The possession 1982, usa is a horror film directed by damiano damiani. Hard drinking anthony montelli a sweaty burt young and his family have just moved into their new house at 112 ocean ave. Soon after the montelli family buys a house in the long island suburb of. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for amityville ii. A family moves into their new home, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. The possession cast starring rutanya alda, leonardo cimino, alice playten, john ring, andrew prine. For what it is, its a fun little film that delivers mild chills and i think that the filmmakers should have only made one sequel. The amityville horror may only clock in at 15 minutes longer in run time than amityville ii. The possession shows what led to the murder that is shown in the introduction to the amityville horror. Dont forget to check under the bed the lutz family have managed to flee their home with their lives intact, but before them, another family lived in this house and were caught up in the original evil who werent so lucky. Amityville ii is also odd in that its really a prequel. Unlike the first movie, which utilizes superimposed text to present the facts of the case, the sequelprequel has no textual features that suggest the story has any basis in reality.
The possession in the annals of horror there are few settings that originate terror. This film is very roughly based on the ronald defeo case that preceded the lutz purchase of the amityville home, and unlike the tale of the first film, at least the rough facts here are true. James olson, burt young, rutanya alda, jack magner, andrew prine, diane franklin, moses gunn, ted ross, erika katz, brent. The possession starring burt young in this horror on directv. But if you want to see a movie based on a real murder case though admittedly from a supernatural point of view, possession is for you. With james olson, burt young, rutanya alda, jack magner. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Amityville ii is actually a prequel, then, instead of a sequel, since it tells what happened in the house before the lutzes entered the picture. The screenplay by tommy lee wallace is based on the novel murder in amityville by the parapsychologist hans holzer. The possession stars burt young, rutanya alda, james olson, jack magner the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of 34 out of 100 on.
The possession is a ridiculously entertaining slice of 80s horror sleaze that has to be seen to be appreciated. The possession has some redeeming qualities, but overall, this movie is a mess. According to the marketing of the film, amityville ii. A family moves into their new home, which proves to be satanic. The possession, a hauntedhouse movie that opens today at loews state i, the orpheum and neighborhood houses, might better be. On wednesday november 1974, six members of ronald defeo, jr.
Tommy lee wallace, editor and production designer on john carpenters halloween and the fog, made his wobbly screenwriting debut in amityville ii, and adapted factual events chronicled in hans holzers own book of the amityville tragedies, though much like the first film, the sequel ignored holzers own stand that the land, along with. Eager to start afresh, the unsuspecting couple of anthony and dolores montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in. If you like overacted supernatural thrillers, you may enjoy the first. What wouldve ordinarily been a shocking expose about the tensions bubbling under the roof of a seemingly normal domestic unit instead masquerades as not only a horror movie, but an amityville movie. The movie itself is vague about exactly when its set, however, and although amityville horror came out in 1979, this prequel contains 1982 automobiles. It all started when by way of defending his and his wifes honour, you understand george lutz succeeded in ing the phrase the amityville horror, as well as in securing the legal rights to. Yes, possession did copy parts of the exorcist, but its still a good film with more gory scenes than the original. Chrish mov incest in films amityville ii the possession 1982. The house, of course, is the infamous amityville horror house. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing amityville ii. Chilling adventures of sabrina tv series chilling adventures of sabrina straight to hell music. James olson, burt young, rutanya alda, jack magner, andrew prine, diane franklin show embed code. The possession 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Horror channel amityville 2 the possession video dailymotion. It is a prequel to the amityville horror, set at 112 ocean avenue and featuring the fictional montelli family loosely based on the defeo family. The possession 1982 starring james olson and burt young on dvd and bluray. Eager to start afresh, the unsuspecting couple of anthony and dolores montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in amityville. A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Amityville the reawakening official trailer dimension films. The possession 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A familys son is haunted by spirits buried beneath their home in this superior sequel. The possession was inspired by the real life defeo killings that occurred in 112 ocean avenue, long island, new york. Amityville 2 the possession movie 1982 burt young video. The possession burt young rutanya alda james olson 1982 a priest james olson tries to exorcise a couples burt young, rutanya alda oldest son in their long island home. The possession trailer a haunted house torments the family that lives there. Due to its numerical title one might be tempted to read this prequel as an empty cashin on its predecessor and scan right over its.
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