Director(s): William Friedkin

Writer(s): William Peter Blatty

Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Jason Miller

Synopsis & Review:  No real introduction is needed for this all-time classic thriller. The Exorcist is religious thriller about a young girl who is possessed by a demon.

An actress's young daughter begins a frightening transformation after she plays with a Ouija board.

Unable to control her daughters behavior, she is desperate to try anything to bring her daughter back to normal. After trying many non-successful ways to help her daughter, she finally seeks the help of a local catholic priest.

Question his own faith, the catholic priest (Jason Miller) is asked to perform an exorcism. Having very little experience in this field the priest calls in a world re-nouned catholic priest (demon hunter specialist Max Von Snydow), to help with the exorcism. Together, the two priests do battle with the demonic spirit trapped in the body of the young girl.

Thrilling and creepy, the Exorcist is filled with freakish special effects which makes the movie a must see. In 2000, additional footage was re-added to the original and the film was re-released in theaters. As far as I'm concerned, the special directors cut is the best version to see. So if you haven't seen this movie rent it now. Oh, and remember to keep a bowl of pea soup handy!