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The Exorcist FULL Reaction (Patreon)

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2023-10-15 11:41:37
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The film was adapted by William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel of the same name. Aspects of Blatty's novel were inspired by the 1949 exorcism performed on an anonymous boy known as "Roland Doe" or "Robbie Mannheim" by the Jesuit priest William S. Bowdern. The true identity of the boy was revealed in late 2021. His real name was Ronald Edwin Hunkeler, who grew to be a successful NASA engineer. He contributed to the famous Apollo missions of the 1960s, and helped to put humans on the moon in 1969 by patenting the technology that helped space shuttle panels withstand extreme heat. He never discussed his experiences and stayed away from the limelight. He died in 2020, just before his 86th birthday. The debate over whether it was a genuine possession or mental illness is still ongoing, however. The film's director, William Friedkin, insisted on realism, including casting real priests and medical personnel. Crew also recalled that he was temperamental, often firing people without warning. He went to great lengths to manipulate the actors to get genuine reactions, like actually putting the set where the exorcism took place to temperatures down to −20°F (−29°C) to make their breath visible, and slapping them or firing blanks without warning. This behaviour led the crew to call him "Wacky Willy". Ironically, Friedkin's office was at 666th Fifth Avenue in New York. A fire destroyed most of the set (except for Regan's bedroom), some of the crew and their family members died (along with the assistant cameraman's newborn child), Linda Blair (Regan) & Ellen Burstyn (Chris) suffered accidental long-term back & spinal injuries and actors Jack MacGowran (Father Dyer) and Vasiliki Maliaros (Father Karras's mother) both died before the film was released. Production took twice as long as scheduled and cost almost three times the initial budget. The accidents and deaths have made some people believe that the film was cursed. The scene where Regan vomits on Father Karras only took one take. It was intended to hit Jason Miller in the chest, but the plastic tubing misfired, hitting him in the face. His reaction of shock and disgust while wiping away the vomit is genuine. The film's sound was notable for its bizarre sound effects and, in some instances, a complete lack of sound. A disturbing fact is that many of the demonic sound effects used were actually recordings of animals being killed in a slaughterhouse. The voice of the demon was portrayed by Mercedes McCambridge, who went to extreme lengths to perfect the distorted voice. An alcoholic, she actually gave up sobriety and drank heavily, she chain-smoked cigarettes, ate raw eggs. She was also physically bound to a chair with torn sheets. McCambridge ended up suing Friedkin and Warner Bros because they didn't credit her for the voice of the demon. Additionally, Linda Blair’s double, Eileen Dietz, also sued for not being credited for the vomiting sequences. Linda Blair received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars before it was known that she didn't actually provide the voice of the demon. The rules said once she was given the nomination it could not be withdrawn, but the controversy about Blair being given credit for another actress' work probably ruined her chances of winning unfortunately. The film is also the first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture and it won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound. Once the film was released, many people in the audience fainted, vomited, ran out of the theater or had to be carried out in a stretcher. This was in mainly two scenes; when Regan undergoes a carotid angiography/arteriogram, in which a needle inserted into Regan's neck spurts blood, and the crucifix masturbation scene. The angiography scene caused audiences the most discomfort, most likely because they could identify with that more than being possessed by a demon. This procedure entails cerebrospinal fluid being drained to a small amount from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray picture. Medical professionals have described the scene, to reflect changes in medicine, as a realistic depiction of the procedure. Friedkin even claimed that the scene was used to train radiologists for years after the film's release. In the angiography scene, the blonde bearded man who assists the doctor is Paul Bateson. He was an x-ray technician at NYU Medical Center where that scene was shot and got to be an extra. In 1979, he was convicted of the murder of Addison Verrill, a film critic, and was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. Bateson ultimately served 24 years and was released on parole in 2003. But he also became the prime suspect in what were known as the "the bag murders" from 1977-1978, in which six male victims were mutilated and dismembered, their remains wrapped in black plastic bags and dumped in the Hudson River. He actually bragged how he picked up men in gay bars, had sex with them and then murdered & dismembered their bodies and put them into plastic bags "for fun". Although investigators believed his story, he was never officially charged and those murders have never been solved. These murders were the inspiration for another one of William Friedkins films, Cruising from 1980, starring Al Pacino. There are several sequels/prequels and a TV show, none of which I have seen though. The latest sequel (I think rather than a remake) is out in theatres now, called The Exorcist: Believer. Ellen Burstyn who plays the mum in this one is in it and I think she plays the same character.