The Exorcist (1973) Movie Reaction [First Time Watching]
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This film is nearly 50 years old and it still has its scary moments, very scary moments! In 73 it terrified audiences.
Yes, there’s a great video of the audience reactions back then. People passing out or just leaving due to fright. Also, the immense crowds waiting to get in. ruclips.net/video/LSVHpX1CDN8/видео.html
it's the only movie I won't watch alone, it's different from scary movies, when you watch it..it feels like you might manifest something, there's few horror films that are made with actual quality and effort and they still aren't at this level, only The Shining comes close in terms of quality imo, this film basically made a list of everything horrifying and did it, even the medical procedure is scary, haha, I think it even took 4 people to play the little girl, it's really an achievement
About 50-years later, and this film is still scary and unsettling as heck.
@Miles Doyle all I got to say to you is praise Satan 😈☺️
I think this movie is funny LOL 😂🤣
@Miles Doyle TL;DR
@@jeremystevens6640 see it 5 to 10 times you will have nightmares
Wheres the creepiest scene? Next to the crucifix scene,you didn't have the spider walk version!!
Hat tip to the late Jason Miller for his acting in this movie. Through the whole movie, he carries the pain, guilt, and anguish on his face over his mother's death. Very convincingly, I might add!
His son "Jason patric"should do a remake of this film.
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@@davidkline03 Absolutely not. Lol c'mon dude.
@@LumpyAdams ok your right, that would be too much work for directors, producers, and actors these days to attempt a remake of this film! They don't wanna put in any work...... just collect a check! I betcha I could tho...... with the money of course!
Absolutely agree 💯. He deserved that Academy Award, but didn’t win. I love him. Gone way too soon.😢
The story is based on a case of exorcism involving a young boy that author William Peter Blatty heard about in 1949. Originally he wanted to do a case study of that event, but after speaking with some of the people involved, they wanted to protect the family. So, Blatty changed his directon and wrote a fictional story about the possession and exorcism of a child and he changed it from a young boy to a girl.
The story is actually about Father Karras. He's a guilt ridden priest who's doughting his faith, but then he's presented with something he can't explain. In the end he commits the ultimate act of love by sacrificing his life for someone he never met. Remember, he never met Reagan, only the demon.
For those interested in more on these original 1949 events Robert speaks of, and for which "The Exorcist" was based, they can either search out the book "Possessed" (1993) written by Thomas B. Allen or the 2000 film by the same name starring Timothy Dalton.
Loosely based
@@tootsmagoots9523 yea, loosely. But he did research all about possession and exorcism to broach the subject as best as possible.
Damb!
😭😭😭😭😭
I forget he never met regan.
Father Karras willingly jumped out the window, to protect Regan. If you rewatch the scene when the demon "takes" Karras, Karras (while possessed by the demon) tries to strangle Regan and we see Karras internally fighting the demon. Karras knew the demon would be too strong to not push him to strangle Regan, so Karras sacrificed himself to save her.
He loved Regan. The Bible quote says something along the lines of no greater love than a man who lays his life down for another.
He made good on his promise that Regan wouldn't die. The ending is sad. The priests both died helping her.
Father Karras jumped out of the window to stop the demon from harming the girl. He survived long enough to get the last rites so he went to heaven. Ellen Burnstyn's performance was amazing. I can't imagine another woman playing the mother. She is a first rate actress.
The demon is an actual demon from Mesopotamian religion and his name is Pazuzu. He was the king of the demons of wind. He often offered protection for you against other demons. This is why Marin stated "Evil against evil". Pazuzu is the demon that Father Marin exorcised earlier in his life - the one that lasted months and nearly killed him. In the beginning of the movie Pazuzu allowed his figurine to be found by Marin which drove Marin to look at the large statue and when the white dog and black dog were fighting - this was Pazuzu telling Marin they were about to do battle once again. This is why Father Marin says "There is something that I must do" when the person says "I wish you didn't have to leave".
In 1973 there was nothing like this classic . You can see something new every time you watch it . It was banned in many cities at the time with people physically getting ill watching it or walking out
That's embarrassing. How did those people go through life being so sensitive?
@@azazello1784 How do you?
