# The Excorcist Directors Cut theatrical re-release

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 22, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184 "2000-09-22T19:33:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184/1 "2000-09-22T19:33:32Z")

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[li]Who is going to go see it?[/li][li]Who dares to see it alone?[/li][li]Who will go with me to see it? I refuse to see it alone! :::shudder:::[/li]  
I have seen the movie several times, but I have never seen the infamous “crucifix masturbation” scene. Was that one of the “cut” scenes that will be restored?

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**Author:** ![Bubble\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Bubble\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubble_Girl)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184/2 "2000-09-22T19:42:20Z")

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Look [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=39294)

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**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184/3 "2000-09-22T19:43:52Z")

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That scene had a lot more to do with mutilation than masturbation.

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**Author:** ![TaleraRis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@TaleraRis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaleraRis)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-excorcist-directors-cut-theatrical-re-release/34184/4 "2000-09-22T21:30:00Z")

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I’ve never seen the original