*The Exorcist* seriously disturbed us (FIRST TIME WATCHING REACTION)

Can you help an old altar boy, father?
Today we watch The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, starring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair. Altaf’s NEVER seen it, and Chris has seen it only once. This was a hell of a movie, and we don’t think we’ll ever watch it again. We mean that in the best way possible!!
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[@fakeplasticgamers9850]

I feel like a lot of people go into The Exorcist expecting it to be something like The Conjuring -- a scary but fun and campy horror movie that scares you but in a fun way. Nope. IT'S ACTUALLY SCARY.

[@kyrauniversal]

Yeah. I knew, as soon as her face literally made my computer go haywire, that this movie was NOT to be underestimated.

[@fayesouthall6604]

The scariest bit to me is the repeated image the priest saw in Iraq at the beginning appearing above the bed as Reagan levitates. Scares me more than green vomit and foul language from a child.

[@LoneCloudHopper]

Few if any jump scares. Actual horror movie (and one of the best.)

[@pinkbeatle2012]

it's one of those movies when you first watch it you don't think it's scary, but when you're in bed at night it messes with you.

[@trekkiejunk]

I stopped finding horror scary after about age 12. It's probably because i don't believe in any religions, mythologies, superstitions, or spirituality in any way. That said, i do find many of them entertaining, and sometimes disturbing. The Exorcist, The Haunting of Hill House, The Witch, Heredity, The Shining being among my favorites. But the Conjuring? Yikes. I thought that was really dumb and really boring.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

But it's not a mixture of voices. It's the actrees Macedes McCambridge. She did a lot to get her voice to sound like that. Once of the best iconic voices of all time.

[@Kainlarsen]

Yeah, like smoking a zillion cigarettes and drinking whiskey. I'm not even joking.

[@spindletopcenter]

Mercedes. Wow. She did Reagan AND she uttered the line, "I wanna watch." in "A Touch of Evil."

[@chris1275cc]

@@Kainlarsen And gargling raw eggs 🤮

[@stevemccullagh36]

Yes and no. The human demon voice (so to speak) *is* Mercedes, but they did mix in other sounds such as audio recorded at an abattoir.

[@kyrauniversal]

@@chris1275cc A TRUE determined actress goes the Extra Mile.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Screenplay. It's one of the scariest motion pictures ever made! It was the first Horror film to win the Golden Globe for Best Picture in the drama category. It made $300 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget, but adjusted for inflation, it would have made $1 billion dollars.

[@genekent2391]

Yes, and Linda Blair won the Golden Globe and was nominated, but did not win the Oscar, though she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

[@leandrolej]

in the supernatural horror movie category, is the best ever made, period.

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

The part at the end, when Regan hugs the priest, she recognized the collar associated with her being saved.

[@dazd6267]

That's not what I understood tho... More like she had an odd and disturbing feeling when she was looking at religious things. As if the devil was still around or maybe side effects. Sorry for the bad english :D

[@rickardroach9075]

13:31 Kind of. The actor was told the vomit would hit his chest but instead went in his mouth. His reaction of disgust is genuine. 🤢

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Funny enough, Altaf was actually asking me if I knew about the scene because I've seen the movie once. But still that's a super cool fact to know 😂 That really sucks for the actor

[@Kainlarsen]

Yeah, Jason Miller, the actor who played Karras wasn't very happy about it. William Friedkin was constantly pulling crap like that on the cast to get visceral performances, not giving a damn about their health and safety. Linda Blair sufered permanent back injury and pnuemonia, the actress playing her mother suffered injuries from being pulled and thrown about during the crucifix scene. Friedkin even fired a gun off right next to Miller's ear to get him to jump like that when the phone rang. Great film-maker, utter prick to his cast, though.

