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The Exorcist Beat Sheet - Save the Cat!® The Exorcist is a American supernatural horror film directed by The Exorcist: Screenplay Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by William Peter Blattybased on the novel of the same name by Blatty. It is the first The Exorcist: Screenplay in The Exorcist film seriesand follows the demonic possession of a year-old girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by two priests. Although the book had been a bestseller, Blatty, who produced, and Friedkin, his choice for director, had difficulty casting The Exorcist: Screenplay film. After turning down, or being turned down by major stars of the era, they cast in the lead roles the relatively little-known Burstyn, the unknown Blair and Miller, the author of a The Exorcist: Screenplay play who had never acted in movies before, casting choices that were vigorously opposed by studio executives at Warner Bros. Principal photography was also difficult. Most of the set burned down, and Blair and Burstyn suffered long-term injuries in accidents. Ultimately the film took twice as long to shoot as scheduled and cost more than twice its initial budget. Audiences flocked to it, waiting in long lines during winter weather, many doing so more The Exorcist: Screenplay once, despite mixed critical reviews. Some viewers had adverse physical reactions, often fainting or vomiting, to scenes in which the protagonist undergoes a realistic cerebral angiography and violently masturbates with a crucifix. There were reports of heart attacks and miscarriages; a psychiatric journal carried a paper on "cinematic neurosis" triggered by the film. Many children were taken to see the film, leading to charges that the MPAA ratings board had accommodated Warner Bros. The cultural conversation around the film, which also encompassed its treatment of Roman Catholicismhelped it become the first horror film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture[4] [5] one of ten Academy Awards it was nominated for, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound. It was the highest-grossing R-rated horror filmuntil the release of It in unadjusted for inflation. The Exorcist has had The Exorcist: Screenplay significant influence on popular culture [6] [7] and has received critical acclaim, with several publications having regarded it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. Lankester Merrina veteran Catholic priest who performed an The Exorcist: Screenplay in the s, is on an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hatra in Iraq. There he finds an amulet that resembles Pazuzua demon of ancient origins with whose history Merrin is familiar. In Georgetownactress Chris MacNeil is living on location with her year-old daughter Regan ; she is The Exorcist: Screenplay in a film about student activism directed by her friend and associate Burke Dennings. After playing with a Ouija board and contacting a supposedly imaginary friend whom she calls Captain Howdy, Regan begins acting strangely, using obscene language, and exhibiting abnormal strength; additionally, there is poltergeist-like activity in The Exorcist: Screenplay home at night. Chris hosts a party, during which Regan comes downstairs unannounced, tells one of the guests — an astronaut — that he will die "up there" and then urinates on the floor. Later, Regan's bed begins to shake violently, further adding to her mother's horror. Chris consults a number of physicians, but Dr. Klein and his associates find nothing physiologically wrong with her daughter, despite Regan undergoing a battery of diagnostic tests. One night when Chris is out, Burke Dennings is babysitting a heavily sedated Regan. Chris returns to hear that he has died falling out of the window. Although this is assumed to have been an accident given Burke's history of heavy drinking, his death is investigated by Lieutenant William Kinderman. Kinderman interviews Chris. He also consults psychiatrist Father Damien Karrasa Jesuit priest struggling with his faith, which only worsens after the death of his frail mother. The doctors, thinking that Regan's aberrations are mostly psychological in origin, recommend an exorcism be performed, reasoning that believing oneself to be possessed can sometimes be cured by believing that exorcism works as well. Chris arranges a meeting with Karras. After Regan speaks backward, in different voices, and exhibits scars in the form of the words "Help Me" on her stomach, Karras is convinced that Regan is possessed. Believing her soul is in danger, he decides to perform an exorcism. The experienced Merrin is selected for performing the actual exorcism with Karras assisting. Both priests witness Regan perform a series of bizarre, vulgar acts. They attempt to exorcise the demon, but the stubborn The Exorcist: Screenplay, by then claiming to be the Devil himself, toys with them, especially Karras. Karras shows emotional weakness after the demon impersonates his late mother, and is dismissed by Merrin, who attempts the exorcism alone. Karras enters the room later and discovers Merrin has died of a heart attack. After failing to revive Merrin, the enraged Karras confronts the mocking, laughing spirit, and wrestles Regan's body to the ground. At Karras' invitation, it leaves Regan's body and possesses Karras. In a moment of self-sacrifice, Karras throws himself out of the window before he can be compelled to harm Regan, fatally tumbling down a set of stone steps and thus defeating the demon.
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