006: Exorcist/ Friedkin

It's has been said that the 70's were the last golden age of cinema. it's hard to disagree when you realize how many auteurist directors that era birthed. A modest list would have to include; Scorsese, DePalma, Bogdanovich, Coppola, Lynch and William Friedkin.  Friedkin's career is an enigma. His third film The French Connection won multiple Oscars (Including Best director), catapulted him to fame. Friedkin's next film, The Exorcist remains one of the most frightening horror films ever made and one of the most financially successful movies of all time. At the top of his game and at the height of his power as a director, Friedkin released Sorcerer, which was a massive failure at the box office and with critics.  Although he made quite a few excellent movies after, it seems he never fully recovered from the consequences of "flying to close to the sun".  Friedkin passed away August 7, 2023.  In this episode, Azed and Tom discuss the odd career of William Friedkin and dive deep into his masterpiece; The Exorcist, a film that marked us both to become grown ass men who are shit scared of a little girl.