@@indridcold3762 🤣
Ellen Burstyn tells a great story about this. The following year, she was in Arizona filming "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," and she and some of the other cast and crew decided to go see "The Exorcist" one night to unwind (!). A lady in the audience became overwhelmed and passed out, and several people gathered around her to try to help her -- including Ellen, at first, until it dawned on her that maybe this poor woman probably didn't want to come to and see a member of the "Exorcist" cast in the flesh right away! So she withdrew. (Might've been even worse if it had been Max Von Sydow, I suppose.)
@@azazello1784 other times perhaps in these days all the cgi and horror movies looks like comedy movies the old ones are the best
Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Sound Mixing
It's considered to be one of the scariest movies ever made.
On a $13 million dollar budget, it made $330 million ( $1 billion dollars) at the box office.
this movie might not scare many by watching it.. but by reminding it, and dreaming of it or even thinking of it!
@Miles Doyle bruh you batshit cray
@Miles Doyle wow!!! i took my time and read it all!! ''Marian typing btw''
before I was... well I think I was.. an atheist.. but many questions couldn't be answered by science alone... an example is how a kid who is just 3 years old, falls form a 8th floor building on his belly and gets up few seconds later without a single scratch? based on science this should been very simple.. calculating the weight, the speed.. and the distance? u guess.. he will be close to a human pie or pizza.. but no... he defy laws of physics bcuz probably those laws are just theories that we still try to prove.. but God who made this world, knows when is our time and when is not.. secondly I read about this amazing soldier who saved a lot of Americans in WWII.. in Japan's war Doss or so was his name.. he saved around 70 soldiers in one night.. but bcuz he gave an oath to not bear arms of any sort.. cuz he was a medic.. he even went to court for that matter, but I will make this story short.. he saved a lot of people that one night, after a failed attempt to assault Japan's beach on top of a hill.. and the next day too.. there is soldiers who confess saying ''by mistake he was running in front of us while shooting, our guns will click and crack and stop shooting.. something or someone wouldn't allow him to die'' you see he was a 7th day adventist.. who kept even the Sabbath Holy.. he always kept his bible and praying.. God wouldn't allow him to die!! and he dies at almost 90 years or so.. if I am not mistaken..
so after seeing all of those stories.. and I struggle with my life and my dark thoughts..at some point in my life I wanted to kill myself.. but a very low silent voice.. but with a strong vibe said ''come to me, is time to surrender'' and I believe it from the deepest parts of my very soul.. it was Jesus... i cried out loud and beg him to show me what to do.. and he did.. in fact this very RUclips that we started me and Joy is bcuz of that.. bcuz we almost fall apart.. and divorced.. but now we are working on this together and God blessed us beyond measure.. i will always honor his name.. i will believe in his son's sacrifice and I know now.. that everything in this world is no such thing as ''random'' everything has a purpose.. and at the end those who denied Jesus before men, he will deny them before the Father Matthew 10:33
@@MJoy4Fun God bless you and Joy. Keep asking Him to guide you in all things (Proverbs 3: 5,6). It's okay to question. By nature, we are known to doubt and find it hard to believe. But just like you stated in those instances above, there are some things that can only be explained by believing in God and by having faith. The story about Doss was made into a movie released in 2016 called Hacksaw Ridge. If you haven't seen it, please do. Y'all take care and praying for continued blessings for you both.
@@damon6126 yesss Hacksaw Ridge!! we reacted already!! very nice moviee! God bless you aswell!!
Yes, The Exorcist is based on a true story. It happened in the 40s or 50s to a little boy who was living with his aunt.
19:22 I really enjoyed the fact that you guys picked up on something that most people miss. The demon attacks people where they are weakest. For Father Karras, his weakness at this point in the movie is his loss of faith. He is attacking Karras at his most vulnerable point by casting doubt.
No, Pazuzu(name of demon,BTW), had an easy time entering a strong Karras,at the end!
I take it you were not able to read the book. In the book, the demon was vicious: he attacked not only Father Karras' faith, but he attacked his sexuality, as well. The demon also went after Mrs. McNeil's butler! These two aspects were never mentioned and never made it into the film.
Exactly
Regan is rude, loud and spends all day and night alone in her room and Ms. McNeil is all worried about her. Has she not ever had a teenager before??
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Props for spotting Lee J. Cobb from 12 Angry Men!
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"Rosemary's Baby" (1968) is another great supernatural thriller. It was also a huge hit in the theaters, but not quite as scary as this. It got Hollywood interested in making supernatural films like this one and "The Omen."
