Amityville: Dollhouse (1997)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1997
Running Times: 93 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Promark Entertainment Group/Spectacor Films /Zeta Entertainment Ltd
Production Executives (Spectacor): Abraham Gordon, Jonathan Mundale
Production Executive (Zeta): Jeffrey L. Davidson
Executive Producer: David Newlon
Producers: Zane W. Levitt, Steve White, Mark Yellen
Co-Producer: Jennifer Robinson
Associate Producer: Cheryl Cook
Unit Production Manager: Cheryl Cook
Production Coordinator: Claudine Magre
Assistant Production Coordinators: April Wood, Nicholas Kingston
Production Associate (Spectacor): Dino Gioia

SCRIPT
Script: Joshua Michael Stern

DIRECTION
Director: Steve White
1st Assistant Director: Eddie Ziv
2nd Assistant Director: James Grayford
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Sarah Casper

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Tom Callaway
2nd Unit Photographers: James Lawrence Spencer, Mike Weaver, Neal Brown, Troy Cook
1st Assistant Camera: Keith Ogier
2nd Assistant Camera: Paul DeMarte
2nd 2nd Assistant Camera: Caitlin Phillips, David Schreiber
2nd Unit Assistant Camera: Don Brown
Additional Assistant Camera: Peter Dacy, Duane Osterlind, Erica Froker
Gaffer: Sean Cohen
Electricians: Michael Colbert, Robert Powell
2nd Unit Electricians/Swing Grips: Kelly Jones, Ron La Manna
Additional Electricians: Ken Longbella, Peter Shaner
Best Boys Electric: Joel Arnold, Mark Marchetti
Key Grip: Brad Heiner
Grips: Christopher Franey, Mark Cumming
Additional Grips: Alec Shepherd, Nick Franco
Best Boy Grip: Greg McCurley
Dolly Grip: James 'Kat' Katsikides
Stills: Thomas Vozza
Colour Executive: Larry Michalski
Colour Timer: Chuck Winston

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Kert Vandermeulen
Assistant Editor: Eric Vizents
Negative Cutter: J.R. Post

MUSIC
Music: Ray Colcord
Music Supervisor: Linda Koci

SOUND
Production Sound Mixers: Daniel D. Monahan, James R. Einolf
Boom Operator: Ken Ginnaty
Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Moore
Supervising Sound Editor: Patrick M. Griffith
ADR Recordist: Maxim Carl
ADR Editor: Jeff Mar
Dialogue Editors: Jeff Mar, Chris Longo, Jesse Pomeroy, Ken Poteat, Thomas Richter
Assistant Dialogue Editor: Robert Lee
Foley Recordist: Michael McCarty
Foley Artist: Cynthia Merrill
Sound Effects Editors: Steve Robinson, Debby Van Poucke, Jeff King, John Kohlbrenner, Mark Allen, Paul N.J. Ottosson, Wayne Scott Joness, Lisa Hannan (uncredited)
Stereo Sound Consultant: James Wright
Post-Production Audio Coordinator: Douglas Salkin

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Key Make Up/Hair: Constance Hall
Assistant Make Up/Hair: Amanda Llewellyn
Costume Designer: Nanette M. Acosta
Wardrobe Supervisor: Carla Shivener

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Roy Knyrim, Jerry Macaluso

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Pyrotechnic Effects: Larry Roberts, Jay Combs

VISUAL EFFECTS
Dollhouse Effects: Pat Denver
Animation Photographer: Eric Hossner
Opticals: Mark Allan
Optical Lineup: Dave Hayes, David Fred Masselink
Titles and Opticals: Keith Allan
Title Animation Designer: Michelle 'Miki' Weiss
Title Design Photographer: Melissa Limmer

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Jerry Fleming
Set Decorator: Sarah Brooks Alcorn
On-Set Dresser: Dan Sherrill
Property Master: Tom Capaletti
Property Assistant: Gert Broekema
Construction Coordinators: Dan Whifler, Wayne Springfield
Carpenter: Raymond Sepulveda
Construction Labour: Jose Sepulveda
Scenic Artists: Laine Abramson, Inga Helgesson, Tracy Singleton
Storyboard Artist: Jonathan Woods
Painter: Charles Tillman
Art Swing Gang: David Vance, John Garry

OTHER CREW
Script Supervisor: Christine Good
Production Accountant: Robert Pfeffer
Assistant Production Accountant: Julius 'Butch' Naveira
Assistant to Director: Karina Grotz
Assistant to Mark Yellen: Leah Tarpy
Set Production Assistants: Delfino Hernandez, Hector Barron, James P. Rowan, Terrence Hargis, Candace Modrell
Office Production Assistants: Mike Krone, Terri Carsley
Transportation Coordinator: Howard Rutman
Transportation Captain: Donald Hurd
Drivers: Bill Kellman, Charles Gatson, David Rockwell, Joseph Corso, Rick Flapper
Honeywagon Driver: Roger Greer
Motorcycle Wrangler: Buster Videgain
Animal Wrangler: David Gillespie
Craft Service: Orion Cox
Set Medic: Brian Brock

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Steven E. Housewright
Location Assistants: John McMinn, Steve Cook

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Gary Paul
Stunts: David Hugghins, Ellen G. Statham, Millie Novak

CASTING
Casting: Laura Schiff
Casting Assistant: Eliott Goretsky
Extras Casting: Debe Waisman, Eric DeSando

CAST
Robin Thomas (Bill Martin)
Starr Andreeff (Claire)
Allen Cutler (Todd Martin)
Rachel Duncan (Jessica Martin)
Jarrett Lennon (Jimmy)
Clayton Murray (Jimmy's father)
Franc Ross (Tobias)
Lenore Kasdorf (Aunt Marla)
Lisa Robin Kelly (Dana)

A dollhouse replica of the notorious Amityville house seems to be haunted as well. It wreaks havoc among the family of the little girl that it's given to as the evil presence invades their real home.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Republic Entertainment
Video Distributor: Republic Pictures Corporation

Australia
Rating: MA

Germany
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for horror violence, sexuality, and some language)

1997
February
18: USA - video release

2000
April
1: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 5)

2001
August
18: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 5)

2004
January
24: UK - television broadcast (on Five)

Evil Never Dies.

Evil finds a new home.

Amityville Dollhouse: Evil Never Dies
Amityville - Das Böse stirbt nie - German title
Amityville, la maison de poupées - French TV title

SEQUEL TO
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)
The Amityville Curse (1990)
Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992)
Amityville: A New Generation (1993)

SEQUEL
Amityville 2000 (2000)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Film Score Monthly vol.4 no.10 (December 1999) pp.21-22 (USA)
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KEYWORDS

amityville, children, dollhouses, haunted houses, sequels, the supernatural

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008