The Amityville Legacy

The Amityville Legacy is a 2016 horror film directed by Dustin Ferguson, co-directed by Mike Johnson, and starring Julia Farrell, Mark Popejoy, and Colby Coash. The film takes place 40 years after the original murders in Amityville, New York. The movie opens in Amityville then after the credits picks up in small town Nebraska where a cursed antique toy monkey from the opening scene possesses a father when it is given to him as a birthday gift, one similar to what he had as a child. The movie pays homage to older Amityville films from the original series, in particular It's About Time, A New Generation, and Amityville Dollhouse. Executive producers on the film were Jake Brokoven and Matthew DiGirolamo.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The film ranked #11 of 1428 Elm's the 15 greatest Amityville movies of all-time.[7]

The Amityville Legacy
The Amityville Legacy film poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Jake Brokoven
  • Matthew DiGirolamo
Written by
  • Dustin Ferguson
  • Mike Johnson
Starring
  • Julia Farrell
  • Mark Popejoy
  • Jennii Caroline


CinematographyMark Thimijan
Edited byDustin Ferguson
Production
company
42nd Street Films
Distributed bySinister Studios
Release date
  • June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07) (United States)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production

Plot

The cursed antique toy monkey from the original DeFeo home possesses a father and causes havoc after being given as a gift during a family reunion.

Cast
  • Schuylar Craig as Schuylar
  • Cheyenne King as Aunt Cheyenne
  • Jason Bracht as Driver
  • Jade Michael LaFont as Jade
  • Jennii Caroline as Jennii
  • Julia Farrell as Julia
  • Mark Popejoy as Mark
  • Eric Moyer as DeFeo
  • Tony Brown as Tony
  • Daniel Steir as Dan
  • Colby Coash as Mark's Father
  • Britany Dailey as Britany
  • Breana Mitchell as Breana
  • Jake Brokoven as Passenger
  • Jeanne Kern as Grandma

Reception

In his appreciative film review, Mike Haberfelner concluded by offering the film "is a nice throwback to grindhouse horror of the 1970s, it's blunt and violent, but understands when to show its shocks and when to actually better hide them for full effect, it makes up for its low budget with a well-structured story and a very steady pace, and its no-frills directorial effort really works for the movie's impact. And a solid ensemble cast doesn't hurt, either. Cool genre entertainment, really!"[1]

References
  1. Review: The Amityville Legacy, Search My Trash, by Mike Haberfelner
  2. Lesnick, Silas (2011-05-11). "The Amityville Legacy Announced". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. Kennedy, Michael (2017-06-07). "Amityville: The Awakening Removed From Summer 2017 Release Date". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. Rawden, Mack (2011). "Amityville Legacy Set To Become 10th Film In The Horror Franchise". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. Moore, Debi (2016-03-31). "The Amityville Legacy Leaves Behind an Official Trailer and Image Gallery". Dread Central. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  6. "Asómate al nuevo póster de 'The Amityville Legacy'" [Join the new poster of 'The Amityville Legacy']. Morbido (in Spanish). 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  7. "15 greatest Amityville Horror movies of all-time". 1428elm.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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