Celebrate Black History Month with IMDb's exclusive galleries, recommendations, videos, and more. R | 1h 44min | Horror | 24 September 1982 (USA) 1:59 | Trailer. However, right from the very first night, strange paranormal experiences shatter the Montellis' fantasy, as the restless spirits of the dead and the new home's dark secrets open the unfathomable black portal of hell. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder in Amityville by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. In the movie the name is Amityville II: The Possession (1982) Goofs on IMDb: Mistakes, Errors in geography, Spoilers and more... Fr. Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. See other DVD options under âOther Formats & Versionsâ. Mysterious demons seem to infest the house, ⦠The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder in Amityville by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. It is a prequel to The Amityville Horror (1979) (1979) . Taglines: The night of February 5, 1976, George and Kathleen Lutz fled their home in Amityville, New York. Some of the family drama in the film did happen to the Defeos, but are exaggerated. Startled, he tries to keep his family away, but is unsuccessful due to the demon's influence. He takes it upon himself to perform an exorcism, without the support of the church. "Amityville II: The Possession" is a prequel to the 1979 semi-classic "Amityville Horror" and is (very) loosely based on the DeFeo murders that took place in the famed house before the Lutz family moved in. Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before. This film includes one of Young's rare darker roles as he plays an abusive and sadistic father/husband. Amityville II: The Possession is infamous for its scenes of domestic abuse, the kind that have grown even more disturbing in the ensuing years. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems. The demonic forces in the Amityville house transfer to an ancient lamp, which finds its way to a remote California mansion where the evil manipulates a little girl by manifesting itself in the form of her dead father. He hears demonic laughter and follows it to the tunnel in the basement. Sonny attacks him, and escapes after seeing the crosses on the doors. Amityville II: The Possession [1] The film grossed a total of $12,534,817 on its initial theatrical run. Written by On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. [4][5], Amityville II: The Possession was distributed theatrically in the United States by Orion Pictures on 24 September 1982. He finds his car door open and the Bible on the passenger seat torn to pieces. Sonny becomes more sinister and demonic, as his face starts contorting demonically. After Anthony shouts and hits the younger children, Adamsky tries to intervene but Anthony rudely orders him to leave. Strange things are happening at 112 Ocean Avenue. Dino De Laurentiis Corporation-Giada International, "AFI|Catalog - Amityville II: The Possession", "Exclusive Interview with George Lutz and Dan Farrands - Part One", "Rutanya Alda Chats About "Amityville II: The Possession, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amityville_II:_The_Possession&oldid=1006447272, Films set in religious buildings and structures, Native American cemeteries in popular culture, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Anthony Montelli and his wife, Dolores, move into the house of their dreams with their children, Sonny, Patricia, Mark, and Janice "Jan". "[10] Likewise, Boxoffice called this attempt to cash-in on the success of The Amityville Horror an "embarrassment."[11]. Later that night, the evil spirit tells Sonny to "kill them all". The film has little to no connection to this film, or even the first film, as it doesn’t reference the Montelli family at all, and instead makes reference to the actual DeFeo family. Amityville II: The Possession Sinopsis: Después de trasladarse a una gran mansión en Long Island, Nueva York, una familia empieza a experimentar hechos sobrenaturales. Ï Î¿Î¹ÎºÎ¿Î³ÎÎ½ÎµÎ¹Î±Ï ÏαÏακινÏνÏÎ±Ï Ïον Ïε αÏοÏÏÏÏÎ±Î¹ÎµÏ ÏÏάξειÏ. While the sequel comes very close to besting the first film, it unfortunately comes crumbling down in the third act. Newlyweds and their three kids move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. (1979) . Soon after the Montelli family buys a house in the Long Island suburb of Amityville, unsettling events begin to occur. The explosion scene at the end of the film was real during filming. Amityville Possession (Amityville II: The Possession) è un film horror del 1982 diretto da Damiano Damiani, prequel del primo film, Amityville Horror, del 1979. An Italian-American family move into a house built on an ancient Indian burial ground. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 Mexican-American supernatural horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. Can Father Frank Adamsky cleanse the infernal Amityville House? Regular beatings aside, the family finds their routine shaken up when the eldest Montelli child starts rebelling. Now, the family's older child, Sonny, has become the perfect vessel of destruction, as the invisible demonic forces claim his soul. Soon, the clock begins to alter time and space and starts to possess members of the household. Also, Sonny and Patricia are revealed to have started to have sexual feelings for each other, due to mutual attraction that neither can act on. The situation inside the home continues to deteriorate. Corporal punishment may have been alive and well in some quarters back in 1982, but See the DVD at exactly the 26 minute mark for evidence.The first two thirds of the film set things up beautifully. The next day the cops arrive, pick up the bodies, and Sonny is arrested. Amityville II: The Possession Roger Ebert January 01, 1982 Tweet Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch This movie is actually slightly better than "The Amityville Horror," maybe because it rips off superior source material. ... veÄ i m d b A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Patricia agrees to pose naked and the pair end up having incestuous sex. Just when you think the film won't go there, it goes there. Things go well at first, but everything changes after it is discovered that there is a tunnel in the basement leading into the house from an unknown place. Amityville II: The Possession. The bodies are also removed from the house in the morning, but in the first film, it's in the middle of the night. [9] Variety complained that there are "actually two films meandering in this mess — one a second rate horror flick about a family in peril, and another that is a slight variation on the demon-possessed Exorcist theme. He lies and says he does not recall killing his family. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living or visiting the house. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder in Amityville by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. A children's doll house, which is a miniature of the infamous haunted Long Island house, is given to a young girl where the demonic evil soon comes out to cause more terror. Nick Riganas. They got out alive! The only deleted scene which was ever released in some form is the so-called "Lost Souls" scene, originally from near the end of the movie, in which souls that are within the house appear in front of Adamsky and he blesses them. Amityville II is based on the novel Murder in Amityville (1982) [ re-released under the title The Amityville Curse: Fact & Fiction (2007)] by Austrian-born parapsychologist Hans Holzer. An architect brings home a mysterious old clock, not knowing that it's haunted by the demonic presence of the Amityville house. Use the HTML below. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? [1], Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 11%, based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 3.24/10. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. These are the least of the families worries, however. Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. View production, box office, & company info. Adamsky then realizes that Sonny is possessed and asks the church if he can perform an exorcism on Sonny, but they refuse, not believing him. Amityville II: The Possession HORROR The prequel to Amityville Horror, this is the story of the most notorious piece of real estate in North America. This scene was added into the script by Damiani who wanted to really upset the viewers. Principal photography began March 8, 1982 at the same house in Toms River, New Jersey that the previous film used. In spite of its awkward ending, it's still a disturbing and thrilling ride that will take even the most jaded by surprise. Amityville II: The Possession is based on the book Murder in Amityville by parapsychologist Hans Holzer. While a prequel, Amityville IIcontradicts the opening of the 1979 film which shows the family massacre, and like the actual event they are all sleeping. Was this review helpful to you? 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