The Exorcist (film)

The Exorcist (1973) is a Classic feature-length horror film, directed by William Friedkin with a screenplay based on the novel by William Peter Blatty.

The film became one of the most successful horror films of its time, with a gross of $ 440.000.000. [1]



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Father Merrin is a Catholic priest who serves as archaeologist in Iraq. One day he finds a small, old figurine of the Akkadian deity Pazuzu. At the time he excavates the statue, there is a strong gust of wind that some dust blowing off some of the figurine. Merrin is worried he has an ancient demon released by the statuette to dig up. Some do Merrin, strange events more and more in believe he has brought something of pure evil in the world.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 3.1 Comments
 * 3.2 Music
 * 3.3 extended version
 * 3.4 sequels and related films
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 References
 * 6 external links

Far away, in Georgetown (United States) Chris MacNeil hear strange things in her home. There are also a number of strange phenomena for. Chris realizes that a demon released her house is invaded. Her daughter, Regan, begins to exhibit strange behavior shortly thereafter. They used bad words and suddenly the most grove at a party for them, dozens of people, pees on the ground. First Chris thinks that Regan is sick, but studies have shown nothing. But after Chris has experienced a supernatural phenomenon up close, she is convinced that her daughter is possessed. However, no one believes this, but Chris outdoor discoveries as a vandalized and daubed Maria-image confirm that there is something that the Church is not good. Meanwhile, she grabs a Regans behavior becoming grover: psychiatrist at his balls and not long after, a knowledge of the MacNeils kills by throwing him from her bedroom window. The doctors, and also an inspector investigating the case, however, believe that there is something supernatural in the game is. Regans behavior, she is a threat because is chained to her bed. Meanwhile, Regan undergo a metamorphosis giving them more on a demon appears, then on a girl. Her voice is also profoundly changed: all doubt for Chris way: there is a devil in her daughter. At wits end, Damien Karras, a priest let them come. Karras feels guilty for the death of his mother and is fairly depressed. He discovers that the being who in Regan is, a man named Merrin fears. There is research into identity and it turns out that a priest Merrin Merrins is showing multiple times when exorcism has been involved. Chris sees the exorcism as the only solution and let Merrin, accompanied by Karras, to her house come. Start there the two priests with a daring, exhaustive exorcism. The demon tries to weaken the priests by responding to their weaknesses. For example, he imitates the voice of Karras ' mother, which makes his guilt even greater. Karras leaves the room. When he comes back, he will find a by a heart attack died Merrin to. As Karras Merrin encounters death, he becomes angry and starts to strangle the girl and asks the demon to take possession of him. The possessed Karras would first kill, but Regan in a moment of reflection with his last bit of force decision Karras to jump out the window, to protect against him to Regan.Karras dies of his injuries and the demon leaves him. Regan is back to normal and decide later Chris and Regan the House that them too much is reminiscent of the terrible history, leave. The girl can not remember much more. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ==Background[ Edit] == ===Comment<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="168" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Exorcist is one of the relatively few movies of the genre that are well received by the general public and has even managed to acquire the status of classic.
 * Ellen Burstyn -Chris MacNeil
 * Jason Miller -Damien Karras
 * Max von Sydow -Lankester Merrin
 * Linda Blair - Regan MacNeil
 * Lee j. Cobb -Lieutenant William f. Kinderman, a detective
 * Kitty Winn -Sharon Spencer
 * Jack MacGowran -Burke Dennings
 * Mercedes McCambridge – the voice of the demon
 * William O'Malley -Father Joe Dyer
 * Arthur Storch – the psychiatrist
 * Andre Trottier – the Assistant to the priest.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film is inspired by a real-life case-thought that it was an authentic possession went. -and won two Oscars and four Golden Globes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Oscars_2-0" len="178" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Golden_Globes_3-0" len="185" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3] ===Music<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Lalo Schifrin provided the soundtrack for the film. Its first version was rejected by Friedkin. Schifrin had already six minutes film music written for the trailer of the film, but the test audience found this music in combination with the images too scary. Therefore gave Warner Bros. to make the music what the command milder Schifrin. In different scenes is the beginning of Mike Oldfield 's Tubular Bells can be heard.

<p lang="en" len="276" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Friedkin later made known that he would rather had wanted to let the Tangerine Dream music composing. ===Extended version<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2000 a new edition of the original film was released under the name The Exorcist (The Version you've Never Seen). This includes approximately twelve minutes to the film in the editing room were originally added.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Probably the most illustrious addition is a scene that came to be known as the spider walk thanks to previous bonus DVDs. Regan comes in on all fours, but upside down (abdomen towards ceiling) the stairs to afgestoven, once down to let the blood gushing out of her mouth. This is another version of the spider walk than those on the aforementioned bonus DVDs.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Furthermore, the scene with medical tests at the Hospital expanded and is the end changed, whereby Father Dyer at the end of the movie talking to detective Kinderman runs away. Throughout the film there are frames here and there with the effigy of the demon in.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">If The Version you've Never Seen The Exorcist turned thick 25 years after the original appear again in the cinema, before the new version on DVD came out. That is unusual for movies that play time has been added.Usually they appear on DVD as ' special edition '. ===Sequels and related films<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="58" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Exorcist was parodied in a number of films, such as:
 * Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)-Is badly received. The demon that Regan in the first part here is terrorized appointed as Pazuzu.
 * The Exorcist III (1990)
 * Exorcist: The Beginning (2004, prequel)
 * Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005, prequel)

==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == In the film used pop by Linda Blair in owned State<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Exorcist was nominated for ten Oscars.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Oscars_2-1" len="178" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  the film won for "best sound" and "best derivative scenario". The other nominations were:
 * Repossessed (1990, with Blair in the lead role)
 * Scary Movie 2 (2001, with James Woods as Father McFeely duiveluitdrijver)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Exorcist also won four Golden Globes<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Golden_Globes_3-1" len="185" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  :
 * Best film
 * Best actress (Ellen Burstyn)
 * Best supporting actor (Jason Miller)
 * Best Supporting Actress (Linda Blair)
 * Best Director (William Friedkin)
 * Best camera work
 * Best film editing
 * Best Art Direction

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film is on the 3rd place of (American Film Institute) AFI's 100 Years ...100 Thrills.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="171" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  Moreover, the character Regan MacNeil on the 9th place of the villains list of [http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAFI%2527s_100_Years..._100_Heroes_and_Villains AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="171" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]
 * Best film – drama
 * Best Director
 * Best supporting actress
 * Best screenplay