[@deadmanwalking8740]

@@Kainlarsen and near the end where the priest is looking at Damien dying on the ground and the priest’s hand shaking, it’s because William had slapped the priest hard in the face and he had to act right after that slap

[@hopepapernacky]

Wrong timestamp bro

[@rickardroach9075]

@@hopepapernacky I’ve updated my time stamp on this comment. The time stamps on my other comments are also wrong, so I assume they edited their reaction video at some stage (for copyright?) and now my (and other commenters’) time stamps are out of sync.

[@Thom1212]

And to really bake your noodle, guess what. The demon had it planned all along! Remember their first conversation? The Demon: What an excellent day for an exorcism. Father Damien Karras: You would like that? The Demon: Intensely. Father Damien Karras: But wouldn't that drive you out of Regan? The Demon: It would bring us together. Father Damien Karras: You and Regan? The Demon: You and us.

[@louisokeefe8307]

Its a film you have to pay attention too every word and motion needs examination... If you have a short attention span it will be wasted on you its a film to watch in total silence if you can, and soak the plot and tension that sufficates and draws you in...If you haven,t read the book i suggest you do. Then watch the film again and it will truly open up to you... The book concentrates more on the Quiji boards infiltration of her purity and innocence... Beware its a dark read The demon is called Pazulu the bringer of misery and suffering...

[@keithbell9348]

That is why the main target for the demon isn't Megan, nor Merin, but it is Karris. It wanted to destroy any last remaining vestige of faith this man had left. I believe that was Blatty's approach when he wrote this novel. To write it from the stand point of a Jesuit priest. The following was my viewpoint when I first saw this film: I climb up those stairs with my cache containing my holy water, my rosary and beeds and my confidence . Feeling good amd ready to kick some good ole demon butt. I walk into the room, the temperature dramatically drops, and the thing on the bed leers at me and says: "Oh, what an excellent day for an exorcism..." I grab up all my stuff and get the hell out of there!

[@Apagador69]

@@louisokeefe8307 Wasn't it Pazuzu?

[@louisokeefe8307]

@@Apagador69 Yes my spelling and clumsy fingers on the pad it is pazuzu.

[@bronxbrothers121]

damn I never made this connection. great

[@chocobosage]

The sacriest movies aren't the monster movies with jump scares. It's always the un-nerving, psychological horror that creeps in slow and grabs you. The Exorcist is probably the scariest movie because of it

[@rena-sans]

The first time I watched demonic Regan coming down the stairs, my body literally took a screenshot! It was so unexpected lol. Also, this movie is so unique when it comes to horror, I love it 🤩

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

It's so badass how well made it is. Thanks for watching!

[@lacondrathompson1747]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight I love you 😘💕❤️ Happy New Year 🎊🎈🎆

[@jeanmarienadal7268]

Rena: Im from the Dominican Republic and a must.....I love the film because its a true story, above I thought I knew it too well BUT Im telling you once I saw her in the stairs I was sooooo shocked stood up in the movies and told my boyfriend:🗣🤧🤧🤧🤧 Stand , were leaving.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight Not surprising since the book and movie were inspired by a real exorcism that took place in St. Louis in 1949. The actual exorcism involved a possessed boy and in the actual exorcism, the priests were able to expel the demon. It’s very rare for Catholic priests to do such a major exorcism because they consult psychologists and therapists before making any decisions. It’s almost always mental illness rather than demon possession.

[@williamjones6031]

1. I was 13 when I saw this in the theater with friends. What rating system they had at the time wasn't really followed that closely. By word of mouth I was aware of the head spinning, vomiting and language but what freaked me the most was the demon flashes. 2. When the doctor is looking at Regan's skull x-ray and says, "Nothing in there" I always 🤣 3. The spider walk down the stairs was NOT in the original release. 4. Father Merrin and the demon had a previous encounter where he almost killed the father. Merin doesn't acknowledge the receipt of the note and tells Karras there's no need for analysis. 5. The demon doesn't kill Merrin. From the beginning we know he has a heart problem most likely brought on by the previous encounter. 6. Karras doesn't kill the demon. He does manage to draw it out of her and sacrificed himself for her. 7 Karras is confessing and asking for forgiveness of his MORTAL SIN of suicide with the other priest. 8. Imagine how hard it was to sell that house.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Bravo 👍 Especially the final point 🤣🤣