That scene where the mom was flung across the room resulted in a real injury for the actress. The harness pulled her so hard. One of the many eerie things to happen on set. I learned this from watching E! True Hollywood Story: the curse of The Exorcist
I love Marian’s reactions when he gets scared, it’s adorable.
The director of this movie - William Friedkin - is a very talented filmmaker. He wanted to make the scariest movie ever, so he combined three things: 1. A truthful, natural style, almost like he was making a documentary; 2. The best technology available at the time - sound, film editing, lighting, set design, makeup, etc.; and 3. a knowledge of psychology that he could use to terrify both his actors and his audience. This film is a masterclass in psychological manipulation. Every possible method was used to keep the viewer nervous, but the most intelligent decision was to show the end of the story from the young priest's perspective, because he can't decide if what he's seeing is real.
Two of my favorite movie Fun Facts: 1st, The elderly Father Merin was in actuality played by 38 yr old Max Von Sydow and aged to perfection by make up that went unnoticed it was so go. And 2nd - The actor who played the lab tech who put that needle in Reagan's neck later went to prison for real life murder. Exorcist was a great film that made people pass out in theaters but is considered cursed by some.
oh my... i think people were attracted to gore and blood... dunno why but 70s are the weirdest of all.. most of the serial killers were back then
This is how a horror movie should be, not like the movies these days, only jumpscares everywhere. Greetings guys!
Jump scares are for teenagers and are forgotten shortly after. This movie gets in your head and stays there for a long time.
"What happens to the demon if the host is dead"
"He has to go back to his lair"
LOL, you two are so cute!
Just recently learned that Jason Miller (Father Karras) has two boys that have each starred in iconic horror films: Jason Patric (The Lost boys) and Joshua John Miller (Near dark) Pretty cool!
I saw this when I was 8. I snuck into the theater with my friend and his older brother. I didn't sleep very well for quite a while. It's pretty intense for a little kid. I met Linda Blair in 2018 and of course got an autographed photo of her as the Demon. She's really sweet. I told her how she traumatized my childhood and she just laughed and said she's heard that her whole life from thousands of people.
This movie didn't need scary music.
Yes it is based on events. It was originally a young boy referred to as “Robbie” who played with a spirit board with his grandmother. The person last known was still living. Some priests too.
Keep in mind the original incident this is based on happened 50 years before the book or the movie was written.
one of my favorite conversations in the film was the one between Father Karras and Regan's mother when she asks him if he can help her daughter and he says "yes i could. i could see her as a psychiatrist" she says "she's already seen every f*cking psychiatrist in the world and they sent me to you, now you're gonna send me back to them??" her frustration was well acted.
+Hainted House you could tell in the mums voice that she wants to help her daughter
@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 definitely. a good performance from Ellen Burstyn
This film was released the day after Christmas 1973 - so in a way its a "Christmas Classic" - it certainly does have a major religious theme running through it. This film was also nominated in nearly every major category for Academy awards - it won only 2 - for best sound and best screenplay - it lost best film to "The Sting" - which is a fine film - but really can't match the cultural impact and lasting legacy enjoyed by; "The Exorcist".
Ouija boards aren’t as old as people typically think. They were created in 1890, around the same time as light bulbs, recorded sound, and film.
Hahaha! I've seen this movie for about 50 times now (I'm 55, and a movie collector for a 35 years, first seen this movie in 1975, when I was 7), and I'm laughing as hell seeing today's young people screaming and shaking, when they are watching The exorcist, and you can ONLY imagine how deep was impact on people, who's seen this movie in 1973! Greetings from Croatia!
50 years later this movie is one of the most disturbing movies ever made. I have seen this many times & even now when I watch it I feel exhausted by the end. Its a very stressful movie. Great reaction.
It's supposedly based on a case from the 50s that involved a young boy.
After the film was released, the director added a shot of Damien changing back before he jumped out of the window because he was concerned audiences were unsure whether it was Damien who chose to jump.
That’s what I like about the editing at the end. Without any dialogue, it tells you what happened.
The exorcist is "based on true events" but sketchy. This is classic horror, not just boo! jump scares, but dread, tension, fear.
