It's a considerable struggle to sit through this movie and the rewards don't really justify the trip, but for some reason I enjoyed it in all its tedium. This is probably to the credit of the magnificent Stacy Keach, who turns in an incredible performance here, and the fascinatin...( read more)
Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller
The lunatics are running the asylum... but are they really lunatics? Is Colonel Kane (Stacy Keach) really a noted psychiatrist, assigned to supervise patients in an experimental government clinic, or ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002
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February 13, 2007
Willaim Peter Blatty's masterpiece, one of the few movies that are better than the source novel. Great performances from the ensemble cast and a superb screenplay with heavy doses of amazing dialogue and philosophical debates about "Shoes" existance make this one of the greats. ...( read more)
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January 19, 2009
Blatty's unofficial sequal to the Exorcist is an underrated masterpiece.
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January 11, 2009
Fantastic, well played cult classic from William Peter Blatty: part of his 'faith' trilogy (including The Exorcist and Legion). More comedic than the other parts of his series, but poignant, with stellar performances from a game cast.
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January 11, 2009
The writer of THE EXORCIST made his directorial debut with this obscure, strange and definitely one-of-a-kind psychodramedy (this film may be its own genre), set in a secluded castle (Budapest subbing for the US Pacific Northwest) owned and run by the military as an (EXTREMELY) e...( read more)
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April 21, 2008
A very well made and funny movie set in a psychiatric hospital for the military. The movie is written and directed by William Peter Blatty, but don't expect another Exorcist as this movie has more in common with Blatty's early comedy work.
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April 4, 2008
In the bar section, is one of the most brutal depictions of where the thin line between good and evil meets, and yet the thin line is so far apart that it is virtually different. The line is so different that you have to choose, there is no middle point, the middle point is a far...( read more)
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