Amityville II: The Possession
| Amityville II: The Possession | |
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| Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
| Written by | Hans Holzer Tommy Lee Wallace Dardano Sacchetti |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Stephen R. Greenwald Ira N. Smith |
| Starring | James Olson Burt Young Jack Magner Rutanya Alda Diane Franklin |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Sam O'Steen |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Embassy Home Entertainment |
Release dates | September 24, 1982 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  USA &  Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,534,817 (USA) |
Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder In Amityville by Hans Holzer. The original music score is composed by Lalo Schifrin.
Taglines: Don't forget to check under the bed...
The night of February 5, 1976, George and Kathleen Lutz fled their home in Amityville, New York. They got out alive! But before them, another family lived in this house and were caught by the original evil. They weren't so lucky... this is their story!
Plot summary
The Montelli family move into what they think will be the house of their dreams, but there is an evil presence lurking within. Demons terrorize the family, causing them to fall apart. The mother tries to get the local priest, Father Adamsky, to bless the house but he is driven away by her abusive (and possibly atheist and religion-hating) husband (Academy Award nominee Burt Young) before he can properly help. The oldest son, Sonny, falls victim to demonic possession. During his possession he gets his sister to play a game where he is a famous photographer and she is his model. She agrees and eventually ends up naked and has sex with him. This disgusted the mother as she blamed her daughter for the cause of the family's problems.
The evil spirits cause Sonny to tear the family apart and he is forced to murder his parents and siblings. Father Adamsky realizes Sonny is possessed and asks the church for permission to perform an exorcism but this is refused. He therefore takes it upon himself to free Sonny's soul and ends up possessed by the demon instead.
Cast
- James Olson ... Father Adamsky
- Burt Young ... Anthony Montelli
- Rutanya Alda ... Dolores Montelli
- Jack Magner ... Sonny Montelli
- Diane Franklin ... Patricia Montelli
- Moses Gunn ... Det. Turner
- Ted Ross ... Mr. Booth, Sonny's lawyer
- Erika Katz ... Jan Montelli
- Brent Katz ... Mark Montelli
- Leonardo Cimino ... Chancellor
- Andrew Prine ... Father Tom
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress - Rutanya Alda
