The Exorcist

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Amy & Paul make heads turn with 1973's horror classic The Exorcist! They praise Ellen Burstyn's quiet but strong take on a desperate celebrity mother trying to save her 'sick' daughter, coin the term "cinematic one night stand" for one-off iconic performances, and grimace over the grotesque special effects inspired by real-life medical procedures. Plus: Amy accidentally cursed her ex-boyfriend with a Santeria candle! Next week Unspooled’s Scaretober series continues with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/unspooledpodcast, and on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test, and apply to be a contestant at [email protected]!

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0:00.0	The year is 1973.
0:02.8	And your mother so socks that smell.
0:06.2	The movie The Exorcist.
0:08.2	Hello everyone and welcome to unspooled.
0:31.2	I'm Amy Nicholson.
0:32.2	And I'm Paul Sheer and welcome to the official start of Scaretober.
0:37.1	That's right.
0:38.1	Oh, Scaretober as unspooled delves back into horror films.
0:44.6	And we're kicking off with the Exorcist.
0:47.0	A movie that people have been asking for since we started the show that we have been
0:51.2	asking for since we started the show back in season one in Salfrans connection.
0:55.6	We were like, what is this William Friedkin doing on here?
0:58.5	WT William Friedkin.
1:01.1	I was going to try to make his initials into what the WTF and I just really lost my
1:05.0	thread.
1:06.0	Yeah.
1:07.0	Yeah.
1:08.0	And what the William The Exorcist Friedkin is this nonsense.
1:12.2	You have to go what the French connection is on this.
1:15.2	What the, you have to say WTWF.
1:19.4	WTWF.
1:20.4	Well, whatever it is, we've been saying that this is the movie that should be on the
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