In 1973, Warner Bros. and Hoya Productions introduced the world to what is still referred to by many today as one of the scariest horror films to ever hit the silver screen. Granted, many of the films’ special effects are laughable in the modern age of technology, but for the time,The Exorcist was a truly terrifying motion picture.

Today, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same name, has become a household name, sparking five succeeding prequels and/or sequels spanning from 1977 to 2005. But what happened to the original cast?

From Linda Blair’s Regan to Mercedes McCambridge’s voice of the demon, the film’s actors have had variable outcomes post-Exorcist.

Here is where the cast of The Exorcist is now.

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10 Kitty Winn (Sharon Spencer)

Sharon Spencer, a sort of tutor for Regan (Linda Blair) and close friend and assistant to her mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), is a fairly soft-spoken woman, and though a minor character, the audience can see the toll Regan’s possession takes on the woman, as she’s developed close, emotional ties with the MacNeil family.

The part is played by Kitty Winn, at the time a 29-year-old actress who continued with the franchise by playing the same character in the sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), which was absolutely dismantled by most critics. Now 71-years-old, Winn is long retired, her last film, Mirrors, released in 1978.

9 Max von Sydow (Father Merrin)

An experienced, elderly priest and archeologist, Father Merrin has experienced evil before, and understands it better than anyone. He’s performed exorcists before, which is why it comes as no surprise when he’s recruited to perform yet another on a young girl.

Max von Sydow is now an 86-year-old man, though his acting career is very much alive. Not only has he since appeared in such films as Footloose (1979), Shutter Island (2010) and a little film known as Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), but he’s also going to be the newest cast member in season 6 of Game of Thrones as the Three-Eyed Raven.

8 Jason Miller (Father Karras)

A man whose faith has been shaken, Father Karras is still mourning the loss of his mother, a traumatic event that has visibly altered Karras’ beliefs. However, when he agrees to see Regan and sees the reality of the possession, he takes the case, battling both the evil inside the young girl as well as his own skeletons.

Jason Miller was 34-years-old at the time The Exorcist was released, and the playwright/actor went on to act in several films including Toy Soldiers (1984) and Rudy (1993) following the success of The Exorcist. His last film, Finding Home, was released in 2003. On May 13, 2001, Miller died of a heart attack at his home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 62-years-old.

7 Mercedes McCambridge (Voice of the Demon)

Though the part consisted only of voiceover work (once it was determined that simply altering the voice of Linda Blair wasn’t nearly as frightening as it needed to be), Mercedes McCambridge’s role in The Exorcist has led her to cult status, as the voice is often credited by fans as one of the many reasons the film was so creepy. Following the film, McCambride ended up taking Warner Bros. to court because she was uncredited for her role as the voice of the demon.

In the early '80s, she retired from film, her last being Echoes in 1982. However, there is a chance one of the lost films of Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind (shot between 1970 and 1976) will finally come to fruition this year, bringing McCambridge back to the big screen. Unfortunately, she won’t be able to see the finished product, as McCambridge passed away on March 2, 2004 of natural causes.

6 Vasiliki Maliaros (Father Karras’ Mother)

The deceased mother of Father Karras appears several times in the film, and plays an integral part of his story, as she is supposedly the reason he has lost his faith by the time Chris MacNeil finds him. She appears several times in the memory of Father Karras as well as in the demon’s mocking.

The actress that plays her, Vasiliki Maliaros, was a Greek woman spotted by Friedkin in a Greek restaurant in NYC. Prior to this role, she had no acting experience whatsoever, and this film was her only role. Before the film was released, on February 9, 1973, Maliaros died at 89-years-old of natural causes.

5 Jack MacGowran (Burke Dennings)

Burke Dennings is the eccentric film director working with actress Chris MacNeil on their current project at the opening of The Exorcist. Dennings appears to be very flirty with Chris throughout the film, something touched upon in a conversation between Regan and Chris. When he’s thrown from a window while Regan’s possessed, police enter the picture to investigate a potential homicide.

Jack MacGowran has 75 credits as an actor, his latest film being The Exorcist. However, MacGowran would never see it hit theaters. On January 30, 1973, MacGowran died of complications from influenza, which he’d contracted while in London during a flu epidemic.

4 Barton Heyman (Dr. Klein)

Dr. Klein, a very small role in the film, actually puts the argument of the plot into words: is this a possession, or a psychological phenomenon? Because possessions are religiously based, they aren’t widely accepted as a reality, something the film takes into consideration. The film takes a stance on this imbalance, pitting science and the supernatural against one another in the form of doctors and priests.