In a cut scene the priests talk about the possession. They think, perhaps, they possess children to sow doubt in faith
The Thing (1982). I love watching your reactions, thanks for the good time reviewing these movies I grew up with. I was 11 when The Exorcist came out, it was banned in many states because of its content.
"I'll die and they don't want to be blamed for it."
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Very good catch! Father Karras' plan was to take the demon as far away from Regen as possible, and then destroy it. He got the demon to enter him, but Karras then had to regain his own strength. We saw Karras fight and take back his identity before he crashed through the window to his death, taking the demon with him. I have one criticism of the scene, that it was WAY too short. I'm among those who think Karras was maybe the most heroic movie character we've ever seen.
Had you read the book, you would think differently. The demon (in the book) was non-stop vicious on Karras. It attacked not only his faith, but also his SEXUALITY. That aspect was never ever addressed in the film adaptation. Karras literally went through hell to save Regan.
@@donniehagy5125 A movie might be adapted from a book, but I consider the movie to be a completely separate thing. While what you say about the book is interesting, the movie has its own independent life.
@@donniehagy5125 pazuzu seemed bent on inflicting sexual horror on the child, that’s what i assume the pov shot of karras’ possessed hands meant as opposed to strangling
I made the mistake of reading the book. Scarier than the movie.
My mom wouldn’t let us watch this so I borrowed the book from the library when I was 12-13. EXTREMELY frightening!
Powerfully disturbing and scary as hell - the film still holds up. First and foremost William Friedkin's steadfast direction truly grips you from the get go building slow tension burns and fantastic acting all around (Linda Blair so s/gotten the Oscar for this). Compelling and based in reality is what makes it truly terrifying. Kudos to the iconic make-up artist Dick Smith's amazing make-up effects (sadly long before his category could even get an Oscar nomination!) Great reactions and nice that you caught Lee J. Cobb from 12 ANGRY MEN as the police detective (sadly this was his final film). I was lucky enough to meet Friedkin a few yrs. back and he was very nice and thoughtful. You s/also seek his other classic THE FRENCH CONNECTION starring Gene Hackman. A must.
📽The great thing about Friedkin's style/ ability was his 'steadfast' mindset on realism. The major fault of nearly every horror film, dare I say, every film of today. I still hold/believe that the 70's was truly the golden-age of film. I mean, pound for pound, ...directors, writers, actors, score, film-editing and the birth of so many of today's categories due to the incredible/monumental innovations in the "arts & sciences". And your right, his gritty realism of "The French Connection" '71, was the same feel as "The Exorcist", disguised as a horror film.
📽How/Why did H'Wood ever forget that treating any genre, within the context of true-reality is what makes or breaks a film. That's why The Excorcist worked ...it felt real. Respect to the premise, story, characters, etc... Forget that it's horror, imagine what you do as being no different than The French Connection, an actual true subject. Hackman killed it and by the way, so did Jane Fonda that same year for "Klute". To this day, for me, the best-true honorings for best Actor/Actress ever. If you haven't seen Klute, Donald Sutherland being the movies namesake, put it on your immediate list.
📽Not a criticism, just a correction, ...Tatum O'neal won for best Supporting-Actress for '73 over Linda Blair. For years my brother and I thought it was a travesty how she beat out Blair. We thought it was because she starred with her father (Ryan) ...but then we saw "Paper Moon", by Peter Bogdanovich, another great of the time. As soon as the movies finished, my brother and I looked at one another and said ..."Ohhh, I get it now ...there was never a contest!"😲😏
📽That l'il girl stole that whole film from what was supposed to be her father's. If I understand correctly, he was even jealous of his own daughters fame overshadowing him. But he was a nasty, egotistical little fart in the first place. Bogdanovich had a particular fondness for B&W, in which the movie was filmed. All I can say is, just like the 70's, another great movie...
...and that goddam l'il girl kicked some f**kin' "A"!🏃🏼♀🤸🏼♀🏆
Fun fact: the medical center scenes were filmed in Bellevue New York City and the staff were actual medical staff members. The guy who inserts the needle into her neck in the movie, in real life went on to become a serial killer who was eventually arrested and convicted for his crimes.
Also, the real boy who this was based on is still alive and well, and living a possession free life in Maryland. The exorcism took months to successfully complete and took place in two different states. They had to start all over with a new priest doing the exorcism as the first priest was severely injured when the boy took a piece of metal from one of his beds and injured the priest. He required many stitches to close up a wound he received from the boy.
only one murder and he murderer was released from prison in 2003 and no one knows what happened to him after
This movie is still scary then most scary movies today. And will be forever.
