The Exorcist Review

The Exorcist is a 1973 supernatural horror film based on William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel of the same name which in itself was inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe. The movie was produced by Hoya Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Exorcist was written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin.



The story is a young girl named Regan is acting very strange, she's levitating and speaking in tongues. Regan's mother becomes very worried and is seeking help only to hit a dead end. Then a priest named Father Lankester Merrin is sent by the church to perform an exorcism on the girl and hopefully save her.

• Negatives

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• Mix

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• Positives

One thing this movie does right is it makes you feel for Regan and her mother Chris. The film shows us that their just a mother and daughter who love each other and then when Regan becomes possessed all you want is for them to get out of this alive and well.

Another thing I liked about the movie is how there's a slow process for Regan's possession. It's not just things get weird and then poof she's now a demon. They take their time with it and the way they do it is simple, Chris tries everything she can before calling an exorcist then things get get crazy.

There are a lot of good scary moments. Now I watched the extended edition of this movie so I got that really distributing spider-walk scene. Seriously that scene scared the hell out of me. And also there wasn't a scene that I felt it was a jump-scare, always got to give credit when I film does that.

The Exorcist contains what I think are you the best performances in a horror movie. Linda Blair was fantastic, she pulled off being a sweet girl and then when she was possessed she gave me chills. Ellen Burstyn was astonishing as Chris.



The Exorcist is one of the best horror movies to be made. The film really makes you care for Regan and Chris, I loved how Regan's possession takes it's time, the movie has some truly scary moments, and above all else the performances are amazing.

My final rating is A Must Watch

List of Accomplishments

Not only did The Exorcist did financial well but there is not a shadow of a doubt that critics loved it. The movie went on to be nominated for eleven awards and won six of them. Here's the list

Academy Awards

Nominated for Best Picture - William Peter Blatty

Nominated for Best Actress - Ellen Burstyn

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Jason Miller

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Linda Blair

Nominated for Best Director - William Friedkin

Won an Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - William Peter Blatty

Nominated for Best Cinematography - Owen Roizman

Nominated for Best Film Editing - Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan Lottman, and Norman Gay

Nominated for Best Production Design - Billy Malley and Jerry Wunderlich

Won and Award for Best Sound Mixing - Robert Knudson and Chris Newman

Golden Globe Awards

Won an Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama

Won an Award for Best Director - William Friedkin

Won an Award for Best Supporting Actress - Linda Blair

Won and Award for Best Screenplay - William Peter Blatty

Nominated for Best Actress - Ellen Burstyn

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Max von Sydow

Nominated for New Star of the Year - Linda Blair

Then in 2010 the Library of Congress selected the film to be preserved in their National Film Registry as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Sequels & Television Series

What with the film being such a big success it was really no surprise that the film would later get sequels then a television series. In 1977 there was Exorcist II: The Heretic, then The Exorcist III in 1990, then in 2004 there was Exorcist: The Beginning and a year later there was Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist. Then eleven years later Fox aired The Exorcist TV series on September 23, 2016. The series would later get a second season titled The Next Chapter and it aired on September 29, 2017.

So if there's one horror movie to watch this Halloween season or any Halloween season, it's definitely The Exorcist.

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