the exorcist

     

This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed

Trivia about the exorcist

  • Poor little Regan MacNeil is possessed by the devil in this 1973 classic
  • Jason Miller earned an Oscar nomination for his electrifying film debut as Father Karras in this 1973 classic
  • Max von Sydow played Father Merrin, the title character of this devilish 1973 scarefest
  • William Peter Blatty based this 1971 novel partly on a reported case of a child's demonic possession
  • Giving the devil his due, Fr. Karras invites the devil inside himself, then exits from the second floor in this 1973 movie
  • A newspaper article, "Pastor Tells Eerie Tale of 'Haunted' Boy", partly inspired this 1971 bestseller
  • 1973 film that gave Jason Miller a real workout as the priest Father Karras
  • Mercedes McCambridge performed the demonic dubbing in this 1973 film
  • As voted on by FEARnet.com members, the most popular horror shockers include "The Shining" & this '73 Linda Blair film
  • Opening at No. 1 at the box office in 2004, a prequel to this 1973 horror flick really "turned some heads"
  • As Regan in this film, Linda Blair evinced evil trapped in the body of a 12-year-old girl
  • William Peter Blatty(1973)
  • When William Peter Blatty was writing this horror novel in the early '70s, he based the mother on Shirley, a close friend
  • A battle to keep a girl from the clutches of Satan takes place in this William Peter Blatty novel that turned heads in '71
  • 1973:"The Sting","The Exorcist","American Graffiti"
  • Not only did William Peter Blatty write the second sequel to this film, he directed it as well
  • The instrumental "Tubular Bells" was the theme to this 1973 scarefest
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew in Washington, D.C.) The steps leading from Prospect Street to M Street, seen here, were featured in this 1973 thriller