The exorcist [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents ; directed by William Friedkin ; written for the screen and produced by William Peter Blatty ; a Hoya Production.
Actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly disturbed by the inexplicable behavior of her 12-year-old daughter Regan--mouthing obscenities, predicting the murder of one of Chris's friends, and urinating in public. Doctors and psychologists have no explanation and as a last option, Chris consults a priest. Father Damian Karras, a Jesuit who is having doubts about his own faith following his mother's death, investigates. Karras comes to no other conclusion that Regan is possessed by a demon. Father Merrin, an older Jesuit, helps Father Karras perform an exorcism, battling the demons inside the child. As much a film about Catholicism and the crisis of faith in the modern world as possession, the Exorcist remains a brilliant horror film, one with an archetypal ability to reach and disturb viewers.
Record details
- ISBN: 0790751674
- ISBN: 9780790751672
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (132 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2000]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty.Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973.Special features: Commentary by director William Friedkin [audio feature]; Cast & crew [text feature]; TV spots (1 minute); Radio spots [audio feature]; Theatrical trailers (4 minutes); Text features: Behind the screams, Blatty and Friedkin: Vision and differences, The most famous scene not in the movie, Fast facts, Awards.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Owen Roizman, Billy Williams ; makeup artist, Dick Smith ; special effects, Marcel Vercoutere ; production design, Bill Malley ; editors, Evan Lottman, Norman Gay, Bud Smith ; special sound effects, Ron Nagle, Doc Siegel, Gonzalo Gavira, Bob Fine ; costume designer, Joe Fretwell ; technical advisors, John Nicola, Thomas Bermingham, William O'Malley, Norman E. Chase, Herbert E. Walker, Arthur I. Snyder.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, Linda Blair.
- Target Audience Note:
- MPAA Rating: Rated R, for strong language and disturbing images; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC, 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; wide screen presentation (1.85:1).
- Language Note:
- In English with optional subtitles in English and French; closed captioned in English.
- Awards Note:
- Academy Awards, 1974: Best Sound--Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium--William Peter Blatty.National Film Preservation selection, 2010.Winner, 1974 Golden Globes: Best Director, Motion Picture--William Friedkin; Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Screenplay, Motion Picture--William Peter Blatty; Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture--Linda Blair.
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Available copies
- 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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