
Director(s)
William Friedkin
Production Year
2001
Genre(s)
Horror
Approx. running minutes
127m
Cast
Yvonne Jones, John Mahon, Reverend John Nicola, Vincent Russell, Mary Boylan, Richard Callinan, Mason Curry (voice), Eileen Dietz, Roy Cooper, Robert Gerringer, Mercedes McCambridge (voice), William Peter Blatty, Titos Vandis, Wallace Rooney, Ron Faber, Donna Mitchell, Robert Symonds, Arthur Storch, Reverend Thomas Bermingham, Vasiliki Maliaros, Barton Heyman, Pete Masterson, Rudolf Schundler, Gina Petrushka, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Reverend William O'Malley S. J., Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn
The Exorcist
Director(s)
William Friedkin
Production Year
2001
Genre(s)
Horror
Approx. running minutes
127m
Cast
Yvonne Jones, John Mahon, Reverend John Nicola, Vincent Russell, Mary Boylan, Richard Callinan, Mason Curry (voice), Eileen Dietz, Roy Cooper, Robert Gerringer, Mercedes McCambridge (voice), William Peter Blatty, Titos Vandis, Wallace Rooney, Ron Faber, Donna Mitchell, Robert Symonds, Arthur Storch, Reverend Thomas Bermingham, Vasiliki Maliaros, Barton Heyman, Pete Masterson, Rudolf Schundler, Gina Petrushka, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Reverend William O'Malley S. J., Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn
THE EXORCIST is a US horror film in which a young girl is possessed by a demon.
- Threat
There are frequent scenes of strong threat and horror in which a young girl's physical appearance and behaviour alters as she falls deeper under the control of a demonic spirit. Her face appears to decay, and she is seen levitating, thrashing wildly on a bed and vomiting. In one sequence she also thrusts a bloodied crucifix between her legs.
In other scenes characters glimpse the face of the demonic spirit and experience supernatural occurrences. There is also a protracted sequence in which the young girl undergoes a series of medical tests which appear to cause her discomfort.
- Language
Occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') spoken by the possessed girl.
- Sex
There are occasional strong sex references, including to oral and anal sex, and sexualised uses of strong language ('f**k'). These are primarily spoken by the possessed girl.
Classified date
02/01/2002
BBFC reference
EVF029742
Language
English