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The seventh film in the Amityville series, released in 1993, starring Ross Partridge (as Keyes Terry), Julia Nickson (as Suki), Lin Shaye (as Keyes Terry), Richard Roundtree (as Pauli), David Naughton (as Dick Cutler), Terry O'Quinn (as Detective Clark), and Robert Rusler (as Ray).

A mirror from the haunted Amityville house ends up in an apartment complex where it starts causing awful things to anyone who views their reflection on it.


A New Generation has examples of:

  • Asshole Victim: The first victim of the mirror, Ray, is Suki's womanizing ex who cheated on her and treats her badly when she breaks up with her due to it. He also showed up drunk in apartment and broke inside to confront her, and would have likely been violent to her had she been inside.
  • Catapult Nightmare: Keyes sees a nightmare about his father killing his family, and he sees himself in his father's place. He then wakes up as he sits up in his bed in shock.
  • A Dick Inname: Said to Dick the landlord when he keeps refusing to let Suki showcase a gallery in her apartment: "Come on, Dick, don't be one".
  • Connected All Along: The homeless man that gives the mirror to Keyes turns out to be his father, and they lived together in Amityville back when Keyes was little.
  • Driven to Suicide: The mirror goads Suki into committing suicide by hanging.
  • Family of Choice: The building tenants are close enough friends that they all consider each other family, except for Keyes who feels uncomfortable with getting close to people.
  • Head-Turning Beauty: Almost every characters comments on how beautiful and attractive Suki is.
  • I'm a Man; I Can't Help It: Ray tries to use this excuse to Suki as to why he sleeps with other women. She still won't let him in her apartment.
  • Inspector Javert: Downplayed with Detective Clark. While at first he suspects Keyes is involved in the strange deaths around the apartment complex and acts as an antagonist, he sympatizes with him once he discovers his tragic backstory and actually tries to help him.
  • Interrupted Intimacy: Detective Clark knocks on Suki's door just as she and Dick and making out, panicking Dick since he's cheating on his wife. Made extra awkward since she makes no attempt no hide what she was doing.
  • Magic Mirror: Actually, it's more of a cursed mirror.
  • Not Herself: Suki, as the one who interacted with the cursed mirror the longest, has her behavior drastically change due to it's evil influence, acting much more agressive and seductive.
  • Self-Harm: Distressed by Ray's accidental death in her apartment, Suki starts cutting her wrist with a piece of broken glass.
  • Self-Made Orphan: Keyes comes to learn that his father used to live in the Amityville house, and killed his parents and siblings there. Under the influence of the evil mirror, Keyes almost does the same thing to his friends.
  • Sexy Discretion Shot: The camera cuts away just as Dick and Suki begin to make love in her apartment.
  • Shirtless Scene: Suki rips off Dick's shirt when they start making out, rendering him shirtless for the next scene when Detective Clark and Keyes come in.
  • Sleeps in the Nude. Keyes girlfriend Llanie sleeps naked in their bed. She also sleeps on her stomach, so only her Toplessness from the Back is visible.
  • Starving Artist: Are of the building tenants happen to be artists (Keyes is a photographer, Suki is a painter, Pauli is a sculptor) and they're all pretty much broke.

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