The Ninth Configuration (also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane) is a 1980 American film directed by William Peter Blatty. It is based on Blatty's novel The Ninth Configuration (1978), which was itself a reworking of an earlier version of the novel, first published in 1966 as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane!. The initial 1966 publication of the novel featured an exclamation mark at the end of the title, while all subsequent publications saw it removed. The first half of the film has the predominant tone and style of a comic farce. In the second half, the film becomes darker as it delves deeper into its central issues of human suffering, sacrifice and faith. The film also frequently blurs the line between the sane and the insane.
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Directed by William Peter Blatty
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Comedy Horror, Satire |
Release Date - Feb 29, 1980 |
Run Time - 118 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Absurdism, Army, Astronaut, Castle, Combat Fatigue, Crucifix, Cult, Cult Film, Dark Comedy, Film Based On A Novel, Insane Asylum, Kane, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Psychosis, Religion, Vietnam War
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Subject: about astronauts, supernatural
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Alternate Titles
A kilencedik alakzat
HU
A Nona Configuração
BR
De Negende Formatie
NL
Den niende kombination
DK
La neuvième configuration
FR
La nona configurazione
IT
La novena configuración
ES
Más allá de la locura
MX
Nionde sinnet
FI, SE
O Crepúsculo dos Heróis
PT
O enatos shimatismos
GR
Skjebner i mørket
NO
The Ninth Configuration
CA, DE, GB, US
Twinkle Twinkle, Killer Kane
US
Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
Yhdeksäs aisti
FI
Ο Ένατος Σχηματισμός
GR
Девятая конфигурация
RU, US
トゥインクル・トゥインクル・キラー・カーン
JP