Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
- Cody Iden
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min read
Release Date - September 23, 1993
Synopsis:
An antique mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into the possession of a young artist and soon the demonic presence within the mirror causes death and mayhem.
Directed by - John Murlowski
Written by - Christopher DeFaria and Antonio M. Toro
Produced by - Barry Bernardi, Steve White and Christopher DeFaria
Cinematography - Wally Pfister
Music by - Daniel Licht
Distribution Company - Republic Pictures
Cast:
Ross Partridge - Keyes Terry
Julia Nickson-Soul - Suki
Lala Sloatman - Llanie
Jack R. Orend - Franklin Bronner
David Naughton - Dick Cutler
Barbara Howard - Janet Cutler
Richard Roundtree - Pauli
and Terry O'Quinn - Detective Clark
Run Time - 1 hr. 31 min. Rated - R
Budget - $1.5 million Gross - Unknown
Review:
Continuing the idea of having a haunted object that came from the Amityville house, Amityville: A New Generation introduces us to a haunted mirror that quickly causes mayhem amongst our cast of characters. This was the third time the franchise used this plot device of a haunted object and one might think it would be getting a little stale, but it really seems that this was the perfect direction to take the franchise as each of these films have felt new and fresh. The story again is interesting, though the ties to the Amityville house are a little weaker than the previous two haunted item films. The cast is enjoyable, especially the lead played by Ross Partridge and Terry O'Quinn as the police detective is memorable and likable. Unfortunately Richard Roundtree is not utilized very well only having a handful of scenes mostly at the end of the movie. The cinematography is great, Wally Pfister actually would go on to win an Oscar for his work on The Dark Knight (2008). The score is not especially memorable but the special effects are quite good with some great gore make-up and even some convincing CGI demons in one sequence which is impressive considering most early 90s CGI has not held up well. I think I enjoyed both the haunted lamp and haunted clock stories of previous installments a little more but this film is still entertaining and it feels completely fresh and new when compared to other films of the franchise.
My Score: 75
Plot - 7 Cinematography - 7
Attraction - 7 Editing & Special Effects - 8
Theme - 8 Sound & Music - 7
Acting - 8 Directing - 8
Dialogue - 7 Enjoyability – 8
Trivia:
Inspired by the book Amityville: The Evil Escapes by John G. Jones which was also the inspiration for both Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989) and Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992).
Also appearing in the film are Robert Rusler as Ray and Lin Shaye as Nurse Tucker. Both actors had appeared in installments of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Shay played a school teacher in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) while Rusler played Ron Grady in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).
The Thanksgiving murder of the Bronner family supposedly occurred in 1966 which would imply that it was a separate murder that occurred several years before the killing of the DeFeo family in the 1970s.
Ross Partridge, the star of this film, would later play Lonnie Byers on the first season of the popular series Stranger Things (2016-Present).
Availability:
Watched October 24, 2021
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