Watch Now: Red Band Trailer For ‘The Exorcist’ Blu-ray Package
By Dave3
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Moments after my editor asked me to write this article about The Exorcist coming to Blu-ray I had a three-paragraph nostalgia trip spill out of my brain. It was a little too deep to waste on a release notice like this, so I’ve decided to bank that story for the time being and unleash it on you all when I actually get my geeky mitts on the Blu-ray for review.
Let’s just agree that I can’t hardly wait for that moment. Anyhoo, this upcoming 2-Disc Digibook Blu-ray package, to be released on October 5, 2010, will contain both the original 1973 theatrical release and the Y2K Director’s cut re-release, along with two feature-length documentaries, commentary tracks by both director William Friedkin and writer/producer William Peter Blatty, interviews, storyboards, and a bunch of featurette-level material and trailers.
I wanted a copy before all that jazz, so I’m already a happy camper. Check out the Red-band trailer for the Blu-ray release and a full rundown of features here after the jump.
Synopsis
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, The Exorcist marks its historic Blu-ray premiere in a 2-Disc Edition featuring Stunning Hi-Def Presentations of the Original 1973 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Extended Director’s Cut. The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother’s frantic resolve to save her and two priests – one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith – joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. This greatest supernatural thriller of all time astonishes and unsettles like no other movie.
Directed by William Friedkin
Written & Produced by William Peter Blatty
Starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max Von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Peter Masterson, Jack MacGowran
Blu-ray release date: October 5, 2010
Blu-ray Details
Disc 1 – Extended Director’s Cut (2000) plus Special Features
Commentary by William Friedkin
NEW Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
Set footage produced and photographed by Owen Roizman, camera and makeup tests, and interviews with director William Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman. BLU-RAYâ„¢ EXCLUSIVE
NEW The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
Featuring a tour of the iconic locations where the film was shot. BLU-RAYâ„¢ EXCLUSIVE
NEW Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist
with director William Friedkin and author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and featuring outtakes from the film. BLU-RAYâ„¢ EXCLUSIVE
Trailers, TV Spots & Radio Spots from the film’s 2000 release
— Trailers
– The Version You’ve Never Seen
– Our Deepest Fears
— TV Spots
– Most Electrifying
– Scariest Ever
– Returns
— Radio Spots
– The Devil Himself
— Our Deepest Fears
Disc 2 – Theatrical Cut (1973) plus Special Features:
Introduction by William Friedkin
Commentary by William Friedkin
Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects Tests
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist [1998 BBC documentary]
Additional Interviews with William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty
— The Original Cut
— Stairway to Heaven
— The Final Reckoning
Original Ending
Sketches & Storyboards
Trailers & TV Spots from the 1973 version
— Trailers
– Nobody Expected It
– Beyond Comprehension
– Flash Image
— TV Spots
– Beyond Comprehension
– You Too Can See The Exorcist
– Between Science & Superstition
– The Movie You’ve Been Waiting For
Students of the Unusual™ comic cover used with permission of 3BoysProductions
The Mercuri Bros.™ comic cover used with permission of Prodigal Son Press
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