Dr. Klein is played by Barton Heyman, who was a character actor for about thirty years. He worked in many roles from TV shows to film to stage acting, his last roles in Dead Man Walking (1995) starring Sean Penn and Rescuing Desire (1996). On May 15, 1996, Heyman passed away due to heart failure at 59-years-old.

3 Lee J. Cobb (Lt. William Kinderman)

Lt. Kinderman is another character in The Exorcist that’s more grounded in reality than he is in the supernatural. He’s a cunning, assertive cop that believes there are ties from the MacNeil family to the desecration at the church as well as to the death of beloved director, Burke Dennings. He believes Dennings’ death is a homicide. His suspect: young Regan.

Lee J. Cobb was a character actor following WWII. He acted in such stage productions as 1949’s Death of a Salesman and King Lear in 1968. He also acted in films such as Exodus (1960) and Clint Eastwood’s Coogan’s Bluff (1968). Unfortunately, on February 11, 1976, Cobb died of a heart attack. He was 64-years-old.

2 Ellen Burstyn (Chris MacNeil)

Chris MacNeil is an actress that has moved herself and her daughter to Washington D.C. for her latest role. She is a short-tempered, driven woman that would do anything to help her daughter. So when things begin to go wrong for young Regan, Chris consults everyone in her power to help make things right.

Ellen Burstyn has had a successful film career, moving from her humble television beginnings to the Oscar winning actress she is today. Her performance in The Exorcist earned her an Oscar nomination for best actress as well, though she ultimately won the award for her performance in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974). Recently, Burstyn appeared in the TV movie Flowers in the Attic (2014) as well as two huge films known as Interstellar (2014) and The Age of Adaline (2015). Burstyn is still acting today at 83-years-old.

1 Linda Blair (Regan MacNeil)

Regan is the centerfold of the film, an innocent and sweet 12-year-old girl who becomes increasingly aggressive, demonstrating truly uncharacteristic qualities that send her friends and family for a loop. Eventually, the clergy is sought after, as the only reasonable explanation for this sudden change is possession.

The star of the film herself, Linda Blair became an iconic actor as a child, skyrocketing to fame following her role as Regan. While no role would ever outshine the child possessed by a demon, Blair continues to act today. However, her main focus now is on her love for animals. She has an organization known as the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, which works to rehabilitate abused, neglected and abandoned animals.

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The Exorcist is an American horrorfilm series consisting of five installments based on the novel The Exorcist, created by William Blatty, and part of The Exorcist franchise. The films have been distributed by Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.

The films have grossed over $661 million at the worldwide box office. Critics have given the films mixed reviews. In 2004, a prequel (Exorcist: The Beginning) was released. This was the second version of the prequel film made at that time as the first version (directed by Paul Schrader) was deemed unsatisfactory by the studio upon completion, and the entire project was refilmed by director Renny Harlin. However, Schrader's version received a limited release in 2005, after Harlin's, and was titled Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.

• 1Films
• 3Cut scenes
• 4Reception
• 5Accolades
• 6Home media release

Films[edit]

The Exorcist[edit]

Based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist marries three scenarios into one plot.

The movie opens with Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) on an archaeological dig in Al-hadar, near Nineveh, in Iraq. He is alerted that a small carving is found in the dig, resembling a grimacing, bestial creature. After talking to one of his supervisors, he travels to a statue of Pazuzu; the small carving resembles the head of the statue. He sees ominous figures and two dogs fight viciously nearby, setting the tone for the rest of the film.

Exorcist II: The Heretic[edit]

Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton), who is struggling with his faith, is assigned by the Cardinal (Paul Henreid) to investigate the death of Father Lankester Merrin (Max von Sydow). Merrin was killed in the first film during the exorcism of Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair). The Cardinal informs Lamont (who has had some experience at exorcism, and has been exposed to Merrin's teachings) that Merrin is being investigated posthumously for heresy. Despite approval of the McNeil exorcism by a bishop, the Church is no longer convinced that McNeil was truly possessed, and the controversial nature of Merrin's books on the subject are being reconsidered as politically and theologically suspect.

The Exorcist III[edit]

Adapted and directed by Blatty from his 1983 novel Legion, the film stars George C. Scott and several cast members (Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Scott Wilson and George DiCenzo) from Blatty's previous film The Ninth Configuration. The story takes place 17 years after the events of The Exorcist and centers on the philosophical police detective William F. Kinderman from the first film. He investigates a series of brutal murders in Georgetown that resemble the modus operandi of a serial killer executed about the time of the McNeil exorcism.

