Actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly disturbed by the inexplicable behavior of her 12-year-old daughter Regan--mouthing obscenities, predicting the murder of one of Chris's friends, and urinating in public. Doctors and psychologists have no explanation and as a last option, Chris consults a priest. Father Damian Karras, a Jesuit who is having doubts about his own faith following his mother's death, investigates. Karras comes to no other conclusion that Regan is possessed by a demon. Father Merrin, an older Jesuit, helps Father Karras perform an exorcism, battling the demons inside the child. As much a film about Catholicism and the crisis of faith in the modern world as possession, the Exorcist remains a brilliant horror film, one with an archetypal ability to reach and disturb viewers.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. "The version you've never seen" -- Container. "Includes 11 minutes of scenes and images deleted before the film's 1973 release" -- Container. Special features: Commentary by director William Friedkin [audio feature]; Cast & crew [text feature]; TV spots (1 min.); Radio spots [audio feature]; Theatrical trailers (4 min.); Text features: Behind the screams, Blatty and Friedkin: Vision and differences, The most famous scene not in the movie, Fast facts, Awards.