The Exorcist
Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue, 11106 Astoria, Queens
$17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth / free for MoMI members
About
The Exorcist is a horror film about 12-year-old Regan MacNeil, who falls violently ill and puzzles doctors with the personality of a horrifying entity. Her movie-star mother Chris, desperate for answers, seeks the help of two priests: one who has lost his faith, and an exorcist. The film was directed by William Friedkin from a novel and screenplay by William Peter Blatty. It won 1973 Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing, and features Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb and Kitty Winn.
Written by a model, sources: ifccenter.com
Critics
8.0Very good
Critics praise the film as a horror milestone with enduring power and intense audience impact. They fault it for shamelessly exploiting fears and relying on cheap shock effects.
Reviews: 100 Years of Terror, Kino-Zeit, artechock, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, TMDb
Trailer
Showtimes
Sat 31 Oct
Museum of the Moving Image35th Avenue, 11106 Astoria
Venue
Museum of the Moving Image is in New York City’s Queens.
35th Avenue, 11106 Astoria
Museum of the Moving Image 21 more events- Director
- William Friedkin
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 122 min