Originally titled Legion, the film was drastically changed after rewrites and re-shoots ordered by the studio Morgan Creek Productions.^[1] Studio executives demanded the addition of an exorcism sequence, and retitled the film as The Exorcist III in order to more strongly tie the film to the rest of the franchise. All of the deleted footage is apparently lost.^[2]

Exorcist: The Beginning[edit]

The plot revolves around the crisis of faith suffered by Father Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård) following the horrific events he witnessed during World War II.

After WWII, Merrin is an archaeologist in Cairo, when he is approached by a collector of antiquities who asks him to come to a British excavation in the Turkana region of Kenya. This dig is excavating a ChristianByzantinechurch from the 5th century—long before Christianity had reached that region. Further, the church is in perfect condition, as though it had been buried immediately after the construction was completed. Merrin is asked to participate in the dig and find an ancient relic hidden in the ruins before the British do. Merrin takes the job, but soon discovers that all is not well—something evil lies in the church and is infecting the region. The local tribesman hired to dig refuse to enter the building, and there are stories of an epidemic that wiped out an entire village. However, when Merrin, growing suspicious of these rumors, digs up one of the graves of the supposed victims of this plague, he discovers it is empty. Meanwhile, the evil grows, turning people against each other and resulting in violence, atrocities, and more bloodshed

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist[edit]

Many years before the events in The Exorcist, the young Father Lankester Merrin (played by Skarsgård, who played the same part in the Exorcist: The Beginning) travels to East Africa. Merrin has taken a sabbatical from the Church and devoted himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith. He is haunted especially by an incident in small village in occupied Holland during World War II, where he served as parish priest. Near the end of the war, a sadistic Nazi SS commander, in retaliation for the murder of a German trooper, forces Merrin to participate in arbitrary executions in order to save a full village from slaughter.

He meets up with a team of archaeologists, who are seeking to unearth a church that they believe has been buried for centuries. At first, Merrin resists the idea that supernatural forces are in play, but eventually helps them, and the ensuing events result in an encounter with Pazuzu, the same demon referenced in The Exorcist.

Cast[edit]

Cut scenes[edit]

The 'spider-walk scene'[edit]

Contortionist Linda R. Hager was hired to perform the infamous 'spider-walk scene' that was filmed on April 11, 1973. Friedkin deleted the scene just prior to the original December 26, 1973 release date because he felt it was ineffective technically. However, with advanced developments in digital media technology, Friedkin worked with CGI artists to make the scene look more convincing for the 2000 theatrically re-released version of The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen. Since the original release, myths and rumors still exist that a variety of spider-walk scenes were filmed^[3] despite Friedkin's insistence that no alternate version was ever shot.^[4]

In 1998, Warner Brothers re-released the digitally remastered DVD of The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition. This DVD includes the special feature BBC documentary, The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist,^[5] highlighting the never-before-seen original non-bloody version of the spider-walk scene. The updated 'bloody version' of the spider-walk scene appears in the 2000 re-release of The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen utilizing CGI technology to incorporate the special effect of blood pouring from Regan's mouth during this scene’s finale.

The Exorcist III[edit]

Despite his misgivings about the studio-imposed reshoots, Blatty is proud of the finished version of The Exorcist III, having said, “It’s still a superior film. And in my opinion, and excuse me if I utter heresy here, but for me it’s a more frightening film than The Exorcist.'^[6] Nevertheless, Blatty had hoped to recover the deleted footage from the Morgan Creek vaults so that he might re-assemble the original cut of the film which he said was 'rather different' from what was released, and a version of the film fans of the Exorcist series have been clamouring for. In 2007, Blatty's wife reported on a fan site that 'My husband tells me that it is Morgan Creek's claim that they have lost all the footage, including an alternate opening scene in which Kinderman views the body of Karras in the morgue, right after his fall down the steps.' Mark Kermode has stated that the search for the missing footage is 'ongoing'.^[7]

An upcoming book titled The Evolution Of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III: From Concept To Novel To Screen by author Erik Kristopher Myers will reveal the whole story behind the film's development, and publish never-before-seen images, the original script, studio notes, various drafts of the story as it has evolved, and interviews with Blatty, Brad Dourif, Mark Kermode, John Carpenter, and many others associated with the film.^[2] Myers in an interview said that The Exorcist III 'has sort of turned into horror genre’s equivalent to Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, in that it was originally a very classy film that the studio hacked apart and turned into a commercial piece [...] I'm basically trying to chronicle how a film can get away from the auteur and be transformed into a purely commercial product.' ^[8]