[@abaddon_the_annoyer3084]

Absolutely love this movie. And it holds up so well. Great reaction.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Thanks so much! Agreed, this movie aged like fine wine 🍷

[@lacondrathompson1747]

11:43+11:44+11:45+11:46+11:47

[@NightOwl_30]

One of the male nurses in the hospital scene was actually a serial killer in real life.

[@stephanniemorin]

Did they ever get him? This movie did get a wide release, right?

[@TheZodiacz]

@@stephanniemorin His name is Paul Bateson and he was a suspected serial killer. He was a radiographer who lost his career due to drink. A few years after the film he stabbed another gay man to death. Six gay men had been dismembered and dumped in the Hudson in the so-called Bag Murders of the mid 70s so police thought it could have been him. He denied it was him. He's now free after 20 years inside, a man in his 80s - he could be your neighbor.....(he's thought to be in New York State but he COULD be your neighbor!)

[@TheZodiacz]

@@stephanniemorin and yes The Exorcist was widely released- it was the highest grossing movie of 1973 out-performing The Sting, American Graffiti and the James Bond film Live and Let Die.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

No Regan did not kill Merrin. He has a heart condition as you know and he died of a heart attack and she got out of her restraints because she always could and looked and marveled at his passing.

[@Kainlarsen]

The demon's reaction in the book was the opposite, it was absolutely pissed off that he chose that exact moment to keel over, because he was in Heaven now and it could no longer torment him.

[@88gschannel39]

Proven or not proven there was some serious dark shit to this movie. The director was legit insane. The cry the mom gives when her daughter slaps her and she lands on her back is real bc he told the wire team to yank her across the room as hard as they could. And after several takes Karras's friend whose weeping and having a shaking hand was like that because the director slapped him in the face to make him genuinely shook

[@AtlasBlizzard]

The story being such an uncomfortable slow-burn is part of what makes this movie so terrifying. Like, you just feel so bad for this girl and for her mother. The spider walk scene on the stairs was one of the biggest jump scares I've ever seen.

[@dadpa1]

When this came out it was groundbreaking no horror has come close since remember folks this was made in 1973 when dracula and frankenstien were still running around

[@AspieMediaBobby]

R.I.P. Mercedes McCambridge(Pazuzu/"Captain Howdy").

[@michaellongbottom3331]

There is another video online which shows peoples reactions to seeing it in the cinema when the film was first released. The reactions were strong to say the least lol

[@enricodeanna9518]

You really need to do both Repossessed, a parody starring Leslie Nielsen and Linda Blair (Regan from the original film), and the first part of Scary Movie 2, starring James Woods as the priest.

[@johnkeith8619]

something ive not seen mentioned is that the Actor who plays the Old priest who you first see in the beginning of the movie Max Von Sydow was only 43-44 years old when he made this movie, that is all old man makeup he is wearing. its some of the best old person makeup, it was so convincing that Max Von Sydow had a bit of a hard time getting roles after as people actually believed he was actually a man in his 70-80s when in fact he was 44 when the movie hit theaters.

[@doppel5627]

Yes, I grew up in 80-ies and I always thought Max von Sydow was born old.

[@thewickedchicken82]

This movie came out when I was eleven. We watched it at a drive-in theater. I had nightmares for a long time afterwards. This isn't a horror film. It was actually intended to be a psychological thriller. The book was amazing too. There had never been anything like this when it came out. People were passing out in the theaters.

[@djd620]

This film is a masterpiece. Interestingly, Director William Friedkin (who won an Oscar for Best Director just 2 years before for The French Connection) treated the subject matter with absolute seriousness and it was filmed (much like The French Connection) in a documentary style (with the exception of the last act). He has never referred to this film as a horror film but a film about the mystery of faith. He went from this to making another masterpiece called Sorcerer. His 4th masterpiece was To Live and Die in L.A. Great filmmaker.

