Audiences flocked to it despite mixed reviews, waiting in long lines during winter weather, many more than once the sold out shows were even more profitable for Warners since they had booked it into those theaters under four wall distribution rental agreements, the first time a major studio had done that.
The Exorcist was released in 24 theaters in the United States and Canada in late December 1973. Production took twice as long as scheduled and cost almost three times the initial budget some deaths and accidents that occurred have led to a belief that the film was cursed. A fire destroyed most of the set, some crewmembers died, and Blair and Burstyn suffered accidental long-term back injuries he also deliberately made cast members uncomfortable, going as far as refrigerating the set where the exorcism scenes took place to temperatures well below zero so their breath would be visible. Crew also recalled that he was temperamental, often firing people without warning. Friedkin insisted on realism, going to northern Iraq to film the prologue despite political instability in the region, relying on live special effects and casting real priests and medical personnel in the film. Principal photography was also difficult. Unable to hire major stars of the era, they cast relative unknowns Burstyn, Blair and Miller (author of a hit play with no film acting experience), choices vigorously opposed by Warner Brothers executives. The book was a bestseller, but Blatty, who also produced, and Friedkin, his choice for director, had difficulty casting the film. It follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by a pair of Catholic priests. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran (in his final film role), Jason Miller and Linda Blair. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name.
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