Reception[edit]

Upon its release on December 26, 1973, the film received mixed reviews from critics, “ranging from ‘classic’ to ‘claptrap'.'^[9]Stanley Kauffmann, in The New Republic, wrote, “This is the most scary film I’ve seen in years — the only scary film I’ve seen in years…If you want to be shaken — and I found out, while the picture was going, that that’s what I wanted — then The Exorcist will scare the hell out of you.”^[10]Variety noted that it was “an expert telling of a supernatural horror story…The climactic sequences assault the senses and the intellect with pure cinematic terror.”^[11] In Castle of Frankenstein, Joe Dante opined, “[A]n amazing film, and one destined to become at the very least a horror classic. Director William Friedkin’s film will be profoundly disturbing to all audiences, especially the more sensitive and those who tend to 'live' the movies they see…Suffice it to say, there has never been anything like this on the screen before.”^[12]

However, Vincent Canby, writing in the New York Times, dismissed The Exorcist as “a chunk of elegant occultist claptrap…[A] practically impossible film to sit through…it establishes a new low for grotesque special effects...”^[13]Andrew Sarris complained that “Friedkin’s biggest weakness is his inability to provide enough visual information about his characters…whole passages of the movie’s exposition were one long buzz of small talk and name droppings…The Exorcist succeeds on one level as an effectively excruciating entertainment, but on another, deeper level it is a thoroughly evil film.”^[14] Writing in Rolling Stone, Jon Landau felt the film was, “[N]othing more than a religious porn film, the gaudiest piece of shlock this side of Cecil B. DeMille (minus that gentleman’s wit and ability to tell a story) …”^[15]

Over the years, The Exorcist's critical reputation has grown considerably. The film currently has an 85% 'Certified Fresh' approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, based on 40 reviews the website collected.^[16] Some critics regard it as being one of the best and most effective horror films; admirers say the film balances a stellar script, gruesome effects, and outstanding performances. However, the movie has its detractors as well, including Kim Newman who has criticized it for messy plot construction, conventionality and overblown pretentiousness, among other perceived defects. Writer James Baldwin provides an extended negative critique in his book length essay The Devil Finds Work.

II: Stephen H. Scheuer wrote that Exorcist II “may just well be the worst sequel in the history of films – a stupefying, boring, vapid and non-scary follow-up to the box-office champ of 1973...Exorcist II is a disaster on every level – a sophomoric script, terrible editing, worst direction by John Boorman, inevitably coupled with silly acting. In one scene that typifies this lamentable sci-fi horror pic, [Richard] Burton and [James Earl] Jones, two splendid actors, are spouting inane dialogue while Jones is outfitted like a witch doctor.”^[17]Leslie Halliwell described the film as a “highly unsatisfactory psychic melodrama which...falls flat on its face along some wayward path of metaphysical and religious fancy. It was released in two versions and is unintelligible in either.”^[18]Leonard Maltin described the film as a “preposterous sequel...Special effects are the only virtue in this turkey.”^[19]Danny Peary dismissed Exorcist II as “absurd.”^[20]

While most reviewers responded negatively to the film, Pauline Kael greatly preferred Boorman's sequel to the original, writing in her review in The New Yorker that Exorcist II 'had more visual magic than a dozen movies.' Since Exorcist II's initial release, some notable critics and directors have praised the film. Kim Newman wrote in Nightmare Movies (1988) that 'it doesn't work in all sorts of ways... However, like Ennio Morricone's mix of tribal and liturgical music, it does manage to be very interesting.' Director Martin Scorsese asserted, 'The picture asks: Does great goodness bring upon itself great evil? This goes back to the Book of Job; it's God testing the good. In this sense, Regan (Linda Blair) is a modern-day saint — like Ingrid Bergman in Europa '51, and in a way, like Charlie in Mean Streets. I like the first Exorcist, because of the Catholic guilt I have, and because it scared the hell out of me; but The Heretic surpasses it. Maybe Boorman failed to execute the material, but the movie still deserved better than it got.'^[21]

