THE EXORCIST (1973) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Film Analysis, Hidden Details & Things You Missed

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Fun fact: The author of The Exorcist was actually a comedy writer but when he couldn't get a break with any of his comedy works, he took a shot at horror and ended up striking gold with The Exorcist.

Linda Blair should've got an oscar

Crab walk down the stairs is one of the most horrifying things I've ever seen. The sound, the speed, the suddenness of it just blew my mind.

You can watch this in the afternoon, home alone, on a sunny day and still be terrified! Such a classic. The makeup done on Linda Blair is fantastic! She looks so creepy!

I think one of the scariest moments was seeing the words “help me” on Regan’s stomach knowing she was trapped inside her own body.

I watched The Exorcist the right way : 8 years old, hidden from my parents, alone in a dark room. It was airing on TV, and I had no idea what it was about. Little by little, the psichological terror had me glued to the tv, in a state where I wanted to get the hell out of there, but at the same time, I COULD NOT stop watching it. I remember watching it completely covered with my blanket, only nose and eyes wide open sticking out. The effect lasted for so long, that I slept with the lights on for a few months. Those were the good old days 😂

I love that the mother was written as an atheist.. this makes what happens to her daughter even more disturbing. She has to challenge her own core beliefs in order to give her daughter a fighting chance. It’s a superb movie and so terrifying.

The Exorcist isn't just my favorite horror movie, it's my favorite movie, period. I consider it a masterpiece of filmmaking, and after all these years of watching it I still find new things with each viewing.

Such great acting all around in this film. Ellen Burstyn deserved an Oscar. She was perfect.

I’m glad to say I have been friends with LINDA BLAIR since the mid-70s. She’s a remarkable human being and a lovely person. She now devotes her life to animal welfare. As you can imagine, she had some great stories to tell! Even though she didn’t do the demon voice in the movie, she would occasionally leave me messages in that voice!

You know what I personally love about the exorcist that it’s doesn’t feel like it’s a horror movie until after Reagan goes to the hospital. The beginning feels like an archeologist movie in the desert. The scenes about them making a movie feel like a movie about making movies, and the hospital scenes feel like a medical drama

Creepiest part to me was when Reagan repeated the line from the homeless guy with his same voice showing how Pazuzu could get in Father Karras head.

The scene where his mother goes down the subway steps is the most terrifying for me. I cant explain why, it just scares the bejeezus out of me.

One of the most terrifying things to me is thinking Regan is in the bed the whole time, then learning she was running around the whole time causing chaos.

A separate Exorcist 3 breakdown? Yes, please. An overlooked gem.

A small correction: it was not the bucking bed which caused Linda Blair's back injury, but the harness which was flinging her back and forth on the bed during a later scene.

One of the movie's greatest assets is in the fact that the characters are fully formed and likeable. Max von Sydow is introduced in the opening scene as a priest who makes a remarkable discovery: one that will haunt him until the end of the film. And it remains one of the most powerful tales of possession the movies have blessed us with. While there have been some truly great horror stories to come along since, none have quite been able to reach the heights of William Friedkin's nightmarish and entertaining adaptation of its source material.

Most "monsters" in scary movies are not remotely frightening, but the face of Pazuzu is genuinely terrifying. I don't know what it is, or what combination of things together make the visage so chilling, but it is SO effective!!

One of my favorite horror movies of all time. That part in the very beginning....when Merin comes face to face with the statue of Pazuzu...the rocks crumble, the dogs fighting....Merin vs. Pazuzu. Good vs. EVIL. And Linda Blair was amazing.