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The Ninth Configuration
By William Peter Blatty.
Commentary by Mark
Kermode.
Published by Screenpress
Books.
Published in 1999.
Paperback.
Screenplay.
ISBN-10: 1901680207
ISBN-13: 978-1901680201
Description:
“The finest large scale
American surrealist film ever made” – People Magazine.
Towards the end of the war
in Vietnam, an unusually high percentage of American servicemen suddenly
manifested symptoms of psychosis. To investigate this mystery, the US
government established a network of covert study centers.
They send the crazies to
Center Eighteen. Men who think they can walk through walls. Men who want to
stage the complete works of Shakespeare using dogs. Hudson Kane is plagued by
nightmares and memories not his own. Only Hudson Kane is not an inmate. Hudson
Kane is in charge…
William Peter Blatty –
the creator of The Exorcist – directed this self penned script that
quickly became a cult classic for its brave philosophic tone, remarkable
visuals and endlessly quotable dialogue.
This is the first time
that Blatty’s originally screenplay has been published. Fully annotated by
acclaimed writer and critic Mark Kermode and illustrated with many previously
unpublished stills.
This is the definitive
edition of the script that its creator believes to be the true sequel to The
Exorcist.
Winner
– Best Screenplay Golden Globe Awards.