Author Bob McCabe's book The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows contains a chapter on the film in which Linda Blair said the movie 'was one of the big disappointments of my career,'^[22] and John Boorman confessed that “The sin I committed was not giving the audience what it wanted in terms of horror...There’s this wild beast out there which is the audience. I created this arena and I just didn’t throw enough Christians into it. People think of cutting and re-cutting as defeat, but it isn’t. As Irving Thalberg said: ‘Films aren’t made, they’re remade.’”^[23] McCabe himself offered no one answer as to why Exorcist II failed: 'Who knows where the blame ultimately lies. Boorman's illness and constant revising of the script can't have helped, but these events alone are not enough to explain the film's almighty failure. Boorman has certainly gone on to produce some fine work subsequently...When a list was compiled to find the fifty worst films of all time, Exorcist II: The Heretic came in at number two. It was beaten only by Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space, a film that generally receives a warmer response from its audience than this terribly misjudged sequel.'^[24]

III:The film met with mixed reviews. New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby said 'The Exorcist III is a better and funnier (intentionally) movie than either of its predecessors' ^[25] and British film critic Mark Kermode called it 'a restrained, haunting chiller which stimulates the adrenalin and intellect alike.' ^[26] However Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave a negative review, stating 'If Part II sequels are generally disappointing, Part IIIs are often much, much worse. It can seem as if nothing is going on in them except dim murmurings about the original movie — murmurings that mostly remind you of what isn't being delivered.' Gleiberman called The Exorcist III 'an ash-gray disaster' and that it 'has the feel of a nightmare catechism lesson, or a horror movie made by a depressed monk.'^[27]Kim Newman claimed that 'The major fault in Exorcist III is the house-of-cards plot that is constantly collapsing.'^[28] Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review, saying Exorcist III 'doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films.'^[29]

Box office[edit]

Accolades[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

The Exorcist was nominated for a total of ten Academy Awards in 1973. At the 46th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the film won two statuettes.^[37]

• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay – William Peter Blatty

The film was nominated for:

• Academy Award for Best Actress – Ellen Burstyn
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Jason Miller
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – Linda Blair
• Academy Award for Best Director – William Friedkin
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Bill Malley and Jerry Wunderlich

Golden Globe[edit]

The Exorcist was nominated for a total of five Golden Globes in 1973. At the Golden Globes ceremony that year, the film won four awards.

• Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture – William Friedkin
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture – Linda Blair

The film was nominated for

• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture – Max von Sydow
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Others[edit]

American Film Institute recognition

• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills – #3
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains
  • Regan MacNeil – Villain #9

In 1991, The Exorcist III won a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, for Best Writing (William Peter Blatty) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif) and Best Horror Film. However it was also nominated for Worst Actor (George C. Scott) at the Golden Raspberry Awards.^[38] In 2005, Exorcist: The Beginning was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Director (Renny Harlin) and Worst Remake or Sequel.

Home media release[edit]

A limited edition box set was released in 1998. It was limited to 50,000 copies, with available copies circulating around the Internet. There are two versions; a special edition VHS and a special edition DVD. The only difference between the two copies is the recording format.

On the DVD[edit]

• The original film with restored film and digitally remastered audio, with a 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
• An introduction by director William Friedkin
• The 1998 BBC documentary The Fear of God: The Making of 'The Exorcist'
• 2 audio commentaries
• Interviews with the director and writer
• Theatrical trailers and TV spots

In the box[edit]

• A commemorative 52-page tribute book, covering highlights of the film's preparation, production, and release; features previously-unreleased historical data and archival photographs
• Limited edition soundtrack CD of the film's score, including the original (unused) soundtrack (Tubular Bells and Night of the Electric Insects omitted)
• 8 lobby card reprints.
• Exclusive senitype film frame (magnification included)

Blu-ray[edit]

In an interview with DVD Review, William Friedkin mentioned that he is scheduled to begin work on a 'The Exorcist' Blu-ray on December 2, 2008. This edition features a new restoration, including both the 1973 theatrical version and the 'version you've never seen' from 2000. It was released on October 5, 2010.^[39]

On September 23, 2014, in preparation for the first film's 41st anniversary, the complete collection of The Exorcist was released as The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology containing all five films restored on Blu-ray. The rest of the installments of the franchise were also given an individual release for the first time on Blu-ray with the exception of Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist which can only be obtained on Blu-ray by purchasing the collection.

The pilot filmed in Chicago in early 2016, and on May 10 the series was greenlit for a first season.^[40]

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External links[edit]

• The Exorcist at AllMovie
• The Exorcist at Box Office Mojo