Talk:The Exorcist

Reponses

The "Reponses" section could be expanded. This film was incredibly controversial in the canada, and the media speculated that it had driven viewers to suicide, etc. Certainly the reaction from some quarters bordered on the hysterical. I don't think the existing section really conveys how taboo the film was while banned. McPhail 00:06, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

>> I would also say that the 'mass hysteria' that this film produced is grossly under-rated in this article. It (the audience reaction) was a major news-story locally (was it covered in the national news?). I believe that this is a major gap in the article. The audience reaction was (and remains) a notable/unique cultural-event in and of itself.

Goofs

The "Goofs" section seems lifted from IMDB, complete with "incorrectly regarded as goofs." 72.147.108.21 05:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Trivia

As well, the "trivia" section is word for word copied from IMDB. Should probably be rewritten. ~~Flora.

OMG! No pictures?

WOW! This article is pretty long, yet is lacks some good pictures from the film. Anyone want to consider adding some? Kill-bill-93 11:52, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Too much prequel information

Epecially considering that both the prequel films have their own articles here (which are linked within this article) there is entirely too much space devoted to the discussion of them here. That entire part of the "Sequels" section needs trimming. 12.22.250.4 20:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Dana Plato Myth

Dana Plato was never offered the role of Regan. Near the end of her life, Plato claimed she had been offered this role, but this is highly doubtful. She was about 7 years old when casting was taking place (several years younger than Linda Blair), and had no film, or television credits at the time. Until Plato herself made her claims, there was no documentation of her having any involvement with the film. William Peter Blatty himself has said that this was not true, and that he had never heard of her prior to these rumors, rumors perpetuated by herself.

CLEANUP

The trivia sections (notably the Production and casting details and Reactions ones) needs to be moved out and integrated into new secions or existing section in the article (like Production and Reception). Also, this article needs to be written according to the WP:Films Style guidelines. Cbrown1023 21:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing the paragraph about the novel being based on a true story. The novel has its own page; this page is about the film. Feel free to revert it if you disagree, though! I also removed the DVD Release section, as it just repeats the information in the alternate versions section (but at more length). I also removed the track listings, because they are far too long and unnecessary. I rearranged the Academy Awards section into a general Awards section for all of that info to go into. I cleaned up the trivia section a bit as well, and fixed the infobox into the current settings. I tried to make a start on cleaning it up... -Elizabennet 19:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Who possessed Linda Blair?

The movie never specifically says "who" possessed Linda Blair.

So is there any source that says which specific demon possessed her? Anker99 04:30, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I’m not sure of the source, since I read it many years ago, but the demon possessing young Regan is called "Pazuzu". The description that I read described Pazuzu as a Demon of the “desert wind”. The desert wind is a pernicious thing, if you live in the desert. It dries you out, in a land with sparse water. --John richard leonard 06:24, 13 July 2007 (UTC)John_Richard_Leonard

Trivia

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Exorcist&diff=prev&oldid=51702734

Hi, does the trivia section contain any info added by the edit above? I find some of the bits difficult to believe. (Rome?) --Kjoonlee 04:55, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Plot

The one-paragraph plot section was simply cut and pasted from the Internet Movie Database. While IMDB has been cited in the references as being the source, wikipedia guidelines clearly state: "Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted." Somebody familiar with the film's narrative needs to rewrite/expand the plot section.-Hal Raglan 14:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks like somebody tried to address this, but the result was a mess. I've cleaned it up some. Minaker 10:24, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

UK

The article claims that "following a successful re-release in cinemas in 1998, the film was resubmitted and was passed uncut with an 18 certificate rating in 1999, signifying a relaxation of the censorship rules with relation to home video in the UK. The movie was shown on UK television for the first time in 2001, on Channel 4. This led to Exorcist Bus Trips where enterprising travel companies organized buses to take groups to the nearest town where the film was showing." This is highly unlikely to be true, since Channel 4 is a free-to-air terrestrial channel broadcast throughout England and Scotland. I suppose there may be a few parts of Wales that couldn't see it, due to Channel 4 being replaced there by S4C. However, it would seem more likely that the Exorcist Bus Trips are a reference to the cinema re-release. -86.146.46.45 14:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Exorcist2000poster.jpg

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Original inspiration

"Both the film and novel took inspirations from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a 12 year old boy." That is an extremely intriguing sentence, but would be better with a fact citation. It would actually considerably enhance the article if more information about this reported exorcism could be included (see for example Jaws (film) and Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916). --Legis (talk - contribs) 14:50, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

There are no facts, other than the claims of the bishops, who performed the "exorcism" over the little boy. The movie, "Exorcist", played an unfortunate role in the case of Anneliese Michel, who eventually died as a result of the efforts to exorcise a demon that was not there. Check the wikipedia site for Anneliese Michel. The case of Anneliese Michel was used as inspiration for the movie "Exorcism of Emily Rouse", 2003, claiming that is based on the "true story" of Anneliese Michel. Go figure what is true and what is fake!

Screamers

Screamers have become a popular part of the internet, and most of the images on them are from the Exorcist. Shouldn't this be mentioned? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.212.21.186 (talk) 18:55, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

IMHO Ghostbusters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters) refernces The Exorcist - the part where Dana levatates.