Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair, Jason Miller
Other mistake: When Karras throws himself out of the window, why is a man who needs a cane running full speed down those steep steps? It makes no sense since people use canes for balance.
Suggested correction: Some people have a cane as a fashion statement. Also, it's possible the cane helps but is not totally necessary, certainly able to be ignored when rushing to an emergency.
Revealing mistake: You can see wires in the scene where Regan levitates above her bed in the exorcism scene, lifting her up. The way they pull on her dress is also visible.
Demon: What an excellent day for an exorcism.
Father Damien Karras: You would like that?
Demon: Intensely.
Father Damien Karras: But wouldn't that drive you out of Regan?
Demon: It would bring us together.
Father Damien Karras: You and Regan?
Demon: You and us.
Trivia: In the scene where Regan's mother is supernaturally blasted away from the bedside, she is being yanked by the crew by a length of rope. After dozens of takes director William Friedkin was still unhappy with the look of the shot and ordered the crew to haul her more fiercely. The scream in the shot that made the cut was of genuine pain and required no dubbing for effect.
Question: Was "caption howdy" the demon? Or did Regen make him up, the way some kids do?