The Exorcist

No. 4 The Exorcist

Plot: Landmark of horror films, based on an enormously popular novel: A troubled cleric sees a means of redemption in helping a psychologically damaged teen.

Tag Line: Something beyond comprehension is happening to a little girl on this street, in this house. A man has been called for as a last resort to try and save her. That man is The Exorcist.

Trivia: Mercedes McCambridge had to sue Warner Brothers for credit as the voice of the demon.

The bedroom set had to be refrigerated to capture the authentic icy breath of the actors in the exorcizing scenes. Linda Blair, who was only in a flimsy nightgown, says to this day she cannot stand being cold.

Christian evangelist Billy Graham claimed an actual demon was living in the celluloid reels of this movie.

On the first day of filming the exorcism sequence, Linda Blair's delivery of her foul-mouthed dialogue so disturbed the gentlemanly Max von Sydow he actually forgot his lines.

Quotes:
Pazuzu: I'm not Regan.

Father Damien Karras: Well, then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Karras.

Pazuzu: And I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.

Father Damien Karras: If you're the Devil, why not make the straps disappear?

Pazuzu: That's much too vulgar a display of power, Karras.

I had to leave out quite a few quotes as they are not safe for the faint of heart. This movie is disturbing no matter who you are. The idea of denomic possession is frightening and that a child would be the target makes it worse.