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Mishaps are to be expected when doing a film about the devil. Projectile vomit intended to hit the priest in his chest, instead hit directly in his face. His shock as captured in the film, in its first and only take of that scene, was genuine.
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'''''The Exorcist''''' is a movie first released in 1973, based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, which was based on the case of [[Robbie Mannheim]]. The novel and the movie depict a girl possessed by the [[devil]] and efforts at [[exorcism]] by a [[priest]] at the request of the girl's mother. It had several sequels, the first of whom (1977) featured the same actress (Linda Blair) as the possessed girl from the first film.   
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'''''The Exorcist''''' is a movie first released in 1973, based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty, which was based on the case of [[Robbie Mannheim]]. The novel and the movie depict a girl possessed by the [[devil]] and efforts at [[exorcism]] by a [[priest]] at the request of the girl's mother, an actress visiting [[Washington, D.C.]] It had several sequels, the first of whom (1977) featured the same actress (Linda Blair) as the possessed girl from the first film.   
    
The movie caused a national sensation in the [[United States]] and was successful worldwide despite attempts at censorship in many countries.  It broke the record for the biggest grossing movie of all time, and was nominated for ten [[Academy Award]]s.  But [[liberal]]s disliked its disturbing depiction of the [[devil]] and its favorable characterization of [[Christianity]], so it won only two minor Oscars: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.<ref>http://www.filmsite.org/exor.html</ref>
 
The movie caused a national sensation in the [[United States]] and was successful worldwide despite attempts at censorship in many countries.  It broke the record for the biggest grossing movie of all time, and was nominated for ten [[Academy Award]]s.  But [[liberal]]s disliked its disturbing depiction of the [[devil]] and its favorable characterization of [[Christianity]], so it won only two minor Oscars: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound.<ref>http://www.filmsite.org/exor.html</ref>
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The movie was filmed in [[Georgetown]] and includes many scenes that have since become famous.  The film's depiction of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is more respectful than in most modern films.
 
The movie was filmed in [[Georgetown]] and includes many scenes that have since become famous.  The film's depiction of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is more respectful than in most modern films.
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== Mishaps when filming the devil ==
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Mishaps are to be expected when doing a film about the [[devil]].  Projectile vomit intended to hit the priest in his chest, instead hit directly in his face.  His shock as captured in the film, in its first and only take of that scene, was genuine.<ref name="IMDb">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv</ref>
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In another scene, an experienced actor completely forgot his lines after hearing the girl say the lines of the devil.<ref name="IMDb"/>
 
== References ==
 
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]]
 
[[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]]
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