Bug is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by William Friedkin and written by Tracy Letts, based on his 1996 play of the same name. The film stars Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, BrĂan F. O'Byrne, and Harry Connick Jr.
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William David Friedkin was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Friedkin in 2017
From left: Friedkin, Owen Roizman and William Peter Blatty on set of The Exorcist
Friedkin at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Friedkin with wife Sherry Lansing in 2012