[@RobbnCO]

I’ll never forget when SNL parodied this back in the 70’s … they changed that one line to “your mother sews socks that smell” as a 12 year old a just about fell off the bed laughing … great reaction guys !

[@TheFacrecords]

I’m Not sure if anyone’s mentioned it so far- but the chap Regan says “you’re going to die up there” to at her moms soirée is an astronaut preparing to go for his first flight. It’s explained in the book but it’s not clear in the film. Just thought I’d mention it because I think it really adds to the horror of what she’s going through.

[@larrybell726]

You said “I’ll never watch this movie again“… I’ve seen it between 40 and 50 times now, and this is where I usually mention that father Dyer, the young priest who got the kiss at the end, was played by William O’Malley, a Jesuit priest who was a consultant on the film. They gave him a small part in the movie.

[@brian52763]

Look up the Making of the Exorcist! The director did some horribly abusive and borderline criminal shit to get the reactions that he wanted from the actors! I'm talking, life altering stuff!

[@haintedhouse2990]

yep. Ellen Burstyn who played Regans mom still has back trouble from landing on the floor after Regan slaps her. she was hooked up to a cable and the diector had quietly signaled to the prop guy with "really pull her hard this time"

[@fayesouthall6604]

Shooting guns!

[@howrued1500]

The power of fries compel me🤷🏼‍♀️🍟 It’s amazing how incredibly well this film has stood the rest of time… Y’all are hysterica!!😂😂😂 Great reaction- again!

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Duuuude same. Fries are bomb af Thanks so much for the compliment, we're glad you enjoyed! 😁

[@bastiangugu4083]

I saw this movie in the cinema in a rerun of the remastered version. The scares are so hard, sometimes to whole cinema screeched or jumped in their seats. When this telephone rang everybody nearly jumped out of their seat. One of the finest horror movies ever.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Reagan's spider walk down the stairs was deemed too terrifying for the audiences of the 1970s and was cut from the original release. I am glad it is back,

[@patrickmcginn4435]

I think the issue was that the scene wasn't convincing because the contortionist who did the spider-walk was supported by wires, which could be clearly seen in the footage, so Freidkin cut the scene out. It was restored in the 2000 Director's Cut because the technology existed by then to digitally remove the wires from the film.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

"I love that we're seeing the whole exorcism". You just saw the early stage of the first of three parts. They never got beyond that phase.

[@zetsuki4207]

The first time i tried to watch this movie, i was like 14, a thunderstorm rolled in as we started the movie, and i was sleeping in a guest house away from the vacation house we were staying in, together with my younger sister... Yeah, once the bed started jumping i left the living room. lol Watched it through a few years later and loved it. And Max von Sydow is an absolute star in this.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Other child actresses considered for the role of Regan included Brook Shields, Eve Plumb (from The Brady Bunch) and Jamie Lee Curtis. Jamie's mother (Janet Leigh from "Psycho") didn't apprive of the content and declined allowing Jamie Lee to take it.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

The movie and book were based on an actual exorcism that was done in 1949. Since I’m a Catholic, I am well aware that this was the only serious exorcism ever performed in the United States. However, unlike the movie, the actual priests succeeded in expelling the demon. We will likely never know the name of the actual boy because his parents made the Catholic Church promise to never reveal his name. The boy who had been possessed has no memory of the possession and went on to have a normal life.

[@PhDTony_original]

Some interesting trivia: 1) One of the medical people on-screen for the spinal tap scene would later be convicted of murder. 2) The writer of the story, William Friedkin, described "The Babadook" as the scariest movie he has ever seen.