When cable TV was new, this came on and watched it with my parents and older brother in our living room. I was about 12 and it scared the crap out of me for years after. It's so realistic and gritty that it almost plays like a documentary.
Love watching people react to this for the first time.
First time I saw this was in late 70's. I was 11. To this day easily the scariest movie I've ever seen.
Nice reaction guys 👍
Good observation, yes that was Lee J Cobb from Twelve Angry Men.
This movie is disturbing on so many levels. There will never, (thank god) be another like it. My older sister took me to see it at the theater when I was 12. I slept with the lights on for months😱. I remember people getting up and leaving, they couldn't take it. It still scares the heck out of me and I'm 61 years old now. But you guys made me laugh though with your reactions. Love you both 🙂
Session 9 "Hold My Beer"
You went to see an 18 certificate film about a demonic possession when you were 12..... and they let you in.
Interesting story "This channel doesn't have any content"
It’s a classic. But to say there will never be another like it? There are plenty of movies like it.
@@christophmatthews4313 There is no a SINGLE MOVIE like this!
The demon was voiced by an actress from my hometown, Mercedes McCambridge. She had recently gotten sober but for this role she drank whiskey, gargled with raw eggs, and did much more to provide the incredible vocals, which to me are the scariest thing in the film. She was also very religious, so it couldn't have been easy for her to play the role. When Regan kisses the priest at the end, I think some part of her knows that a priest saved her and she is thanking him.
I've watched The Exorcist, between reactions and for myself over 30 times and it never gets old. To me it's the all-time best horror film and the standard which other similar films will always be compared to. The scene with Father Karras and his friend at the bottom of the stairwell makes my eyes water every single time.
So many 70s classics that should get under your radar "Apocalypse Now", "The Deer Hunter" but you know what? There is one movie that has NEVER been first time watched on YT and its "Midnight Express".Guys, you should be the first!
Great reaction ...the two Omen films are excellent as is Rosemary's baby....from this same era.
The Changeling with George C. Scott. Has it scary moments but mostly psychological with detective movie thrown. Cult classic.
When I attended Catholic High School, my Freshmen Theology teacher was one of only 3 trained Exorcists in the US during the 1980's. He knew the real Father Damian & told us about the true story of this movie and it was actually a young boy possessed. What that priest (Father John Mokluck) told us that day scared the living shit outta all of us.
I just love how you two interact and you did a wonderful job with the reaction.
The demon was going to make Damien kill the girl. That's why he jumped, to save her. He had his hands out like he was going to choke her, but he yells, "No!" and throws himself out the window instead.
This was filmed at an actual townhouse in Georgetown, Washington D.C. Legend has it that if you walk in the vicinity of it your cellphone loses its signal and CD players will not function. However, everything returns to normal once you walk a few blocks down to where the "St. Elmo's Fire" bar was filmed.
Older relatives have told me that people were running out of movie theatres during this being shown. I watched it on VCR when I was around 15, when I was home alone. I absolutely died a death when my doorbell rang lol
This is the movie all scary movies are judged against.
The Exorcist , Rosemary's Baby and The Shining are the Holy Trinity of Horror.
The characters playing the detective, the younger priest at the end and Father Karras are in Exorcist III takes place years later. The detective in part III is now played by George C. Scott as original actor Lee J. Cobb died. The priest Father Joseph Dyer is performed by Ed Flanders. You will get more answers about Father Karras' death when you watch Exorcist III.
At the end, I think the demon went into the other priest when he asked demmy if he wanted to confess his sins. I saw this in 1973 and being Catholic it scared the heck out of me. Couldn't sleep for a week.
It did not enter the other priest.
Watch Exorcist 3 and you'll find out what the demon got up to.
