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The Cine-Files

207 The Exorcist

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Happy Halloween Cine-Files and welcome to our annual journey into the world of horror films. This year we are tackling what is, arguably, the scariest movie of all time, William Friedkin's The Exorcist based on the William Peter Blatty novel. 

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0:00.0

Well, Synophiles, it's that time of year again, which means John and I have to face our fears and watch another horror movie for Halloween.

0:08.0

And this year we decided to tackle a big one. In fact, I was so scared of this movie as a kid that I didn't watch it until I was in my 30s.

0:15.9

Of course we are talking about one of the most disturbing, sacrilegious, and terrifying movies ever

0:21.6

made. William Friedkins, The Exorcist based on the novel by William

0:25.5

Peter Blatty. With incredible performances by Ellen Burston, James Miller, Max von Ciedow, Lee

0:31.1

Cobb, and of course Linda Blair in a role that seared itself into the cinematic

0:36.2

zeitgeist of the 70s, The Exorcist is just as powerful today as it was 47 years ago.

0:43.0

The Exorcist is truly one of the most important films of its genre,

0:47.0

and if you haven't seen it, you're going to have to face your own fears

0:50.0

and make a journey to cinnophiles.net, where you can buy or stream the Exorcist,

0:55.7

along with every other film we've ever reviewed through Amazon Prime.

1:00.1

And if you happen to support the show on Patreon.com slash the Cinephiles, right now you could be listening to a brand new

1:06.8

cinephiles short on a TV show that also happens to be perfect for the Halloween season. the Rod Serling Sci-Fi Classic, The Twilight Zone.

1:16.9

So that's a discussion of The Twilight Zone on Patreon and one of the greatest horror films

1:21.5

of all time, The Exorcist, this Friday on the Cinephiles.

1:25.0

Well then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Carras.

1:29.0

And I ain't that devil. Hello and welcome once again to the cinnophiles where each week we enter the world of a great film we explore its themes the history the

1:43.6

filmmaking and the influence it has on us today my name is Steve Morris I'm a

1:47.4

filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles California.

1:50.3

Hello everyone my name is John Roca I'm a writer producer and host on the

1:53.9

outlaw nation and co-host this podcast and voice over guy and huge frady cat so

2:00.4

I am I am just interested to see how we're going to tackle this film in honor of Halloween, but I tell you what I had a fantastic experience watching this film. So now I'm kind of really excited to talk about it with you Steve

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