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Demon: Your mother sucks cocks in Hell, Karras, you faithless slime.

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The long curtain on the window behind her has been noticeably moved between shots as a doctor puts Regan in a trance. See more...

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According to writer William Peter Blatty, the shooting of the film was supposed to about 90 days long. It ended up being shot in about 210 days. He states that 'strange and sinister things happened from the very beginning.' See more...

The Exorcist (1973) - 8 corrections

Directed by William Friedkin, starring Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow (add more)

Genres: Horror, Thriller

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The movie establishes it's own rules regarding the reality of the physical abuse suffered by the Regan character. Apparently, all the evil manifestations and physical damage sufferd by Regan is real, for she has the scars at the end of the movie to show it. This shows that they are not just a mental trick played on the others by the 'demon'. So when Regan turns her head completely around at two different points in the movie, the actual physical damage she sufferd should have killed her. You could even hear bones cracking during the sequence, suggesting that she was indeed going through some extreme physical suffering. Even if the 'demon' kept her body 'alive' with his special powers even though it should have been dead, Regan should have died moments after the 'demon' left her body and invaded Father Karras'. [Not exactly. Job 1:12 says "And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand". This is usually interpreted that the Devil (or demons) can not kill humans, even though they may tempt us, or wreak havoc with our lives (although they may make other humans kill us - bit of a loophole there). So Pazuzu had to keep her alive during any potentially lethal damage, such as the head-twist, and heal her back after it was done. The other injuries were superficial, and keeping them would increase the "fun" Pazuzu had with the family. And besides, Pazuzu would want to keep Regan alive in pure self-interest. He knows there are times he may have relinquish control of the body for a while, and would not want to come back to a broken "toy".]