I have heard this is very loosely based on an actual exorcism a young boy from South America I think. When this was first released, people fainted in the theater. Nothing so intense had been like that. The Shining is another one that will haunt you for years after. The music from this one is iconic. It's actually nice music but anytime I heard some of it, this pops into my head.
i cannot see myself going to a cinema to watch this haha
If you're curious about father Merrin, remember how the two priest decided on Lankester Merrin because of his experience and the one priest said that it almost killed him. There's a movie about his first encounter with this demon, I believe it's called "The Exorcist Origins". There's of course "The Exorcist 3", it picks up, I think 5 years later and there's someone masquerading as a serial killer who's been dead for the same amount of years. George C. Scott plays the part of the detective from the first movie and he finds himself in some deep s**t, when he finds out what really happened to his friend Damien Karras.
we will check it out! we gotta know more but we are scareeeed!
@@MJoy4Fun Yeah, it's the kind of movie that you need to pay pretty close attention to or it might not seem like it makes sense. I also want to correct about the time span was between the first movie and the third one, it turns out to be 15 years. Well, I hope you don't get too traumatized by watching #3. The second movie takes place in the aftermath 5 years later in Regan's life, a lot of people don't seem to get it, I don't know why, I really had no problem understanding it, I believe the movies should be watched in order, but that's me.
8yr old me was traumatized by this movie and at 30 it still scares the living crap out of me.. no other movie has ever had this affect on me since… but at the same time, it set the bar so high that I’ve become desensitized to all other horror or “scary” movies until I saw Silent hill like he said.
But awesome reaction like usual you guys 😊
Two iconic villainous characters that for me wouldn't be the same without the actors who voice/voiced them. Mercedes McCambridge as Pazuzu, and James Earl Jones as Darth Vader.
You NEED to watch Requiem for a Dream. By the way loved your Wizard of Oz reaction!
you two are really....one of my all-time favorite couples on YT. thank you for your reactions. and I'm with The Husband.....I'm jumping out the window and running! feet will barely hit the ground.
The lack of music gives it a real documentary feel.
You guys had the the same kind of reaction to this movie as I did in the late 70s. This is the best scary/horror movie I’ve ever seen. Definitely subscribed.🍻
Oh wow! thank youuuu
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I saw you were doing this and clicked SO fast. This is one of my favorite horror movies! Thank you both SO much for reacting to it!
Pro tip, the first throw up scene was an accident. It was only supposed to come out of her mouth, a little. So when it hit the priest in the face, that's his real reaction!
Interesting fact, the demon statue at the beginning of the movie is called Pazuzu.
He was actually a good luck demon in some cases.
His scary visage was used to ward off the evil child snatching goddess Lamashtu during and after childbirth.
He also snapped the wings of the Lilû to stop them bringing an evil wind.
Having said that, he also brought the southwest winds to make famine...
Sumerian mythology is really interesting.
And the Exorcist is still the scariest movie of all time! 😱😱😱
The actor, Lee J. Cobb, who played the policeman is the same actor who played the angry juror in "12 Angry Men" who wanted to convict the defendant because he reminded him of his son.
Watching your reaction reminded me of seeing this movie on opening night. It was so popular that they showed the movie almost back-to-back so most of us were waiting in the lobby for the theater to empty so we could go in. The doors open the the audience shuffles out... not talking... in shock as if they were in a car accident. You guys had that look.
LoL. At 4:55 Marian you sound just like a character in the movie The Reef. He freaks out the same way! Great review. You two are funny!!
If you want one just as scary, creepy, and disturbing, I suggest watching Mister Frost. It's another Jeff Goldblum classic. It seriously plays with your head.
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the World he never existed."
Just the anti-anticipation has me laughing. LET’S GO!!! 😂
Great reaction guys….I love this movie and I always enjoy watching others reacting to it 👍
This movie was VERY LOOSELY based on a true story, the demon entered a boy. Also, there is a video on behind the scenes making this movie and some very creepy unexplained things happened. This movie still scares the bejesus out of me!!
Also, Max Von Sydow played Jesus in "The Greatest Story ever Told" a few years before playing the exorcist priest.
I absolutely loved the reaction to this movie from the both of you. This is a perfect example of a movie standing the test of time. Thanx for this reaction, take care. P.S. If you want to find out the conclusion of what happened after watch The Exorcist 3. Part 2 doesn't really fit the first one that's why..xx
Interesting fact is that Max von Sydow who plays Father Merrin, elderly Priest in his late 70's or early 80's was actually in his 40's when filming. Max lived to 90 until 2020.
