"The Exorcist" at 45: Casting Linda Blair
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Director William Friedkin and actress Ellen Burstyn discuss working with Linda Blair on "The Exorcist" during a 45th anniversary celebration of the film on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Linda Blair was so young in that movie. She did a fantastic job!
Shrink : "How old are you ?"
Regan : "Twelve"
She actually tells her age in the movie.
She deserved the Oscar.
@@SiddharthSinghFiery69 I thought Linda was 14 during filming?
@@blorkpovud1576 yes I think she was. I watched the making of the film and I seem to recall them mentioning that she was indeed really 14.
She did. Ellen Burstyn was excellent as well.
One of my most beloved movies, The Exorcist, I can’t get enough of watching this movie. So many nights I fell asleep with this piece of art.
No one could have done a better job then Linda Blair. She should have won the Oscar, not Tatum O'Neal!
Linda Licata What I find amazing is that a straight up horror film had even a chance of winning actress/supporting actress Oscar awards like holy shit - that is how you know it is not only a classic, but legendary.
I totally agree. What Linda achieved in that role , bringing that Monster to life on film. If that's not Oscar worthy. I don't know what is.
you may be right.
"purse",Bible,"no repeats" "sex saved me"
Early in the nomination period, Linda's name was brought up. But, her stunt double claimed that she did most of the work with the prosthetics and some of the scenes that were more rough. The nomination deadline was too close for them to verify by going back through records showing who did which scenes. My understanding is that the double only did the spider crawl down the stairs, which was cut from the original release.
It would have been nice to see this complete interview instead of only 3 minutes and 42 seconds.
Btw Linda’s parent are chill and dope af I saw a clip of an interview with them and Linda.
Linda Blair suffered in the years after the movie w/ harassment, death threats, stalking and caught w drugs ruining her acting career. Someone should have taken more care of her !
One thing about child actors is that being taken care of seems to be the last thing people's minds 😠
Sorry but she did not mature into a good actress and she chose several bad films to star in , she ruined her own career!
She didn't really want to be in acting in the first place, she wanted to be a veterinarian.
Yeah. Because people are fucking stupid. They think she is actually the devil.
It all added to her popularity!! Get a grip!! …The movie made her tons of money! Going forward!
I love his voice I’m not sure if this is a popular opinion or not. His voice made the DVD commentary fucking epic.
He sounds like Donald Trump
@@ミゲルアヤラ You think? Hmm I’ll have to rewatch a little bit of it because I didn’t get that vibe
I know we cant change the past. But Linda’s performance was worthy of an Oscar. Some say its because she didn’t voiced Pazuzu it was Mercedes McCambridge. Then why Rami Malek won????
i don't think they had rami malek back then, but linda blair was a servicible actress who friedkin and his crew built around. she was well cast, and had admirable indurance, but she didn't do amything oscar worthy. anybody who thinks she did is under the spell of movie magic.
Rami Malek did do some of the vocals for Bohemian Rhapsody. They blended his vocals with Freddie Mercury’s so it sounded more believable and not just the lifted studio track.
I get what you are saying though. For Linda to have the courage to step into that role, to have made such an impact and taken on the physical and mental challenges of the role she should be recognized for it. Perhaps an honorary Oscar or a Special Achievement Award.
Stop caring about the Oscars.
I've seen this movie twice in theaters. First time I wanted to smack the row of kids ahead of me watching and laughing. I say kids, even though I was barely over 20 in the 2000 re-release. Thankfully a anniversary showing years later went much better.
"Is there someone inside you ?"
"Sometimes".
Kay Lenz was reportedly up for the role. She probably would have been as good as Linda, but we will never know. Linda was superb. Mercedes McCambridge was in another stratosphere.
R.I.P., William, and thank you for The French Connection and The Exorcist.
Ellen Burstyn looks stunning here
Linda Blair should’ve won the Academy Award for supporting actress and Ms Burstyn 💯 % should have won for lead. She should be a 3x Oscar winner for lead actress in my opinion (The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore & Requiem for a Dream).
I had the Bible and holy water to get through this movie lol, Jesus had my back . Legendary movie
William Friedkin has finally been United with the Movie God. Rest well, Bill.
wow!! The building was 666..thats pretty incredible!! My favorite movie of all time..Linda was a very mature girl for her age..she should of won the Oscar, not only for her performance but for what she went through at 13..not many girls could handle that..can you imagine now a 13 yr old girl stabbing herself in the crotch with a crucifix in film...not gonna happen..ahead of its time this movie was
Rest In Peace William Friedkin 1935-2023
How any parent would allow their young child to play such a role is beyond me.
Because they're bright enough to know that it is only a movie. It is not reality. Linda is not really possessed. There are make up people. There are special effects. They're not like the people on the street who think Linda was all messed up from it. I work in the industry and know what it is like from the other side. People who work in film laugh at comments like this. Good grief you do know this is not real.. Right?
He wondered what starring in something like this would do to a young girl...Well, chained heat comes to mind.
2:00 that was really enlightening...
