Daniel made his way over and rescued the dog from nearly hanging itself. He believes that the dog had been alarmed by a poltergeist of some sort that haunted their boathouse. Even the controversial book, The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson, did not claim that George ever harmed or tried to kill their half breed Malamute. My Amityville Horror is a documentary starring son Daniel Lutz, who recounts his version of the haunting. Yes, but it was actually a small storage space under the stairs which the DeFeo family had used to store toys.
Left: A childhood friend of Allison DeFeo kneels in the real red room under the basement stairs. Right: Actor Ryan Reynolds explores the movie's fictional basement dungeon. As the real George Lutz stated in The Real Amityville Horror documentary from , blood never ran down the walls of the home. The real George Lutz never tried to kill his family like the Ryan Reynolds character does during the climax of the film. This includes trying to kill his wife Kathy with the outboard motor of their boat and chasing the family with a shotgun.
George also never built coffins for his family and they never had to tie him up with rope like they do in the movie.
The movie's Jeremiah Ketcham above is almost entirely fictional, though there was a Ketcham who came to Long Island from an area near Salem. Yes, but the connection is loose at best. There is no record of him ever having tortured American Indians, nor was he a Reverend like in the movie right. John Ketcham was born in in Cambridge, England and came to America by ship with his father Edward, arriving in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a town not far from Salem. He was appointed constable in There is no record of him committing suicide when he died in in Newtown, Queens, New York, where he had served as a deputy.
There is also no history of him having any connection to witchcraft, as supported by the Ketcham family who have done extensive research with regard to their genealogy.
Ketcham was a common name in the Long Island area and other John Ketchams are also on record as having lived there, including but not limited to one of John Ketcham's sons who was also named John, in addition to a carpenter who resided in the area in the s. As George Lutz stated in a Long Island Newsday interview from , he never fell off the roof of the house, nor did any events take place on the roof of the house. Although they did have a boat, they left in their van which correlates more with what is shown in the original movie.
After leaving the house, they went and stayed with Kathy's mother, Joan Conners, before finally relocating to San Diego, California. Unlike actors James Brolin and Margot Kidder, who starred in the original version , both Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George have indicated that they believe that there is a significant amount of truth to the Lutz's story. So, I think that they were driven out by this malevolent energy and that was our opportunity to showcase that in the movie.
I was just playing a role. I never got too involved in the supernatural in the house that we were filming in. My opinion stays the same in that is if they said it happened, then I believe it happened.
As of the posting of this page in October of , no subsequent owners of the Amityville home have reported experiencing anything paranormal. Watch a rare interview with George Lutz and his wife Kathy regarding the Amityville true story. Also, view a interview with their son Christopher Lutz, who offers his opinion on Hollywood's interpretation of the events.
They discuss the hordes of flies that invaded their home, the movie's green slime, and various other paranormal events that occurred which they claim to be true.
They are joined by actor James Brolin who portrays George Lutz in the original film. Brolin says that he does not believe the book in its entirety. However, in the presence of George and Kathy, he says that he does believe them.
Years later, he contradicted this by saying that George was a good "salesman", calling the Lutz's story a "gizmo". Christopher Lutz, the son of George and Kathy, tells Inside Edition in that he was "absolutely disgusted" with regard to what he saw as he watched Hollywood's take on his family's story. He discusses the accuracy of various scenes in the original and the remake, as he revisits the real Amityville house that he lived in with his family for 28 days.
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Sign Up for Free to View. Margot Kidder. Kidder, who died Sunday, considered it something else. She was Amityville Horror -G. It followed a male journalist who worked at a women's magazine. Ryan played the daughter of the protagonist, a single father. Martel was 12 years old when he appeared in The Amityville Horror as one of the other Lutz children, Greg.
His most notable scene comes when a window suddenly slams down on its own, crushing his hand on the sill. His piercing screams are unforgettable.
After the horror film, Martel continued to work on screen through his early 20s. He had a supporting role in Steven Spielberg 's E. However, his most notable television role was his recurring arc in Growing Pains as Eddie, a friend of Mike Kirk Cameron. Growing Pains was also his final appearance as an actor. He is now a businessman. Rounding out the Lutz children was Meeno Peluce as Matt. Matt doesn't have a lot of memorable solo scenes, but he's a consistent presence in the Lutz family's cursed household.
After his turn as Matt Lutz, Peluce appeared in a string of roles between and These parts were mostly on TV, including two short-lived shows: a comedy western, Best of the West , and a time-traveling adventure show, Voyagers!
His last film appearance as a young actor was in in an episode of Hell Town. Peluce returned to acting as an adult for a one-off performance in the film Alex in Wonder as Eric the Hippie, a minor role.
He then became a history teacher at Hollywood High. He has also pursued professional photography. Michael Sacks portrayed Jeff, George's business partner, who soon becomes concerned when George begins neglecting their land surveying business. Sacks has just 14 total acting credits to his name, many of which came before The Amityville Horror in the late '70s. His most famous role by far was also his film debut as Billy Pilgrim in 's Slaughterhouse-Five , which was based on Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same name.
After The Amityville Horror , he had supporting roles in just four other films, two of which went straight to television. His last role — which was also his most prominent — was as Wayne Potts in 's The House of God , a drama following a group of interns at a teaching hospital. Sacks left the film industry after The House of God and moved on, becoming an executive and enjoying a long and successful career.
Carolyn, played by Helen Shaver, is Jeff's wife. When the two of them visit the Lutzes' house, it's revealed that Carolyn is sensitive to paranormal activity. In one significant scene , Carolyn is convinced there's something hidden behind one of the basement walls, leading George to break it down with a hammer.
Carolyn then becomes possessed and exclaims, in a deep voice not her own, that they've found "the passage to hell. After The Amityville Horror , Shaver appeared in many films and television shows up to as recently as These roles included the leads in three short-lived television shows: United States in , Jessica Novak in in which she played the title character , and WIOU in She then found lasting TV success with a return to horror in Poltergeist: The Legacy , which lasted four seasons starting in
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