William Peter Blatty must surely be the most underappreciated artist of our time. The Ninth Configuration is a punch in the gut to the reductionist, cynical world. This is crystalized in the moment when Scott Wilson's character considers the relative madness of Hamlet - truly, if he was crazy, or if the more extreme madness of all those around him made him seem to be.In that hope, is our own. And if Killer Kane is worthy of salvation, perhaps we all are. What a beautiful, lyrical, important film. Also wonderful performances from four actors sadly no longer with us: Ed Flanders, Alejandro Rey, Joe Spinnell and the great Jason Miller.