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The Exorcist (25th Anniversary Special Edition) | 
| Director: William Friedkin
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  853 reviews
Sales Rank: 26369
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 079073804X
UPC: 085391617624
EAN: 9780790738048
ASIN: 079073804X
Theatrical Release Date: December 26, 1973
Release Date: December 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success of The French Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to make The Exorcist as his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit. Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism. Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by Satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made, The Exorcist was mysteriously plagued by trouble during production, and the years since have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoic viewers. The film is presented in letterbox format on digital video disc, with a remastered soundtrack that's guaranteed to curdle your blood. The 25th-anniversary Special Edition DVD of The Exorcist is packed with bonus features, including a 74-minute documentary titled The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist, which includes interviews with cast and crew, audio commentary by William Friedkin and author William Peter Blatty, a special introduction by Friedkin, theatrical trailers and TV spots, and DVD-exclusive coverage of the film's storyboards and production design. --Jeff Shannon
Description
An innocent girl is evilly possessed -- and a doubting priest becomes her last hope. Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn in the two-time Academy Award(R) winner that shocked the world.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Separate Commentaries by Friedkin & Blatty
Other:"Fear of God" 3 trailers Nwe Interviews
TV Spot:6 TV Spots: "Beyond Comprehension", "You Too Can See The Exorcist", "Between Science and Superstition", "The Movie You've Been Waiting For", "Nobody Expected It", "Life Had Been Good"
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 Slow shipping/no bundled savings June 5, 2009
Greek
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DVD came as advertised and is fine. Very, very disappointed in the vendor's shipping policy, however. Paid extra for expedited shipping based on the city listed and proximity to me. Also, paid full shipping for a second product, even though they shipped together. There was no option to save on shipping by ordering two products from the same vendor. The DVDs arrived well past the expected date and missed a critical birthday. Won't buy from this vendor again, despite the good products.
 The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen) (1973)-Like nothing we have ever seen! May 4, 2009
Keith Mirenberg (www.spaceanimations.org)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen) (1973)- I originally saw this five star horror movie when first released in New York back in 1973. For those of you old enough to remember, I too was one of those lunatics who stood on line in the freezing cold to see this great film. Crazier still is the fact that I thought it was worth the wait at the time!
This great DVD includes some really frightening footage that was not included in the theatrical version of the movie. In addition, the entire film has been digitally restored at 1.85 and plays beautifully on a new HDTV system, filling the entire screen. Watching this film on a new large screen HDTV is just like a night out at the movies.
This class will scare the CRAP out of you... May 1, 2009
J. Hatcher (The Great USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
OMG, the scene where the crawls up the stairs like a crab gives me chills everytime I think about it... good...scary... what else you want? Maybe a nice "flaming" raspberry tea like Nate Iseminger?
back in the day April 6, 2009
J. McCarley (Brownsville, Tennessee)
I remember when this move came out. Radio stations were offering money to people to go sit in a theater by themselves and watch this movie.
I went with four guys and two of them left before the movie ended. I stayed because I love horror movies. Not much on slasher films but love the suspenseful, scary ones.
My main reasoning behind the success of this movie is simple. Possession has been documented for as long as we can recall. Most horror films are about monsters and things that JUST WON'T DIE..! The Exorcist is more about a family trying to save a member from the demons that haunt us all.
The possibility that this really could happen or maybe has happened before made it even scarier.
All aspects of the movie were excellent.
Every time that I watch it, it affects me. I'm 52 years old now and it still gets to me.
Turn out the lights, turn the volume up and enjoy, if you dare.
"The Greatest Horror Film of All-Time!" March 19, 2009
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Exorcist" came out on Boxing Day, 1973 and immediately became a boxoffice phenomenon. Highly regarded by critics and fans as the best thriller ever made, "The Exorcist" tells of a true story in which a 12 year old girl is possessed by satan. The movie is also one of the best movies ever made, with amazing performances by all the leads, especially Ellen Burstyn who plays the mother, and Linda Blair who plays the little girl. The movie also won 2 Oscars, one for sound and the other for the screenplay. I also believe both Burstyn and Blair were robbed of Academy Awards for their roles, as some had a hard time with the posession that took place in the story. The movie is about the forces of good and evil in the world and the eventual outcome of that battle. There have also been other sequels and pre-quels to "The Exorcist", but they are all inferior to the original. The follow up "The Exorcist 2" is regarded as one of the worst films ever, although Linda Blair is in it. Ellen Burstyn refused to be a part of it as she felt the script was awful.
This DVD release also features 11 minutes of extra scenes that were omitted from the original release, which also contains the horrifying "spider walk" sequence.
Not appearing on this disc, unfortunately, is the amazing BBC documentary on the making of "The Exorcist", that was featured on the 1998 25th Anniversary Edition of the movie. If you can find that edition grab it as the documentary is informative and interesting.
Also, Ellen Burstyn's autobiography called "Lessons In Becoming Myself" is a wonderful read and she goes into detail on how she got the role of Chris McNeil and the trouble the cast and crew found themselves in while making it.
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