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2000

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
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Uniform Title:	Exorcist (Motion picture)
Title:	The exorcist / Warner Brothers Pictures presents ; a William Friedkin film ; directed by William Friedkin ; written for the screen and produced by William Peter Blatty ; a Hoya Production.
Edition:	Widescreen version. Widescreen.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English and French; closed captioned in English.
Publisher, Date:	Burbank, CA : Warner Brothers : [2000] Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2000]
Description:	1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; DVD 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language and disturbing images; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
Contents:	Iraq: interesting finds -- "Something I must do." -- Face-to-face -- Rats in the attic -- On the set -- Chris' walk home -- Mother and daughter -- Karras visits his mother -- Ouija board -- Birthday ideas -- Lost and unconnected -- Attic noises -- Chapel desecration -- Nervous disorder -- Hospital -- Chris' party -- "You're gonna die" -- "Make it stop!" -- And I shall be healed -- Temporal lobe diagnosis -- "The sow is mine!" -- Pathological state? -- Death strikes; the stairs -- Psychiatric exam -- From Garfield to Mineo -- Heard of exorcism? -- Scene of the crime -- Kinderman's theory -- "Do you know what she did?" -- Just help her -- Unwelcome visitor -- That thing upstairs -- Holy water and tongues -- Chris' realization -- English in reverse -- Body language -- Choosing the exorcist -- Merrin arrives -- Ritual guidelines -- "I cast you out." -- "The power of Christ" -- Karras' own demons -- Merrin's final battle -- "Take me!" -- Absolution -- Keepsake from Karras -- "I've got passes." -- End credits.
Notes:	Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. "Includes 11 minutes of scenes and images deleted before the film's 1973 release"--Container Special features: Commentary by director William Friedkin [audio feature]; Cast and crew [text feature]; TV spots (1 min.); 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. Educational and home use only. 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. Ellen Burstyn (Chris MacNeil), Max von Sydow (Father Merrin), Lee J. Cobb (Lt. Kinderman), Kitty Winn (Sharon), Jack MacGowran (Burke Dennings), Jason Miller (Father Karras), Linda Blair (Regan). DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen televisions. For private home use only. In English with optional subtitles in English and French; closed captioned in English. 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. 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.
Genre:	DVDs. Fiction films. Drama. Feature films. Film adaptations. Horror films. Feature films. Horror films. Feature films. Horror films. Fiction films.
Subjects:	Blatty, William Peter -- Film adaptations. Blatty, William Peter. Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Drama. Catholic Church. Demoniac possession -- Drama. Exorcism -- Drama. Clergy -- Drama. Priests -- Drama. Families -- Drama. Horror films. Films for the hearing impaired. Clergy. Demoniac possession. Exorcism. Families. Priests. Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) -- Drama. Washington (D.C.) -- Georgetown.
Other Author:	Friedkin, William Blatty, William Peter Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976 Winn, Kitty, 1944- MacGowran, Jack, 1918-1973 Miller, Jason, 1939-2001 Blair, Linda, 1959- Blatty, William Peter. Exorcist. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Hoya Productions, Inc. Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Title:	Title on disc label: Exorist, the version you've never seen Title on container: William Peter Blatty's The exorcist
ISBN:	0790751674 9780790751672
Other Number:	45701471
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