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
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
You better cross yourself - The Exorcist Reviews
My parents talked about it all the time. I was a little boy trying to imagine everything they were saying about the movie. I grew up a little and I wathed it. BIG MISTAKE! I had constant nightmares,real paranoia about demonic possessions for years. I?m 30 years old and it still creeps me out. Satan is really on this picture that is the best horror movie ever made. Just look to Regan?s face(Linda Blair) when she?s looking to father karras before she vomits to his face and you will see what I?talking about. I own the dvd,( I?m a movie maniac,specially horror movies )but I won?t watch it alone, that?s for sure.
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