Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Damiano Damiani and starring James Olson, Burt Young, 💶 Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, and Diane Franklin. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder in 💶 Amityville by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. It is the second film in the Amityville Horror film series and a loose 💶 prequel to The Amityville Horror (1979), set at 112 Ocean Avenue and featuring the fictional Montelli family, loosely based on 💶 the DeFeo family. It follows the Montelli family's decline under apparent demonic forces present in their home. A co-production between the 💶 United States and Mexico, principal photography took place at the same Toms River, New Jersey residence featured in the first 💶 film, while interiors were shot exclusively on soundstages at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. After test screenings were completed, Damiani's 💶 original cut of the film was slightly truncated to tone down its overt incestuous sexuality and a rape sequence, which 💶 audiences responded to unfavorably. Released by Orion Pictures in the fall of 1982, Amityville II: The Possession received mixed reviews from 💶 critics, though some, such as Roger Ebert, felt it was superior to its predecessor, an opinion that has been echoed 💶 by contemporary reviewers.[4] Plot [ edit ] The Montellis, an Italian American family headed by Anthony Montelli and his wife, Dolores, move 💶 into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, with their children, Sonny, Patricia, Mark, and Jan.
