Its life on the silver screen has never fully died away, reaching beyond to become one of the most famous films ever put to screen, and in some respects almost mythic to anyone in the UK born after its release and who grew up during the 80s and 90s. The film concerns itself with the plight of Chris McNeil (Ellen Burstyn) and her teenage daughter Regan (an iconic performance from Linda Blair), the latter finding herself possessed by a demon – or possibly something more – prompting Chris to call in Catholic priest Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller) for help, who in turn calls in Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow) to perform an exorcism on the possessed Regan.ĭirected by William Friedkin, scripted by William Peter Blatty from his novel, utilising famous use of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells and featuring iconic, famous, sensational make up work from Dick Smith, the plot outline to The Exorcist hides many spiritual and thematic complexities that run throughout. Many elements of its production and release became something akin to an urban myth.Ī tale of possession and religious belief, the story of The Exorcist really needs no introduction.
SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES IN THE EXORCIST MOVIE
It earned huge box office figures, critical acclaim and a place in the Horror Hall of Fame, all the while having a profound affect on movie audiences the world over. Released in 1973 to an unsuspecting public, William Friedkin’s adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel changed the course of horror cinema forever. Print the legend, they say and when it comes to The Exorcist, every legend and even myth about it has been told – and then some.
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