

Janet Lewin
visual effects producer

Michael Lori
3D tracking

Cornelia Magas
rotoscoper

Emma McGuinness
visual effects executive producer

Nathan McGuinness
senior visual effects supervisor

Tony Meister
digital artist

Ryan Meredith
visual effects coordinator

Derek Milner
assistant color timer

Sébastien Moreau
Inferno compositor: ILM

Steve Muangman
compositor

Perri Pecora
compositor

Gerald Ragland
digital intermediate assistant

Kosta Saric
visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects

John Scheer
digital effects artist

Hilary Sperling
compositor

Marty Taylor
compositor

Jessica Teach
visual effects coordinator

Zachary Tucker
animator

Aaron Vest
modeler

Steve Vojkovic
digital opticals

Jeff Werner
CG producer

Yuichiro Yamashita
animator

Tonia Young
rotoscoper

Beth D'Amato
digital paint and roto artist

Claas Henke
compositor: Asylum

Stunts

Tommy Bacini
stunts

Kenny Bates
action coordinator

Kurt Bryant
stunt coordinator

Stacey Carino
stunts

Brian Christensen
stunts

Laura Dash
stunts

Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
stunts

Shauna Douglas
stunts

Shauna Duggins
stunt double

Richard Epper
stunts, stunt rigger

Mark Harper
stunt coordinator

Rick Le Fevour
stunt coordinator

Tom Lowell
stunts

James R. Mammoser
stunts

Larry Nicholas
stunts

Carl Paoli
stunt double: Ryan Reynolds

Linda Perlin
stunts

Jodi Starnes
stunts

Tom Vicini
stunts, stunt double: Billy

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Alessi
rigging key grip

Faires Anderson
Steadicam operator

Cortland Boyd
key grip

Kevin Boyd
key video assist operator

Fernando M. Briones
dolly grip

Robert C. Carlson
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Mark Castelaz
gaffer: second unit

Christopher M. Collar Jr.
grip

Flor Collins
camera operator: "b" camera

Dawn Copeland
electrician

Erik Curtis
first assistant camera: water unit

Chris Dame
remote head technician

Jaime Dawkins
additional grip

Darrin DeLoach
first assistant camera: additional photography

Rachel Donofrie
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Christopher Duskin
additional cinematography

Chris Freres
rigging best boy grip

Joe Gajewski
additional grip

Gregg Gannett
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Chris Glomp
best boy electric

Joseph Guerino
electrician, rigging gaffer

Peter Iovino
still photographer

Timothy Jipping
grip

Matt Johnson
additional electrician

Shane D. Kelly
chief lighting technician

Dennis J. Leahy
generator operator

Matthew LeCrone
additional electrician

Rashaad Lewis
grip

Ken Little Jr.
assistant camera

Helmut Luchs
grip: second unit

Anthony J. Lullo
gaffer: second unit, electrician

Joseph M. Lyons
electrician

Blake E. Matthys
grip

Bradley T. Matthys
grip

Mark E. Matthys
best boy grip

Steven Matthys
best boy grip: second unit

Peter Mercurio
camera operator: "a" camera

Chris Mulsoff
best boy electric: second unit

Wilson Mylander
electrician

Ray Patrick
super technocrane operator

Mark Pickens
second key grip

Keith Pokorski
crane operator: Technocrane

Stephanie Power
electrician

Christopher Rejano
additional electrician

Chris Ryerson
dolly grip, key grip: second unit

David Schmalz
video assist operator

Andrew Shulkind
operator: libra head

Dean M. Simmon
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Andy Smith
playback operator, video assist operator

Kurt E. Soderling
director of aerial photography

Scott Thiele
grip

Rick Thomas
gaffer

Dan Urbain
film loader

Billy Wauer
additional electrician

Kevin Wisor
additional electrician

Mark N. Woods
crane operator: Technocrane

Joe Carpita
camera intern

Kyle Holden
grip

Casting Department

Danielle Aufiero
casting assistant

Meagan Lewis
casting assistant

Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson
adr voice casting

Matt Miller
casting associate

Mickie Paskal
casting: Chicago

Marisa Ross
casting associate

Danny Roth
casting: New York

Jennifer Rudnicke
casting: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Patrick Caulfield
set costumer

