In Memory of William Peter Blatty
Writer William Peter Blatty, most known for penning The Exorcist (1973) died on January the 12th at the age of 89. He also directed the 3rd film in the series.
Which of these projects, which were either written by Blatty or inspired by his works (providing official credit has been given) is your favorite?
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Which of these projects, which were either written by Blatty or inspired by his works (providing official credit has been given) is your favorite?
Discuss the list here
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- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDanny KayeCara WilliamsMartha HyerAn employee at Diner's Club issues a credit card to a well-known mobster and has to retrieve it in order to keep his job.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersElke SommerGeorge SandersInspector Clouseau falls in love with a murder suspect and tries to clear her name.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsShirley MacLainePeter UstinovRichard CrennaA former Notre Dame football star crash lands over a mythical Arabian country while on spy mission to the USSR. He is then forced by the football-obsessed king of that country to coach their football team .
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsWarren BeattyLeslie CaronRobert CummingsA young lady has been widowed and left with a baby son to bring up alone. She decides that the baby needs a father figure and decides to marry a psychologist. She hides her son with an upstairs neighbour until she has got her man.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJames CoburnDick ShawnSergio FantoniIn World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCraig StevensLaura DevonEdward AsnerWhen crime boss Scarlotti is murdered, PI Peter Gunn is distraught and angry. Scarlotti saved his life once. Nick Fusco, the new kingpin, is the prime suspect for the murder but it's going to be a struggle for Gunn to investigate him.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsZero MostelKim NovakClint WalkerThree separate plans to rob a top-security bank in the western town of Friendly, Texas, circa 1880.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsRock HudsonJeremy KempSet during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
- StarsEllwood KieserPat McGeehanEfrem Zimbalist Jr.This American Roman Catholic religious-themed anthology sheds light on the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love.Wrote two episodes
- DirectorWilliam Peter BlattyStarsStacy KeachScott WilsonJason MillerAn ex-marine psychiatrist attempts to rehabilitate his patients by indulging their fantasies, and seeks to prove the existence of a loving God to one especially troubled inmate.
- DirectorWilliam Peter BlattyStarsGeorge C. ScottEd FlandersBrad DourifA police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsStellan SkarsgårdIzabella ScorupcoJames D'ArcyIn 1947, having abandoned his faith, Father Merrin joins an archaeological excavation in Kenya, where an ancient church has been unearthed and something much older waits to be awoken.
- CreatorJeremy SlaterStarsAlfonso HerreraBen DanielsKurt EgyiawanFollows two priests dealing with cases of a demonic presence targeting a family and a foster home.