Jared Kushner owning the 666 Fifth Avenue building and the Trumps’ atheism were revealed a long time ago. I wouldn’t put it past The Nude Melania K. to have posed self-pleasuring with a crucifix.
@@nomiddlenamenmn427 they still live rent free in your head! Tragic :)
@@tentcater4710and now yours...
the cast of the exorcist were ripped off because it was ahead of its time. amen
Rita Morzouq Absolutely agree - have you seen the documentary about Linda’s life directly after the film? I don’t remember what it’s called, but what she went through as a child was so sad. If this film was made in our time of film rather than 1973, the shit her and her family went through would never have happened. Ellen is a different story though because she already had an established career and did not play a person possessed by a demon (back in 1973 especially like I said previously). From what I have gathered, Linda enjoyed acting, but was never given the chance for another serious role because of the ignorance and useless hatred and the media didn’t exactly help either.
@Emily Carter What are you talking about, if this film was made in our time, the shit her and her family went through would never have happened??? LOL! Yeah, because people today are just so sane and rational . . . Seriously, shut up! . You are the people that go out on your stupid marches of solidarity because you can't tolerate not getting your way. Lol! I think the movie is hardcore and lasting because it was made in 1973. Today it would be a bunch of CGI and the priests doing flying kicks with cheesy one liners.
She was never given the chance for another serious role? What???? You are clearly writing from lack of knowledge. She was in "Born Innocent," which is very good drama that was an extremely controversial TV movie put out by NBC in 1974. She was in "Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic" 1975 and does a convincing job playing those scenes. She ended up making some poor choices at the time which caused her a fall. She made bad movie choices too that hurt her career too. She seemed to not take that part too seriously as if her living life was more important than her acting career. Weird that Ellen Burstyn is positive about Blair now because in the past she was quoted saying that she was not impressed with her when she screen tested.
Wow who hurt you?
@Emily CarterThat's your response? Why not admit that you were wrong? Weird.
MontcomHorror Lol no I just never imagined someone could get so butthurt and angry over an innocuous RUclips comment. What a snowflake sorry for triggering you, bro 😂😂😂😂
My Dad took me to see it when I was eight..
@K.M. Smith I had a hard time getting to sleep for a bit
Strange family......
He took you where? You got in to see it at 8?
I watched for the first time when I was 10, with my mom. I fell in love with this movie right away... the effects, the makeup, the story, everything was so interesting to me. My favorite movie ever.
My dad showed me at 8 too! I fell in love with the horror genre after.
To this day I honestly think that all the terrible things and deaths that happened on the set and to people involved was not the Devils work as everyone thought? It pissed god off !
You are all BEAUTIFUL people.
Love from India ❤
After everything that has come out about Hollywood and the entertainment industry in very recent years, you see these movies and things like this guy is saying in a completely new light. Those people are very sick.
Aw, video gets cut when I'm really getting into it.
When you're still talking about a film that came out 45 years ago by that point, as if it was yesterday, you know you made a timeless goddamn masterpiece. I wonder if Friedkin has talked about much else than The Exorcist since that movie came it. It must've haunted his dreams many, many times.
It’s starting to show its she actually, it’s not as powerful anymore and borders on parody at CERTAIN points in the film!
@@tentcater4710 yeah sure bud.
It’s funny that you guys cut out when Friedkin asked Linda “have you ever masterbated?” to which she replied “sure haven’t you?” Friedkin said that every single other time he told this story over the years
Just goes to show you how sick Hollywood really is! That's an inappropriate question for a grown ass man to be asking a little girl!
linda blair says he didn't even have that conversation with her, he had it with another actress who auditioned.
Linda blair. In roller boogie too monster makers
Anissa Jones would have done a great job also, but was unfairly tycast by the industry. Linda did a great job though. R.i.p. Anissa.
I was 14 years and when I got home I was really scared, I through up ugly🙄
My man is so old school he's wearing pleated khaki pants.
Actually 12-26-73 would have been the 45th anniversary of the film!
Pamelyn Ferdin would have been awesome. Her creepy face and intense acting would have been excellent.
I dated linda Blair back then
Yessssssss
the last comment I wrote this is a quick,Gothic
What movie god?
Party past oascr awesome awards years Documentary book biography years New movie 70s 1973 History Hollywood home house DVD
hello
hi
Ellen Bernstein is still beautiful
Pazuzu on eyelids,no Death to Death we touch in sex major dle tip.This ones older heres just George Washington popcorn "that's some from Dusk Till Dawn guy's" "Jesus has painting",Gothic Grim Reaper. use the shadows . . .
Jared kushner...it figures #666
He’s not the devil give it a rest !
@@tentcater4710anti Christ
My god, close your eyes he sounds just like Donald trump.
let's not feed into the national obsession with that man.
Sounds just like Trump.
C’mon, man!
It is true he loves 666 Fifth Avenue and has bragged on it many times. Never Trust A Trump. Believe in and follow the true God instead.
let me see something no repeats we know that,Bible
This was the only good film he did.