This of course is one of the greatest horror films of all time. I've only seen it the once and I think that's enough. Forty-five years on it still has the power to shock.
Chris McNeill, an actress becomes concerned when her daughter Regan begins acting strangely ( to say the least ). After numerous disturbing incidents, a priest Father Karras ( Jason Miller) is called in. He believes her to be possessed by a devil and calls in a more experienced priest Father Merrin ( Max Von Sydow ) to perform an exorcism. Then the fun begins.
Ellen Burstyn ( as Chris )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Ellen was originally Edna Gillooly from Detroit. She started acting in the late fifties and became a familiar face on US TV in the sixties. Her film career took off with The Last Picture Show in 1971. She permanently injured her back filming The Exorcist but won an Oscar the following year for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. She is still a busy actress at 85.
Linda Blair ( as Regan )
Sex : Regan masturbates with a crucifix in what remains one of Hollywoods most shocking scenes
Death : Survives
Linda was a former child model who'd appeared in a couple of films before she got this role at 14. She's never really escaped it and appeared in a lot of low budget horror films in the eighties. Nevertheless she continues to work and appeared in L.A. 7 in 2000. She is a vegan and set up an animal rights charity in 2004. She is now 59.
Kitty Winn ( as Sharon Spencer )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Kitty was an active stage actress in the sixties before moving into film and television in the seventies. She retired in 1978 after the critical mauling of Exorcist II : the Heretic but has occasionally been lured back onto the stage. She is now 73.
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