With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifying masterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair plays Regan, a 12-year-old girl possessed by the devil. After exhausting all the options of science, psychology, and medicine, Regan's mother (Ellen Burstyn) realizes the supernatural nature of her daughter's condition and resorts to a religious solution, turning to Father Karras (Jason Miller) for an exorcism. Aided by the mysterious Jesuit exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), Karras must confront not only supernatural phenomena but also his own inadequate faith and displaced guilt over his mother's recent death, a personal torment Regan uses to manipulate him, but with disturbing results. Like THE GODFATHER before it and JAWS soon after, THE EXORCIST enjoyed tremendous commercial and critical success that directly transformed Hollywood into the blockbuster behemoth of American culture.
Running Time:2 hrs. 01 min.
Release Date:December 26, 1973
MPAA Rating:R for strong language and disturbing images.
Distributors:Warner Brothers
U.S. Box Office:$39,661,731
Friday, September 21, 2007
The scariest film of all-time - The Exorcist Reviews
Without a doubt in my mind, THE EXORCIST is the scariest film of all-time. It's a dark, grotesque ride through the horror genre, bringing us it's best; as forementioned it's scary as hell, and also one of the greatest films ever made. Jason Miller plays Father Karras, a priest haunted by the recent death of his mother. Soon after that an odd murder is committed, drawing police officer William Kinderman (Lee J. Cobb) in to the bloody business happening in the corner of this city. Then it gets bad. Ellen Burstyn plays Chris MacNeil, an actress whose daughter has been acting strange lately. Well, actually - she's possessed. Now young Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair)'s only hope is an exorcism, performed by Father Lankester Merrin (Max von Sydow). THE EXORCIST is a horror masterpiece. William Friedkin excellently directs this American gem, with a chilling screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his best-selling novel. Spawning three inferior sequels, THE EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, THE EXORCIST III and THE EXORCIST IV: THE BEGINNING, THE EXORCIST is one untouchable masterpiece of a horror flick. (The director's cut runs 132 minutes)
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