THE EXORCIST 'Pentalogy' (5)

The Exorcist [1973]

 "The Scariest Movie Of All Time"

Director: William Friedkin

Writers: William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by), William Peter Blatty (novel)

Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Linda Blair

 

Storyline

 

When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.

 Exorcist II : The Heretic [1977]

" It's four years later...what does she remember?"

Director: John Boorman

Writers: William Goodhart,

Stars: Richard Burton, Linda Blair and Louise Fletcher

 

Storyline

 

A girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.

 The Exorcist III [1990]

  

"The horror is Legion."

Director: William Peter Blatty

Writers: William Peter Blatty (screenplay), William Peter Blatty (novel)

Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders and Brad Dourif

 

Storyline

 

Lt. Kinderman and Father Dyer cheer each other up on the anniversary of the death of their mutual friend, Father Damien Karras, by going to see "It's a Wonderful Life" at the local theater in Georgetown, near Washington D.C. But there's no cheering Kinderman while a particularly cruel and gruesome serial killer is at large. His murders, which involve torture, decapitation and the desecration of religious icons, is bad enough; but they also resemble those of the Gemini Killer, who has been dead for fifteen years.

Exorcist: The Beginning [2004]

 "Go Back To Where The Horror Began."

Director: Renny Harlin

Writers: William Peter Blatty (movie The Exorcist), William Wisher Jr. (story)

Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco and James D'Arcy

 

Storyline

 

Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist [2005]

Director: Paul Schrader

Writers: William Peter Blatty (movie The Exorcist), William Wisher Jr. (story)

Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann and Clara Bellar

 

Storyline

 

Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.