The Amityville Curse (1990) (V)

Director:

Tom Berry

Writers:

Hans Holzer (book)
Michael Krueger (story) ...
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Release Date:

7 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It began as a best selling book, then exploded into movie history by shocking audiences around the world. Now, one of the greatest horror sagas of all time returns...

Plot:

Five people spend the night in an abandoned house, the Amityville haunted house, and soon find themselves terrorized by assorted ghosts, venomous insects and ghostly apparitions. |

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Priest | B Movie | Death | Nipple Slip

Cast

Kim Coates	...	Frank
Dawna Wightman	...	Debbie
Helen Hughes	...	Mrs. Moriarty
David Stein	...	Marvin
Anthony Dean Rubes	...	Bill
Cassandra Gava	...	Abigail
Jan Rubes	...	Priest
Norris Domingue	...	Detective
Scott Yaphe	...	Thin Boy (as Scott Howard)
Mark Camacho	...	Krabel
Tyrone Benskin	...	Video Technician
Ali Giron	...	Waitress
Griffith Brewer	...	Local
Ted A. Bohus	...	Ghoul
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Tassé	...	Gas station attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Berry

Writing credits
Hans Holzer		(book)
Michael Krueger		(story) &
Doug Olson		(story) &
Norvell Rose		(story)
Michael Krueger		(writer) &
Norvell Rose		(writer)

Produced by
Franco Battista	....	producer
Tom Berry	....	executive producer
A.B. Goldberg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Milan Kymlicka

Cinematography by
Rodney Gibbons

Film Editing by
Franco Battista

Casting by
Anne Tait

Production Design by
Richard Tassé

Costume Design by
Trixi Fortier

Makeup Department
Ted A. Bohus	....	special makeup effects assistant
Michel Bougie	....	additional makeup effects
R.S. Cole	....	prosthetic makeup effects
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	hair stylist (as Roxy d'Alonzio)
Francine Gagnon	....	makeup artist
Patrick Shearn	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Donald Brown	....	production manager
Robert D. Morais	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Battista	....	second unit director
John Rainey	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Monique Desnoyers	....	property master
Mario Dionne	....	scenic painter
Peter Doig	....	head scenic painter
Fabrice Gabillaud	....	set dresser
Sylvain Gingras	....	graphic artist
Ingrid Jurek	....	scenic painter
Kim Karon	....	draft artist
Stéphane Laplaine	....	scenic painter
Robert Mondoux	....	graphic artist
Wayne Vickers	....	assistant set dresser

Sound Department
Ralph Chiaravalloti	....	dialogue editor
Joachim Gélinas	....	boom operator
D.D. Hill	....	foley recordist
Gregory King	....	sound effects editor
Michel Lorion	....	location sound recordist
Frank Morrone	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Porteous	....	sound re-recording engineer
John Sievert	....	foley artist (as John 'Woody' Sievert)
Steve Foster	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Steve Foster	....	adr recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Allen	....	mechanical effects
Andrew Campbell	....	mechanical effects
Ryal Cosgrove	....	mechanical effects
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects coordinator
John Walsh	....	mechanical effects coordinator

Stunts
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Georges Archambault	....	camera operator: second unit
Jean-François Bourassa	....	key grip
Ron Diamond	....	still photographer (as Ronald Diamond)
Eames Gagnon	....	electrician
Rodney Gibbons	....	camera operator
Véronique Lehouck	....	clapper loader
Daniel Quirion	....	grip
Pierre Rancourt	....	lighting technician
William Ross	....	electrician
Bill St. John	....	camera trainee
Ernie Kestler	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martine Charron	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Jim Campabanal	....	negative cutter
Pierre Campau	....	color timer

Other crew
Jacques Bournival	....	touchvision coordinator
Vince Di Clemente	....	touchvision assistant
Tony Duarte	....	legal counsel
Sean Dwyer	....	assistant to producer
Jim Frank	....	studio director
Suzanne French	....	production coordinator
Walter Klymkiw	....	technical advisor
Simon Langlais	....	production assistant
Lorette Leblanc	....	continuity
David McCabe	....	touchvision assistant
Terrence McCavour	....	production assistant
Brian McMillan	....	head animal trainer
Lisa Mighton	....	unit publicist
Nicola Minotti	....	production accountant
Serge Nadeau	....	laboratory coordinator
André Normandin	....	production assistant
Eva Novy	....	production assistant
Geoffrey Patenaude	....	production assistant
Jodi Shuster	....	assistant: Mr. Rainey
Corinna Viereck	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Allegro Films

Distributors

• Vidmark Entertainment (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Image Organization (1990) (USA) (all media)
• Les Films René Malo
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Starmaker Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Trimark Video (video)

Other Companies

• Cantus Productions Ltd.  music production
• Elite Productions  casting
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Film Opticals  titles
• Master's Workshop  audio post-production
• Taillefer, Devine & Bernardi  insurance broker

Also Known As:

Amityville: il ritorno (Italy) [it]
Amityvillen kirous (Finland) [fi]
Jeszcze raz Amityville (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Company:

Allegro Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie they can't get the lights in the house to work. Someone suggests that they have to call "Con Edison". If the movie takes place in Amityville, Long Island they should be calling "LILCO". LILCO (Long Island Lighting Company) services Long Island. Con Edison services New York City.

Movie Connections:

Follows Amityville 3-D (1983)

Soundtrack:

Lying Lips

Another Cheap Sequel Among the Other Cheap Sequels.

"The Amityville Curse" is a seemingly misplaced installment in the "Amityville" series, which seems to consist of a whole slew of never ending, cheapie horror movies. This time around, it doesn't even have anything to do with the Amityville house, if I remember right the only relation is that the house in this film is in the same neighborhood. A group of adult friends decide to buy an old house with the plans of renovating it and selling it or something along those lines. Unbeknowst to them, a Catholic priest was murdered in a confession booth that is now stored in the basement, and the man who killed him hung himself because of guilt. So, the ghosts begin to appear to one of the friends who seems to be a little psychic, and it's up to her to put the "curse" to rest before her friends' lives are at stake.

This film is nothing new, is fairly boring, and really has nothing to do with the rest of the Amityville movies. It's almost like "Halloween III" was in the Halloween series. The house isn't the same, so it's not really the "Amityville Horror", the film isn't even really linked to the others if you don't count the title. The acting is so-so and the effects which are supposed to be substantially shocking look very cheap and unscary. The story itself is weak, even more so because of the series it was randomly placed in and the unrelation to the other films. I enjoyed "Amityville Dollhouse", but this one is completely unrelated and failed to do much for me. Perhaps if it were it's own film and didn't have "Amityville" branded on it, it would've made more sense, but of course it isn't.

If you like cheesy, low-budget haunted house films (which I normally do), then you might wanna give this a look. Although, it may just be a disappointment. I think I'll give it a four for trying, I tend to have a soft spot for films like this. But don't expect anything brilliant, after all, this is an Amityville sequel. 4/10.