[@Mary-cz8pf]

This is based on a true story. In real life it was a boy that was possessed. The exorcism took place in Alexian Brothers hospital on the 2nd floor in St. Louis. It took a long time for the exorcism to be successful. They had to shut down the floor after the exorcism. Eventually they had to rebuild the hospital. The old hospital still remains locked down. I was a courier and had a flower delivery to the 2nd floor. I accidentally went to the old building. Walked in and took the elevator to the 2nd floor. It was abandoned. Security came in and couldn't understand how I got in and the elevator hadn't worked since the incident. I had chills because I knew of the story. The movie is called possessed. Not as scary but still good

[@joshfacio9379]

The boy who was posessed went on to work at nasa

[@Mary-cz8pf]

@@joshfacio9379 wow. That's great

[@206judgementday206]

really cool fact, they got her bedroom to have the amazing breath effect by filming inside a freezer.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Oh wow! That’s wild

[@Cami-dc9iu]

This movie still traumatized me man 😓

[@shainewhite2781]

The movie is said to be cursed as most of the actors and crew got into unexplained accidents before, and during filming. There's a 5 or 6 part documentary called Cursed Films, where it shows you what really happened behind the scenes.

[@zachscarbrough2727]

Didn't one or two people die while filming? I think I read somewhere that someone actually fell and died on those very steps.

[@Illiyuwn]

pause at 8:02 that face is so scary looking. awesome makeup effects.

[@David-ns4ym]

Scary because of how close it gets at us. Even a priest with doubts can be taken.

[@christophersnedeker]

True I'd probably be tempted to think "maybe the power of christ is not enough"

[@jeremytung1632]

Quick fact: they had an actual priest regularly bless the set.

[@davidbarnes1113]

I loved you guys’ reactions! So funny. This movie has been my favorite horror/thriller since 1974 when I was 10 years old. I live in DC and those steps where Father Karris met his demise, as well as the house used for the exterior shots still stand in Georgetown.

[@edvardcrowley1784]

my dad remembers when this came out, he told me people were fainting during the screenings, leaving in tears and vomiting. He also told me when he was getting ready to go play golf with his friends his dad (my grandfather) was reading the paper and he talked about a lad who threw himself out the window after seeing it, however even though I'm a believer in the supernatural, my family were sceptics and basically believed it was just the tabloids trying to shoehorn how the film is messing with people and used a guys suicide to back it. now from what my dad knows, he told me the only piece of evidence that was found of the guy seeing the exorcist was the movie ticket in his bin and nothing else suggested he did it because of the film.

[@Tylerson]

I hope some time you guys check out Exorcist 3. You can skip the second one (or don't, it's hilariously awful), the third movie disregards the events of the second one, and it's directed by the guy that wrote the book the first movie was based on. It's an excellent movie despite some pacing issues.

[@oocbaby]

I havent seen this film in so long, I forgot how great it is. I believe there's a directors cut that came out in the early 2000s. Has a few extra scenes, one which is very creepy. Check it out. Great job guys. That was a very good reaction video, it had all the emotions. It was disturbing...disturbingly funny.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Yeah we've heard about the director's cut during the editing process of this video. We'll probably check it out sometime, or at least look into the extra scenes. Thanks!

[@oocbaby]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight btw...if you're thinking bout watching the 2nd one...don't. The third one is good but not great. But it does have a great scene in it. And there's a 4th that has two versions, both not good at all but their not as horrible as the 2nd...in my opinion. Happy Viewing 😊 🤣

[@ollietsb1704]

I think it's pretty interesting to see the Theatrical Version of all films first, then see the longer Dir Cut because - how else do you know what impact those added scenes have? How else can you even tell what's added or not? Unfortunately... you can skip a lot of the opening but the last half remains as powerful and sinister as ever. I don't know how many crosses were sold in the days, weeks, months after this film was first released, but I'll bet it was a huge surge.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