His makeup was done by legendary special makeup artist, late Dick Smith. Smith also done makeup on Linda and her older stand in for those disturbing scenes. He and his team also created "fake" head of Linda Blair that rotates 360 degrees. Remember that effects created for this movie were practical not CGI
16:07..brilliant reaction.
yeah this film when it first released really really freaked people out...people were passing out in cinemas and puking all over the place.
the reason he was so scared when the phone rang was the director fired a gun near his head
It is based on a true story; but it was a boy called Roland. A 1949 exorcism of a young boy from Cottage City, Maryland. The story goes that Blatty heard about the Maryland case while he was a student at Georgetown University.
The detective is Lee J Cobb who played the angry father jurer in 12 angry men.
So happy you recognized Lee J Cobb from "12 Angry Men". Two terrific performances!
Fun Factoid: Two of the men who played priests in this movie, were actual priests!
now adding that, makes it worse to go to sleep now
As far as I know, William Peter Blatty (who wrote the script, based on his own novel) was inspired by a case that happened in the 1960s of a boy who supposed to be possessed by a demon. He also wrote and directed the incredible and very scary ''The Exorcist III'' (just skip Part 2, because it is just horrible). Btw, ''The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005) is based on a true exorcism case of Anneliese Miche in Germany, in the 1970s, it was a year later made in a more realistic way as ''Requiem'' (2006), which imo is an excellent movie. Greetings from The Netherlands.
It was from 1949 not the 60s and the boy lived in Maryland.
Yes, it is based on a true story. Only the actual story was a boy from St Louis Missouri. There is an actual documentary talking about it. If you want, I'll try and find it and link it in the chat here.
16:18 Exactly, that's why is the best psychological horror movie ever made.
This was a great reaction. I always enjoy the culturally different points of view you bring to these movies and your funny banter.
Here's an idea that I'd love to see. I'd love for Marian to pick something from Romania and for Frencis to pick something from the Philippines and try to expand their audiences horizons as well.
Some people find 1970s medical practices scarier than the deliberately horrific parts. The thing which really unsettled audiences was the setting , contemporary America, instead of 100 years ago or in Eastern Europe.
The exorcist 1973. One of the greatest horror movie ever which upsetting a lot of people in 1970s. It caused blackouts shocks. Pregnant women passing out out of the theaters. Police ambulance outside theaters .
It was discovered through this film as it happened to a 12 year old girl on germany. Anna lese Michelle.
But love this movie always.
The arrest are all copies.
The both of u screaming at the same time when regan turned her head had me crack up lol
I think he knew he couldn’t do it by himself so he did the only thing he could do to save the girl. He sacrificed himself. There is an element of redemption for this priest who struggled to keep his faith. He died an honourable death thereby relieving his guilt for not being able to save his own mother.
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GREAT reaction!!
The movie is actually based on a true story. Growing up we always heard the ‘real’ child was male (true) and lived in Europe (not true).
About a month or 2 ago it was revealed it was based on a male teen here in the US; he went on to have an extremely successful career as a NASA engineer, working on the Space Shuttles & more, but lived his life in fear of his identity being revealed😞 He passed not so long ago & his identity was then confirmed.
The movie is so unsettling in part bc during that slow buildup, Mom does all of the ‘rational’ things one would do. Amazing how it all- story, makeup, effects- holds up all these years later!
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“He has to go back to his lair” haha the demon has a bat cave. That was too funny
After 50 years, The Exorcist is still the most shocking horror film ever made. They set the standard for movies about demon possession
"This movie isn't scary"
"Ahh!! Woah! Oooh! AHHHH!" ;)
I love how Frencis was laughing during the early parts of the movie....I thought "You won't laugh later on!"
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."- Friedrich Nietzsche.
"But if they kill you, you're dead...see in the next life"-MJoy4Fun.
"If you die??....walk it off"-Captain Rogers of THE AVENGERS.
I love y'all's reactions! :)
If you want to see something else the same director made, look for "Sorcerer" with Roy Scheider. It's a remake of a French film ("Wages of Fear") but it's not horror. Just good suspense. Also soundtrack by Tangerine Dream, so the music adds to suspense. There's a bridge scene that you'll never forget.
One of the most underrated films of the Seventies. And one of my personal favorites.
Also "The French Connection" and "To Live and Die in L.A."
And "Sorcerer."
Tangerine Dream?? Wow, I only know their work from Firestarter, which I LOVE. Got to check this out!