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3. The Exorcist (1973)<\/h2>\n

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In December, 1973, when The Exorcist <\/em>was first release<\/a>d<\/a>, people were not so familiar with this kind of supernatural movie. Exorcism was a term unknown to many and the movie was a big hit. Running for 122 minutes, the box office registered an amount of around $441 million, with the production costs of only $12 million. The movie stars Ellen Burstyn<\/a>, Lee J. Cobb<\/a>, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller and Linda Blair, being produced and screenplayed by William Peter Blatty<\/em> and directed by William Friedkin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Exorcist <\/em>fits in the supernatural horror movies section, inspired by the novel with the same name written also by William Peter Blatty<\/em>. The action takes place in a small town named Georgetown.<\/p>\n

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After a priest, Lankester Merrin, accidentally runs into an amulet in his searches for lost items, in Iraq, that was possessed by a demon called Pazuzu, the same demon that will possess a young girl called Regan (Linda Blair<\/a>) who lived with her mother (Chris MacNeil) and who previously played with an Ouija board.<\/p>\n

Regan started behaving strangely, using a very dirty language and making constant noises that didn\u2019t sound like coming from her, the bed was shaking from unknown reasons so her mother called for medical help.<\/p>\n

After numerous test and analysis, nothing was found wrong with the girl, so the only choice her mother had was to call in for a priest. Father Damien Karras enters the scene after Regan murders Burke Dennings and an investigation starts around him. After the doctors had nothing else to do, they decided to call for father Karras\u2019s help, telling her mother that the only way she could be cured was by exorcism.<\/p>\n

After numerous attempts, Pazuzu was only mocking them, playing tricks and even insulting people close to Karras. In the end, the priest sacrifices himself for Regan, asking the demon to possess him instead of the girl. Once possessed, father Karras throws himself off the window.\u00a0 Although intriguing, The Exorcist <\/em>is still watched today and is to be believed one of the best movies of its kind.<\/p>\n