The Exorcist Director: William Friedkin, Jason Miller Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller
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- DVD Release Date: 12/26/2000
- Original Release: 1973
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- Sales Rank: 1,987
Scenes
Features
Feature-length commentary by director William Friedkin; Two theatrical trailers; Four TV spots; Two radio spots
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Iraq: Interesting Finds [4:16]
2. "Something I Must Do" [4:26]
3. Face to Face [1:43]
4. Rats in the Attic [2:34]
5. On the Set [1:55]
6. Chris' Walk Home (Tubular Bells) [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 [2:00]
17. "You're Gonna Die Up There" [2:18]
18. "Make It Stop!" [1:13]
19. And I Shall Be Healed [3:02]
20. Temporal Lobe Diagnosis [4:23]
21. "The Sow Is Mine!" [2:03]
22. Pathological State? [3:24]
23. Death Strikes: Down the Stairs [3:18]
24. Psychiatric Exam [1:53]
25. From Garfield to Mineo [5:12]
26. Heard of Excorcism? [2:25]
27. Scene of the Crime [2:33]
28. Kinderman's Theory [4:51]
29. "Do You Know What She Did?" [1:36]
30. Just Help Her [4:05]
31. Unwelcome Visitor [2:15]
32. That Thing Upstairs [3:16]
33. Holy Water and Tongues [3:44]
34. Chris' Realization [2:34]
35. English in Reverse [1:09]
36. Body Language [1:09]
37. Choosing the Exorcist [1:54]
38. Merrin Arrives [3:09]
39. Ritual Guidlines [1:24]
40. "I Cast You Out" [5:53]
41. "The Power of Christ Compels You" [3:40]
42. Karras' Own Demons [3:41]
43. Merrin's Final Battle [3:23]
44. "Take Me!" [1:21]
45. Absolution [:45]
46. A Keepsake From Karras [3:34]
47. "I've Got Passes" [1:24]
48. End Credits (Fantasia for Strings, Tubular Bells) [4:05]
Editorial Reviews
In 1973, writer William Peter Blatty adapted his novel, The Exorcist, into a film hailed by many as the most geniunely frightening of all time. A classic tale of Good versus Evil, the story follows Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) as she watches her daughter Regan (Linda Blair) helplessly fall into the possession of an evil -- and foul-mouthed -- spirit. Convinced that an exorcism is the only way to save Regan, Chris summons the help of a psychiatrist/priest, Father Karras (Jason Miller), who on the eve of his mother's death is dealing with his own demons. Director William Friedkin (The French Connection) continues to astound audiences with The Exorcist, as evidenced by various reissues featuring deleted scenes and remastered sound. The film's horrific imagery -- Regan's spinning head, green vomit, and levitating body -- believably turned a harmless young girl into a remorseless creature of hate; it has since become well accepted and even parodied. Friedkin's determination to achieve a realistic story of fear is best demonstrated in a scene featuring one priest's trembling deliverance of the last rites; the director helped the actor achieve an emotional response by smacking him in the face. Aided also in part by quick cuts of a memorably demonic face and the creepy sound design of Regan's wheezing voices, The Exorcist stands as a perfect example of spine-tingling horror meeting classic storytelling. Jason Bergenfeld, Barnes & Noble
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