@@ollietsb1704 There are re-edits (Director's cuts, Special editions, Extended editions, etc.) that add to the movie, there are re-edits that just add padding to the runtime, and there are re-edits that hurt the movie. IMHO the re-cut of The Exorcist is inferior to the theatrical version. The flashes of Pazuzu don't add anything to the movie except add a few jump scares, and the now famous spider-walk is superfluous. The movie flows much better, and has a much greater sense of unease the way it was released in 1973. Other movies where the theatrical cut is better than the alternate version includes Alien, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Lethal Weapon, 1408, and Payback. Alternate cuts that pad the runtime, but don't significantly add to the story include Dances with Wolves, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and however much I hate to say it, because I love the Special Editions of these movies: Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Movies that greatly benefited from the additional footage or having it re-cut include The Abyss, JFK, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (The Director's Cut, not the Special Edition), and Blade Runner (The Final Cut, not any of the other 3 alternate versions). That said, as long as the original theatrical version remains available, I like to see other versions so you can compare them and see the choices that were made. Unfortunately, it happens on occasion that the original theatrical version is taken out of circulation, like the original Star Wars trilogy and 1408.

[@starsiss]

it's somehow more disturbing when you realize that the target of the devil has been Karras all along. Regan was just a tool to condemn the soul of Karras.

[@TheMandalorianGhostYT]

Fun fact(kinda): the demon is called pazuzu. We find this out in the sequel & it's pazuzu in the original novel.

[@TheMandalorianGhostYT]

Another fun fact: this is technically a christmas movie.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Hm, I never thought of that.

[@FloraWest]

I saw this on the big screen when it was re-released and I remember whispering to my friend, "Why are we here?" because it was so, so scary. People tend to remember the really dramatic stuff like her head spinning and whatnot. It's great to see you guys picking up on the more subtle stuff like the sound design and the atmosphere Friedkin creates. Not having a lot of highly stylized shots makes it feel more like real life...Anyway, brilliant horror film.

[@matta5498]

I highly recommend the book, "Hostage to the Devil", by Fr. Malachi Martin (an exorcist). It has the stories of 5 actual exorcisms. I could not put it down and finished it in a day (staying up all night).

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Thanks for the book rec, sounds great!

[@DonMachado]

I was in the 7th grade when my dad came and took me out of class to go see this movie. I was riveted to my seat too scared to move, but I left the theater with a smile on my face. I had an awesome time. Years later when The Exorcist got another theatrical release that include additional footage not seen in the original, (like Regan crab walking down the stairs), I took my dad to the theater so we could watch it again together. Nice bookend for the original adventure.

[@MouthyMercMouthyProductions]

Great Reaction, its fantastic how well this movie still holds up compared to a lot of movies today and still is quite shocking. Most of The Exorcist's sequels aren't the greatest, but The Exorcist III is actually pretty great, and could be worth reacting to (Not sure if other people in the comment section has recommended this too). Has some great writing and performances, was also directed by the actual writer of the Exorcist novels.

[@tophers3756]

The theatrical cut is better. It doesn't overuse the flashes of Pazuzu's face and has a better ending. Edit: I thought this was going to be the recut version based on another comment, but it looks like you watched the theatrical cut. Good choice.

[@rachelhughes8487]

fun fact, that surgery scene was so accurate that some hospitals would use it for training purposes. Nowadays they do it through the femoral artery instead though.

[@horrorbookmark1974]

The best make-up has to be the old age effect on Max Von Sydow (Father Merrin). He was only in his early forties when the film was made. It looks so close to his actual features when he reached old age too.

[@biguy617]

I met Linda Blair at comic con. She is awesome to meet. She autographed my copy of this movie

[@AXander1978]

Met at her at Disney-MGM once. So chill

[@joehung1552]

You need to watch Exorcist 3. It's a great movie with an unneeded Exorcist forced into it because of the title. It's based off of the sequel novel.

[@mikejordan8259]

This is actually based on true events that happened to a Boy in St. Louis.

