← Back to Movies

The Exorcist

Cast

Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb View All

Crew

William Friedkin (Director), William Peter Blatty (Screenplay) View All

Release: Dec. 26th, 1973

Runtime: 2 hours, 2 minutes

12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

Average Rating:

Replies Discussions

6 How and why does Burke Dennings die in the Exorcist

I always had this question about the movie. This happens off screen and yet they don't provide proper information to connect the dots. I am talking about the death of the director of Ellen Burstyn's m...

Reviewed by

Captain Spaulding
Even though this was my first true viewing of the movie, I've seen so many scenes before--- the "pea-soup" scene, the "360-degree-head-turn" scene, "the power-of-Christ-compels-you" scene, as well as numerous other iconic scenes from the movie--- that it hampered my enjoyment of the movie.

READ REVIEW

crumbsroom
There is not much you can expect from a film youve likely watched more than a hundred times, even if it is The Exorcist.

READ REVIEW

pahaK
In all the movie there might be a few minutes worth of material that could have been dropped to make the film little tighter but otherwise it's nearly perfect.

READ REVIEW

View All (9)