Trivia: William Friedkin's first choice for the role of Chris MacNeil was Audrey Hepburn, but she would only take the role if filming would take place in Rome. Anne Bancroft was another considered actress, but once it was known that she was pregnant, she was dropped.
wizard_of_gore
10th Sep 2018
The Exorcist (1973)
30th Aug 2018
The Exorcist (1973)
Trivia: William O'Malley, who plays Father Dyer, is an actual Jesuit priest who taught at Fordham Prep, a Jesuit high school.
30th Aug 2018
The Exorcist (1973)
Trivia: In the Director's Cut, after the demon moves into Father Karras' body, for a few frames, you can see the flicker of an image of his mother's face in the window. This is probably what prompts him to leap out the window to save Regan.
19th Sep 2006
The Exorcist (1973)
Trivia: The Prospect Avenue apartment where the story takes place was once inhabited by the author, William Peter Blatty, while he was a student at Georgetown University. The house is at the corner of 36th and Prospect.
14th Sep 2006
The Exorcist (1973)
Trivia: The nurse who comes into Dr. Taney's office after the arteriogram is actress Linda Blair's mother.
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