The Exorcist

Description

When sweet, twelve-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) begins acting bizarrely—exhibiting sudden outbursts of violent behaviour, unnatural physical strength, and terrifying levitation—her distraught actress mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), seeks out every medical and psychiatric specialist in Washington, D.C. But as science fails to explain Regan’s horrific physical and mental deterioration, doctors are forced to suggest the unthinkable: a spiritual intervention. Desperate, Chris turns to Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller), a young Jesuit priest fighting his own devastating crisis of faith. Realising they are dealing with an ancient, deeply malevolent demonic entity, the Catholic Church summons Father Lankester Merrin (Max von Sydow), an aging, battle-tested archeologist-priest who has faced this specific darkness before. Locked in a claustrophobic, shadow-drenched bedroom, the two priests must confront the ultimate embodiment of evil in a pulse-pounding, soul-shattering battle for a young girl's life. Hailed as the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist remains an unparalleled cinematic shock to the system.