The cast and crew believed the set to be actually cursed and a priest had to come bless it.
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Updated 5 years ago,February 4, 2020
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William S. Bowdern, in St. Louis, was granted permission to perform another exorcism by the Catholic church.
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The demons name in the film is Pazuzu.The name of the demon is never explicitly mentioned in the film.
The statue is that of Pazuzu.
He had the power to control winds that could cause destruction and famine.
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Linda Blair secured the role of Regan Macneil, having defeated 500 other actresses.WOW!
He slapped Father OMalley across the face to catch footage of his shocked reaction for the film.
He also put Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair in harnesses and had them shook and yanked violently.
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The entire room of Regan was refrigerated to catch the breath of the actors on camera.
The room was actually 30-40 degrees below freezing.
She chain-smoked cigarettes, drank heavily, even ate raw eggs to master the Satanic voice.
18.Stanley Kubrick turned down directing the film.
There was an actual vomiting apparatus involved.
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25.Jack Nicholson almost got the role of Father Karras before Jason Miller landed it.
People actually believed the film was cursed.The popular belief was that even playing the film could invite demonic possession.
The film was banned in the UK.The movie was released with an X rating in the UK in 1974.
It wasnt until 1999 that the film was legally released again in the UK.
It was banned in every Middle Eastern country except Lebanon.The re-release went on to be banned there too.
29.The sound of the demon leaving Regans body is actually recordings of pigs being led to slaughter.
Actress Vasiliki Maliaros also died during post-production, due to natural causes.
Both of their characters died in the film.
Linda Blairs grandfather and Max von Sydows brother both died during shooting.
The son of Mercedes McCambridge murdered his wife and two daughters before taking his own life in 1987.
33.The movie made people so nauseous that theatres started handing out bags to vomit in with every movie ticket.
34.The cast and crew believed the set to be actually cursed and a priest had to come bless it.
35.This was the first film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
