2007-05-23 00:54:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/trivia
" - There are tales about ominous events surrounding the year-long shoot, including the deaths of nine people associated with the production and stories about a mysterious fire that destroyed the set one weekend. Actors 'Jack MacGowran' & 'Vasiliki Maliaros' died before the film was released.
- The film was not released on video in the UK for 14 years.
- When released in 1973, the film caused such mass hysteria, with people screaming, fainting and paramedics being called to theaters, making it one of the most controversial films ever made.
- The nurse who comes into Dr. Taney's office after the arteriogram is actress 'Linda Blair' 's mother, Elinore Blair.
- The bedroom set had to be refrigerated to capture the authentic icy breath of the actors in the exorcizing scenes. 'Blair, Linda' , who was only in a flimsy nightgown, says to this day she cannot stand being cold.
- The refrigerated bedroom set was cooled with four air conditioners and temperatures would plunge to around 30 to 40 below zero. It was so cold that perspiration would freeze on some of the cast and crew. On one occasion the air was saturated with moisture resulting in a thin layer of snow falling on the set before the crew arrived for filming.
- 'Ellen Burstyn' received a permanent spinal injury during filming. In the sequence where she is thrown away from her possessed daughter, a harness jerked her hard away from the bed. She fell on her coccyx and screamed in pain, which was filmed for the movie.
- 'Jane Fonda' and 'Shirley MacLaine' were approached to play the role of Chris MacNeil. 'Audrey Hepburn' was also approached and only agreed to do it if it was filmed in Rome. 'Anne Bancroft (I)' was another choice but she was in her first month of pregnancy and was dropped.
- The archaeological dig site seen at the beginning of the movie is the actual site of ancient Nineveh in Hatra, Iraq.
- Director 'Friedkin, William' went to some extraordinary lengths to abuse the cast. He fired off guns behind the actors to get the required startled effect. When Fr. Dyer is attempting to administer last rites to Fr. Karris Friedkin was not satisfied after several takes. He took Fr. Omalley aside and asked "do you trust me?" Fr. O'Malley said yes just in time to get slapped across the face. Freidkin immediately said,"action" and the result is authentic."
2007-05-23 02:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 04:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bone was fractured in Linda Blair's back during the scene where she is tossed about the bed.
2007-05-23 01:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by charmar79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linda Blair can actually rotate her head 360 degrees. There were no special effects used in that scene.
2007-05-23 01:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by Beefsteak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Linda Blair believes that she was cursed for doing that movie. She has never acted again because of it.
2007-05-23 01:18:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when she peed on the floor it was Anti-freeze and when she threw up they used Pea soup
2007-05-23 01:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by Karl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