with George and Kathy Lutz, during which they discussed what would later become the outline of Anson's book. Judge Weinstein also expressed concern about the conduct of William Weber and Bernard Burton relating to the affair, stating: "There is a very serious ethical question when lawyers become literary agents." George Lutz maintained that events in the book were "mostly true". In June 1979, George and Kathy Lutz took a polygraph test relating to their experiences at the house. The polygraph tests were performed by Chris Gugas and Michael Rice who, at the time, were reportedly among the top five polygraph experts in America. The results, in Rice's opinion, did not indicate lying. In October 2000, The History Channel broadcast Amityville: The Haunting and Amityville: Horror or Hoax?, a two-part documentary made by horror screenwriter/producer Daniel Farrands. The debate about the accuracy of The Amityville Horror continues. The various owners of the house since the Lutz family left in 1976 have publicly reported no problems while living there. James Cromarty, who bought the house in 1977 and lived there with his wife Barbara for ten years, commented: "Nothing weird ever happened, except for people coming by because of the book and the movie." The question about whether the Lutz's version of events could have actually happened is studied extensively in episode 20 of the popular "How Haunted?" podcast Films The people and events fictionalized in The Amityville Horror have been the subject of a number of films (many of which share no connection other than the reference to Amityville): The Amityville Horror (1979) Amityville II: The Possession (1982) Amityville 3-D (1983) (made in 3-D and has also been released as Amityville III: The Demon) Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989) The Amityville Curse (1990) Amityville: It's About Time (1992) Amityville: A New Generation (1993) Amityville Dollhouse (1996) The Amityville Horror (2005 remake) The Amityville Haunting (2011) The Amityville Asylum (2013) Amityville Death House (2015) The Amityville Playhouse (2015) Amityville: No Escape (2016) Amityville: Vanishing Point (2016) The Amityville Legacy (2016) The Amityville Terror (2016) Amityville Prison (2017) Amityville: The Awakening (2017) Amityville: Evil Never Dies (2017) Amityville Exorcism (2017) The Amityville Murders (2018) The Amityville Harvest (2020) An Amityville Poltergeist (2020) Witches of Amityville Academy (2020) Amityville Island (2020) Amityville Vampire (2021) The 1979 film, based on Jay Anson's novel, is the best known in the series. James Brolin and Margot