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The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The film features Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller and Mercedes McCambridge. Both the film and novel took inspiration from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a fourteen-year-old boy. The film is one of a cycle of 'demonic child' movies produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Rosemary's Baby and The Omen. The film became one of the most profitable horror films of all time, grossing $440,000,000 worldwide, and proved to have a profound effect on popular culture. The film earned ten Academy Award nominations—winning two, one for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay, and losing Best Picture to The Sting. Along with the novel on which it was based, Blatty's script has been published several times over the years. The Exorcist was commercially released in the United States by Warner Bros. on December 26, 1973, and re-released on March 17, 2000, with a restored version released on September 22, 2000. It was named the scariest movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly and Movies.com and by viewers of AMC in 2006. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  beyondhollywood.com 255px x 360px | 26.00kB [source page] click on the picture to return to the movie review and images menu A scene from the horror film Exorcist The Beginning click the picture to go back  beyondhollywood.com 251px x 360px | 30.60kB [source page] click on the picture to return to the movie review and images menu A scene from the horror film Exorcist The Beginning click the picture to go back From Yahoo Image Search: "The Exorcist (film)"  news.google.com ScreenCrave.com This film joins the likes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Exorcist 2: The Heretic in the unwanted sequels hall of fame. ... and more » news.google.com Worcester News This is also interspersed with sections involving their bickering and the employment of an exorcist , but the main action centres around a series of ... and more » news.google.com The New American TV shows like The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, and even movies like The Exorcist promote the notion that all things paranormal from mind-reading to ... and more » From Google News Search: "The Exorcist (film)" Is the Film "The Exorcist" Scary? Q. I want to watch it but im not too sure as ive heard from many people that it is a scary movie and they recommended that i shouldn't watch it. Is it really that scary? What scenes are scary? Asked by EmoTeen - Fri Mar 13 09:00:01 2009 - - 23 Answers - 0 Comments A. That film has kept me awake many a night...anybody saying its not scary probably hasn't even seen it...I'd put it in my top 5 most scary films. Answered by blaster 2 - Sun Mar 15 06:21:37 2009 what did you think of the old film classic the exorcist? who was your favourite character in it? Q. what was the psychology around the character of burke dennings? ~ what was wrong with him? ( the drunk guy at the party) why was farther karras destined to die? what was happening in society in 1973 at around the time the film was being made?~ at the end of the film where was regan and mrs mc neil being driven off to on that dismal afternoon or morning? plus what happened to the sharon character, what happened with her at the end of the film, when regan and her mother depart, where does sharon go? and finally what was life like in the u.s around that time era, 1973? Asked by e mousquetaire XVI - Fri Jul 27 04:38:08 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. i saw it in the 70s i was only young and it scared me to death ive watched it recently and i still jump a certain parts Answered by Lynn C - Fri Jul 27 04:56:17 2007 Was the film ' the exorcist' based on a true story?
Q. My mum said that when it was put on in the pictures ST johns abulence were ther incase anyone fainted. and she said it happened to a man in real life. Asked by rockrose95 - Mon Apr 21 13:21:28 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. The exorcist was based on true events :) Both the film and novel took inspirations from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a 14-year-old boy Answered by STFU! Whoreee. - Mon Apr 21 13:25:13 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "The Exorcist (film)" |
