Revealing mistake: When Father Karras sprinkles holy water on Regan, they forgot to paint her ear lobes and it looks terrible. (01:32:30)
The Exorcist (1973)
1 mistake
Directed by: William Friedkin
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning of the movie, the old priest is in Northern Iraq and you can see the shadow of a microphone on his hat.
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: According to writer William Peter Blatty, the shooting of the film was supposed to be 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.'.
Question: Was "caption howdy" the demon? Or did Regen make him up, the way some kids do?
Answer: It was indeed Pazuzu, he wanted Regan to believe he was some friendly entity to gain her trust. Thus the Captain Howdy facade.
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Answer: The implication is that Captain Howdy was the name the demon gave itself while communicating with Regen prior to its possession of her.
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