- This article is about the novel published in 1971. For the article about the film released in 1973, please see The Exorcist (film). The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty,
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| Author | William Peter Blatty |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Publisher | Harper & Row Publishers |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 403 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-100722-6 (reprint) |
| Followed by | Legion |
The Exorcist is a horror novel written by William Peter Blatty. William Peter Blatty (born January 7, 1928) is an American Writer and Filmmaker. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Harper & Row was a publishing company based in New York City. The year 1971 in literature involved some significant events and new books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Legion is a 1983 Horror novel by William Peter Blatty, a sequel to The Exorcist. William Peter Blatty (born January 7, 1928) is an American Writer and Filmmaker. It is based on a 1949 exorcism Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University, a Jesuit and Catholic school. Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to adjure is the practice of evicting Demons or other evil Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The exorcism was partially performed in both Mt. Rainier, Maryland [1] and Bel-Nor, Missouri. Bel-Nor is a northern suburban village in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. [2] Several area newspapers reported on a speech a priest gave to an amateur parapsychology society, in which he claimed to have exorcised a demon from a thirteen-year-old boy named Robbie, and that the ordeal lasted a little more than six weeks, ending on April 19, 1949. Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Plot
An elderly Jesuit priest named Lankester Merrin is leading an archaeological dig in northern Iraq and studying ancient relics. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Following the discovery of a small statue of the demon Pazuzu (an actual ancient Sumerian demigod) and a modern-day St. Christopher medal curiously juxtaposed together at the site, a series of omens alerts him to a pending confrontation with a powerful evil, which unknown to the reader at this point, he has battled before in an exorcism in Africa. In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, Pazuzu was the king of the Demons of the wind and son of the god Hanbi. Sumer ( Sumerian: sux-Latn [[Ki (earth ki]]-[[EN (cuneiform en]]-'''ĝir15''', Akkadian: Šumeru; possibly Biblical Shinar Saint Christopher ( Greek: Άγιος Χριστόφορος) is a Saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians Meanwhile in Georgetown, a young girl named Regan MacNeil living with her famous actress mother, Chris MacNeil, becomes inexplicably ill. Casting Regan Teresa MacNeil was portrayed by Linda Blair in the 1973 film The Exorcist and its 1977 sequel Exorcist II The Heretic After a gradual series of poltergeist-like disturbances, she undergoes disturbing psychological and physical changes, appearing to become "possessed" by a demonic spirit.
After several unsuccessful psychiatric and medical treatments, Regan's mother turns to a local Jesuit priest. Father Damien Karras, who is currently going through a personal crisis of faith after the loss of his mother, agrees to see Regan as a psychiatrist, but initially resists the notion that it is an actual demonic possession. Father Damien Karras SJ (novel 1928 - 1971 film 1935 - 1990 is a fictional Greek-American character from the novel The Exorcist and its sequel After a few meetings with the child, now completely inhabited by a diabolical personality, he turns to the local bishop for permission to perform an exorcism on the child. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight After consultation with the Jesuit president of Georgetown, the bishop appoints the experienced Father Merrin, recently returned to the States, to perform the exorcism and allows the doubt-ridden Karras to assist him. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to adjure is the practice of evicting Demons or other evil The demon supposedly possessing Regan calls himself Pazuzu, the same demon whose statue was found earlier. In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, Pazuzu was the king of the Demons of the wind and son of the god Hanbi.
The lengthy exorcism tests the priests, both physically and spiritually. After the death of Father Merrin, the task ultimately restores Father Karras' faith, leading him to give his own life to save Regan's.
Film adaptation
The novel was made into a successful Academy Award-winning horror film in 1973, with the screenplay written by Blatty. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The film originally contained several key sequences from the novel, which were cut prior to release by director Friedkin over Blatty's protests. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, The deleted scenes—and some new digital effects—were inserted into the re-release subtitled "The Version You've Never Seen" in 2000.
Trivia
- While he was writing the novel, William Peter Blatty was collecting unemployment benefits. [3]
- William Peter Blatty based the character of Chris MacNeil on his good friend Shirley MacLaine. Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Prior to the 1973 production, MacLaine attempted to have a movie made of Blatty's novel and interested Lew Grade in backing the project, but the plans fell through. Lew Grade Baron Grade (25 December 1906&ndash13 December 1998 born Lev Winogradsky, was an influential Showbusiness Impresario and Television According to one of Blatty's subsequent books describing the making of the film, MacLaine's adopted daughter Sachiko was the subject of curiosity and ostracism after the film's release, as it was at once apparent that Chris was meant to be MacLaine, and Sachiko's classmates and even some teachers assumed that Sachiko had been possessed and had perhaps committed the murders and sexual atrocities described in the book. According to Mark Kermode, the photo of the girl on the cover of the novel is MacLaine's daughter.
- According to Rev. Father William O'Malley (who played Father Joseph Dyer in the film), the events depicted in the film are approximately 80% true. The Rev William O'Malley SJ, is an American Jesuit priest author and actor He claims the big discrepancies between the movie and case it was inspired by were: it was a boy who was possessed, not a girl; the possession did not occur in Georgetown, but just outside DC in Cottage City, MD. In this case, the boy's head did not rotate 360 degrees, though he claims that nearly everything else in the movie actually occurred. The name of the boy who was subject of the true exorcism that inspired Blatty's novel was Ronald Hunkeler. After he was cured he went on to attend Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, graduating in 1954. Gonzaga College High School is a Jesuit high school for boys located in Washington DC. He was later a scientist with NASA. He refuses all interviews regarding his exorcism. At last account, he was rumored to be living in Laurel, MD.
- Author William Peter Blatty once won $100000 on the Groucho Marx television show "You Bet Your Life" (1950). When Groucho asked what he planned to do with the money, he said he planned to take some time off to "work on a novel. " This was the result. [4]
- Many years later, Blatty followed the first sequel of the film with a novel, Legion. Legion is a 1983 Horror novel by William Peter Blatty, a sequel to The Exorcist. The movie Exorcist III was based on this novel and directed by Blatty.
External links
- The Haunted Boy of Cottage City: The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired The Exorcist, by Mark Opsasnick
- St. Louis Exorcism Case
- The Exorcist Fansite
- Washington Post article and interview with Blatty
- The Return of the Exorcists A film about the resurgence of Exorcism in Italy
- The Exorcist (1973) at the Internet Movie Database
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