[@charleswheeler3689]

The Father Merrin character was based on a French Jesuit priest and paleontologist/philosopher Pierre Theilard de Chardin who saw a divine purpose in biological, cultural, and cosmic evolution.

[@edp.8541]

Having tried hypnotism to stop biting my nails I can explain the reason Reagan's hand was in the air. When the hypnotist tests you to see if you are open to suggestion (hypnotism) they have you hold out both arms with your eyes closed. They talk about your left hand holding a heavy bucket full of rocks and how you can just feel its weight and making your arm tired. They also talk about your right hand holding a big bunch of helium balloons and how light it is pulling your hand up into the sky. They go back and forth between each scenario for a short while. Those open to suggestion will have their right hand higher into the air and the left one lower than where they started. Its pretty cool.

[@jaybrown4526]

Very interesting. Thanks for the insight. I always wondered about her hand being propped up like that.

[@haintedhouse2990]

yes thank you. some doofus on another reaction clip thought her hand up like that was funny and he imitated it. lame.

[@davidwalker1652]

It's also demonic symbolism, seen in paintings and statues of the devil and various demons/deities, for example Baphomet, Satan, and Pazuzu (the deity/demon depicted by the statue in this film). A similar posture can be seen in the Shining. Usually the other hand points downwards, so the two hands represent "as above, so below". But here, instead of her other hand gesturing to "below", it appears to be gesturing to herself.

[@richardcarpenter24]

You guys didn't watch the extended version, Missed one of the best parts of the movie, The spider crawl. You guys need to go and watch Exorcist 3 it's the true sequel. 2 was absolute garbage.

[@blackkatt777]

Linda Blair had a horrible time making this movie because they weren't looking out for her health during this. She said she caught pneumonia because she was the only one who didn't have warm gear on when they deliberately made the room cold so that it looked good on film. The crew and two actors as priests had jackets at least. She said she was in a thin nightgown and nothing much else. The covers on the bed weren't thick enough to keep her warm. The glue prosthetics would burn and irritate her face so badly. The contacts bothered her eyes. She got severe injuries to her back because of the the rig they had her in that flipped her all over the bed. Cast and crew had flickering lighting, deaths in their families and fires on set. I think she actually wrote a book and put in her experience making that movie, and her life after making it. For years...even still today, as groen as I am, her demon face still scares me. I used to see it on the backs of my eye lids when I would try to go to sleep. This movie starts out slow, but it gives you a moment between beats to see the progression and change of how darker it gets....especially her face makeup. You can tell how the demon was gaining more power over her body by how much more demonic she would look. I'm not sure if you caught it, but Father Merrin faced that particular demon before, so that's why he was so sickly because of what the last exorcism of it did to him. The way the demon shouted his name when he came into the house, told you how much this demon was ready for round 2.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Damn. I’m glad these sort of practices on set aren’t done anymore. It’s never right to exploit performers! And yeah we realized that Father Merrin and the demon had more personal beef after we watched the movie! Thanks for sharing all of this!

[@AspieMediaBobby]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight To be fair, Friedkin said if he made the film nowadays he would have been far more concerned about the health of the actors than he was at the time.

[@haintedhouse2990]

Ellen Burstyn who played the girl's mother had a harness with a cable on it and the off camera prop guy would pull on it to make her hitting the floor look real after Reagan slaps her across the room. William Freidkin (the director) signaled to the guy to pull extra hard on the cable and when she hit she lets out a scream that was real pain and they kept it in the movie. Burstyn said she's battled lower back trouble ever since.

[@davidpalmer7175]

You don't CATCH pneumonia. First you have to get a cold or flu... you know, from a virus? Pneumonia is a bacterial infection in the lungs. Cold temperatures don't make you sick. Are you from the 1800s? THERE! You just learned something.

[@AspieMediaBobby]

"Captain Howdy" is the friendliest demon name I`ve ever heard". Duh, that`s why Pazuzu chose that name as its alias to gain Regan`s trust!

