The Exorcist

"There's not a day in my life that I don't feel like a fraud. Other priests, doctors, lawyers - I talk to them all. I don't know anyone who hasn't felt that."

"[to the demon, after Merrin's death] You son of a bitch! Take me! Come into me! Goddamn you, TAKE ME! TAKE ME! [becomes possessed, tries to strangle Regan] NO!!! [throws himself out the window]"

"My bed was shaking. I can't get to sleep."

"You're going to die up there."

"[as she is being thrown about on her bed] OH PLEASE MOTHER, MAKE IT STOP!!! IT'S HURTING!!!!! [possessed voice, after a doctor tried to hold her] Keep away! The sow is mine! Fuck me! Fuck me! Fuck me!"

"[possessed voice, as she masturbates with a crucifix] LET JESUS FUCK YOU! LET JESUS FUCK YOU! LET HIM FUCK YOU!!! [pressing Chris's face into her groin] LICK ME! LICK ME! [spins her head 180 degrees] You know what she did?! Your cunting daughter?!"

"[possessed voice, to Father Merrin] Stick your cock up her ass, you motherfucking worthless cocksucker!"

"[possessed voice] Your mother sucks cocks in hell, Karras, you faithless swine."

"[to Father Karras] Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful. So don't listen to him. Remember that - do not listen."

"THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!"

"The Devil Inside."

"Somewhere between science and superstition, there is another world. The world of darkness."

"Something beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house. And a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is the Exorcist."

"Nobody expected it, nobody believed it, and nothing could stop it. The one hope, the only hope: THE EXORCIST."

"The 1973 horror flick "The Exorcist" is my favorite snapshot of the cultural place of (white) (cis) little girls. In the film, a little girl (with a single mother) is possessed by the devil. From another perspective, the little girl is actually exploring her sexuality (masturbation and so on) and her own demons/meanness. Obviously, (white) men from the church have to be brought in to save her since her single mom can't do it alone."

"Ellen Burstyn - Chris MacNeil"

"Max von Sydow - Father Lankester Merrin"

"Jason Miller - Father Damien Karras"

"Linda Blair - Regan Teresa MacNeil"

"Lee J. Cobb - Lieutenant William Kinderman"

"Kitty Winn - Sharon Spencer"

"Jack MacGowran - Burke Dennings"

"Reverend William O'Malley - Father Dyer"

"Barton Heyman - Dr. Klein"

"Peter Masterson - Dr. Barringer, Clinic Director"

"Arthur Storch - Psychiatrist"

"Mercedes McCambridge - voice of Pazuzu"