Exorcist

UPC: 883929101436

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Novelist William Peter Blatty based his best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair. Suddenly prone to fits and bizarre behavior, Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother, Chris MacNeil (played by Ellen Burstyn, although Blatty reportedly based the character on his next-door neighbor Shirley MacLaine). When Regan gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras (Jason Miller), who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow). His foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles. The Exorcist received a theatrical rerelease in 2000, in a special edition that added 11 minutes of footage trimmed from the film's original release and digitally enhanced Chris Newman's Oscar-winning sound work. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Horror

Awards: Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Supporting Actress – null New Star of the Year - Female – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Female – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Commentary by director William Friedkin
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Exorcist

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/05/2010

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD-EX Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1), DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 132 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Exorcist
1. Iraq: Interesting Finds [4:19]
2. "Something I Must Do" [4:26]
3. Face-To-Face [1:43]
4. Rats In the Attic [2:34]
5. On the Set [1:56]
6. Chris' Walk Home [1:13]
7. Mother and Daughter [1:29]
8. Karras Visits His Mother [4:25]
9. The Ouija Board [1:26]
10. Birthday Ideas [2:18]
11. Lost and Unconnected [1:56]
12. Attic Noises [3:13]
13. Chapel Desecration [1:09]
14. Nervous Disorder [4:24]
15. The Hospital [2:35]
16. Chris' Party [1:59]
17. "You're Gonna Die" [2:18]
18. "Make It Stop!" [1:14]
19. And I Shall Be Healed [3:01]
20. Temporal Lobe Diagnosis [4:23]
21. "The Sow is Mine!" [2:02]
22. Pathological State? [3:25]
23. Death Strikes; the Stairs [3:20]
24. Psychiatric Exam [:07]
25. From Garfield to Mineo [1:43]
26. Heard of Exorcism? [5:12]
27. Scene of the Crime [2:25]
28. Kinderman's Theory [2:33]
29. "Do You Know What She Did?" [4:51]
30. Just Help Her [1:36]
31. Unwelcome Visitor [4:05]
32. That Thing Upstairs [2:15]
33. Holywater and Tongues [3:16]
34. Chris' Realization [3:44]
35. English In Reverse [2:34]
36. Body Language [1:09]
37. Choosing the Exorcist [1:09]
38. Merrin Arrives [1:54]
39. Ritual Guidelines [3:09]
40. "I Cast You Out" [1:24]
41. "The Power of Christ" [5:53]
42. Karras' Own Demons [3:40]
43. Merrin's Final Battle [3:41]
44. "Take Me!" [3:23]
45. Absolution [1:21]
46. A Keepsake From Karras [:45]
47. "I've Got Passes" [3:34]
48. End Credits [1:24]

Lucia Bozzola

Numerous viewers allegedly vomited, fainted, or just walked out, but that only helped William Friedkin's film version of William Peter Blatty's best-seller become an early-'70s blockbuster and horror milestone. Flush from his Oscar for The French Connection (1971), wunderkind Friedkin decided on a "realistic," no-holds barred approach to Blatty's reportedly fact-based novel, pushing horror special effects into new dimensions of gruesomeness (and the film way over budget in a bizarrely trouble-plagued shoot). The Exorcist went on to break The Godfather's box-office record, as Watergate-weary audiences piled in to watch the furniture fly and Linda Blair's head spin. Critics were split over whether Friedkin had taken the Rosemary's Baby (1968) mode of subtly suggestive supernatural horror into the realm of gross reactionary exploitation or whether The Exorcist disturbingly tapped into repressed fears of the unknown (including female sexuality). Regardless, bolstered by ten Oscar nominations, The Exorcist helped set the standard for R-rated horror grisliness and raise the bar for blockbuster profits. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Vasiliki Maliaros  Actor 
Titos Vandis  Actor 
Ron Faber  Actor 
Wallace Rooney  Actor 
Rev. William O'Malley  Actor 
Robert Symonds  Actor 
Mercedes McCambridge  Actor 
Rudolf Schundler  Actor 
Peter Masterson  Actor 
Barton Heyman  Actor 
Roy Cooper  Actor 
Donna Mitchell  Actor 
Robert Gerringer  Actor 
George Crumb  Composer (Music Score) 
William Peter Blatty  Producer 
William Peter Blatty  Screenwriter 
William Friedkin  Director 
Jack Nitzsche  Composer (Music Score) 
Noel Marshall  Executive Producer 
Ellen Burstyn  Actor 
Linda Blair  Actor 
Max von Sydow  Actor 
Jason Miller  Actor 
Kitty Winn  Actor 
Lee J. Cobb  Actor 
Jack MacGowran  Actor 

Country: USA