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Key Information
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| Directors: |
William Friedkin |
| Stars: |
Ellen Burstyn |
| Actors: |
Mary Boylan |
| Genre: |
Horror/Suspense |
| Subgenre: |
Religion · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 25th Anniversary Special Edition |
| UPC: |
085391633631 |
| Release Date: |
1973 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 0min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Deluxe Collector's Box Set, 2hr 39min
Release Company: Creative Design Art (November 02, 1999)
UPC: 663286200832 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 0min |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/21/1998, pp.129-30, Ty Burr): "...The first modern, F/X-heavy shriek-o-rama....[Miller and Burstyn] give harrowing, nuanced performances....Strikingly new amid [its era]..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"What an excellent day for an exorcism."--Regan (Linda Blair) to Father Karras (Jason Miller)
"Why you do this to me, Damie?"--Regan (as Father Karras's mother) to Father Karras |
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Arguably the scariest motion picture ever made, William Friedkin's THE EXORCIST was unleashed on an unsuspecting American public in 1973. The film quickly became a nationwide sensation, leading to religious boycotts, fainting, and a huge box office return. Oscar nominee Linda Blair beat out hundreds of other child actors to land the role of Regan MacNeil, a 12-year-old who is possessed by the devil. After exhausting all other practical options, Regan's mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), acknowledges the supernatural nature of her daughter's condition and recruits Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller) to stage an exorcism. Aided by the mysterious Jesuit exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), Father Damien must confront not only the supernatural phenomena in front of him, but also his own inadequate faith and displaced guilt over his mother's recent death. <br> <br> Friedkin brings William Peter Blatty's Oscar-winning script to shocking life by establishing a realistic, everyday tone before allowing the terror... |
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