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It's worth noting that Blatty was inspired to write the book after hearing about a real-life exorcism — the 1949 case of "Roland Doe," who received multiple Catholic Church-administered exorcisms.
The boy went on to live a normal life as an engineer for NASA. His true identity, Ronald Edwin Hunkeler, was revealed after his death at age 85 in 2020. The story stuck with Blatty.
The Exorcist’s director, William Friedkin, who died in August at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movie’s lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like ...
Paul Bateson (born August 24, 1940) is an American convicted murderer and former radiographer.He appeared as a radiologic technologist in a scene from the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, which was inspired when the film's director, William Friedkin, watched him perform a cerebral angiography the previous year.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.
This exorcism case inspired the 1971 novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, which in turn was adapted into the 1973 horror film of the same title. [12] The case also inspired the 2000 movie Possessed, which is said to be closer to the story in Allen's book. [12] A documentary was made of the case, titled In the Grip of Evil. [13]
Ever since "The Exorcist" was released in 1973, the movie has been regarded as one of the scariest of all time. 15 interesting things you probably didn't know about the making of 'The Exorcist ...
Clarita described her attackers as a "very big dark man with curly hair all over the body" and "a body with an angelic face and a big mustache". [6] Sumrall also claimed that Clarita was Visayan and can only speak the Tagalog language. However, she was able to speak English during the alleged possession. [4]