Miriam Hoffman-Durand
seamstress

Jonathan Kinnas
wardrobe assistant

Gina Panno
costume supervisor

Heather Pollock
additional set costumer

Ellen Ryba
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Rob Doolittle
digital on-line editor

Leigh Folsom
first assistant editor

Nicholas Hasson
digital intermediate editor

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Jackie Lee
digital intermediate producer

Missy Papageorge
digital intermediate producer

Chris Regan
color timer

Erik Rogers
digital intermediate producer

John Scheer
digital intermediate on-line editor

Craig W. Smith
apprentice editor

Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist

Fulvio Valsangiacomo
assistant editor

Salvatore Catanzaro
digital intermediate assist

Mike Chiado
digital intermediate technologist

Mark T. Osborne
additional colorist

Music Department

Robb Boyd
music editor: temp

composer: additional music, additional music programmer

Clay Duncan
additional music programmer, composer: additional music

Jay Flood
additional music programmer, composer: additional music

Bruce Fowler
score orchestrator

Alan Meyerson
music scoring mixer

Pieter A. Schlosser
technical score advisor

Tom Trafalski
music editor

Booker White
music preparation

Transportation Department

Joey Freitas
transportation

Brian McQuery
transportation production assistant

Other Crew

Olivier Agostini
production assistant

Robert Amico
stand-in: Phillip Baker Hall, re-shoots

Jeremy Beiermann
assistant production office coordinator

Allison Bergstrand
assistant: Mr. Field

Melissa Bickerton
adr loop group

Senica Billingsley
production assistant

Adam Boor
office production assistant

Kevin Boyd
video coordinator

Brady Breen
location manager

Dru Anne Carlson
script supervisor

Jeffrey Caruso
assistant production coordinator

Beth Casey
animal trainer

Bill Casey
animal trainer

Rosie Charbonneau
assistant: Randall Emmett and George Furla

Jason Cosgrove
business and legal affairs

Patrick Cunningham
key on-set production assistant

Joli Eberhart
assistant: Michael Bay

Liam Ford
data manager: CO3

Ira Gerber
production assistant

Carrie Goodman
location scout

P.J. Haines
chef

Virgil E. Hammond III
executive specialist: Cinecoach Production Systems

Sheryl L. Hammond
executive specialist: Cinecoach Production Systems

Clayton Hauck
additional production assistant

Rosa Yang Kato
assistant location manager

Bradley Kettlety
assistant: Mr. Douglas

Perry M. Kimura
digital film scanning and recording

Sara Nudelman
office production assistant

Disha Patel
production assistant

Diane Perry
on-set masseuse

John M. Pisani
publicist

Martha Provenzano
assistant: Mr. Form and Mr. Fuller

Katie Pruitt
production assistant

James Reem
first aid

Robert Rizzolo
set production assistant: re-shoots

Marco A. Rodriguez
remote head technician

Sandy Sfeir
first assistant accountant

Jenny Siff
production staff: additional photography

Michele Soefer
assistant: Mr. Form and Mr. Fuller

Stefan Sonnenfeld
executive producer: Company 3

Andy Spellman
additional production assistant

Helen Stergiou
payroll accountant

Laura Torrance
studio teacher

Jeff Valeri
production coordinator

Kenneth Yoder
production assistant

Edward Albolote
assistant: Michael Bay

Graham Geraghty
assistant: Michael Bay

Production Company

Dimension Films
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MGM-International Dist.
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United Artists
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Platinum Dunes
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Radar Pictures
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox of Germany

Buena Vista International Italia

Buena Vista International Spain S.A.

Buena Vista International

Golden Village Entertainment

RCV Film Distribution

Scanbox Entertainment

RCV Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Veronica

Special Effects

K.N.B. Effects Group

Asylum VFX

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Miscellaneous

American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering
catering

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by

Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services

Transportation Resources
transportation equipment