[@ahmanetbones9496]

I love your guy's interpretation of the demon's voice. It's very chilling and brilliantly performed by the amazing Mercedes McCambridge

[@chris1275cc]

The director William Friedkin got such genuine reactions and performances because kept the cast on edge all the time. He would lie to the cast about what the effects where going to do, he told Miller that the "pea soup" would hit him in the chest not the face, when Burstyn is thrown against the wall she was attached to a rope, in rehearsals and for the first few takes the stunt coordinator just pulled her on her ass, but for the final take Friedkin had him slam her into the wall, he had Linda Blair in a body brace for the scene where shes slamming up and down in bed, he again had the stunt coordinators pull her harder than rehearsals and kept it going so long the brace broke and damaged her back, and when William O'Malley (who was a real priest not an actor) was giving the last rights to Damien he look so genuinely shaken up because just before calling action Friedkin slapped him hard across his face. He would also randomly fire guns on set if he felt the tension dropping.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Sounds like a nasty piece of work

[@electronash]

Famous had (real) Priests outside some of the cinemas after this was first shown. You guys should look at checking out Silence Of The Lambs some time, it's an entertaining classic.

[@debbiedebster5806]

This just came up, so I apologize for the 6 month late reply lol had to share that growing up, my stepmonster was a horror addict & brought this home & put it on DURING DINNER! Did I mention I was 8?😱🤯 my dad was shaking his salad dressing, then the cross scene came up, he was shaking the bottle for what seemed an hour lmao and he screams WHY IS THIS ON?!?!? Ah, the voice of reason! I wouldn't be allowed to see flicks like "Endless Love" or R version of "Sat. Night Fever", due to the sex, but gratuitous titties in a slasher flick, and blood & guts... just another Wednesday night!😂🙄 I'm sure it was answered, but yes, same actress as Requiem! Loved that one, so wild!! Love your reactions guys! I'm a new sub & enjoying these so much! ♥️✌

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

I was 16 or maybe 17 when I first saw this. My dad came to my room one October and said "your mother doesn’t think you’ll like this but you’re old enough to see it now." And I was. It was a fantastic movie, but I probably won’t ever see it again.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

I distinctly remember watching other horror movies with my mom and her not getting scared. So 13/14 year old me asked what would scare my mom, she answered with "The Exorcist". A few years later we watched it together and it bored the crap out of me. Call me a zoomer but Holy hell the first half of this movie draaaaaaaaaaaaaags

[@fayesouthall6604]

It’s hella slow but the payoff’s at the end.

[@jaybrown4526]

"...about a little girl who curses a lot, which was a big deal back then." Bwahaha!!! Cursing is the least of her misdeeds, LOL!!

[@jaybrown4526]

"There is only one." And a whole lot of trickery.

[@ludovicoc7046]

The power of Christ compelled me to like and subscribe to your channel.

[@MrCrazyGameGuy]

The real horror in this movie is the director almost killing half the cast during the filming, including the child.

[@HUEnshiro_do_Norte]

I watched this first time when I was 11. I slept for 4 years with my back glued in the wall until become atheist for a while. 😅

[@garyglaser4998]

You must have terrible parents.

[@HUEnshiro_do_Norte]

@@garyglaser4998 LOL! Nope! On the contrary. My parents adviced me for don't watch and I went against them. So I was a bad son. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@haintedhouse2990]

@@HUEnshiro_do_Norte you were 11?? when i was 11 i had trouble with the witch from Wizard of Oz.

[@theninedivines]

In case you didn't know this movie was based on a real exorcism called the Roland Doe case

[@sreggird60]

I remember going to see this the year it was released. Actually Linda Blair is only about a year older than I am. It scared me pretty good but what was really scary was how angry my mom was when she found out I went to go see it.

[@victorsixtythree]

There's a fun video of vintage audience reactions from back when the movie first came out in 1973: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5ysonmBaLCikJY

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Man, all of them seemed like they had their lives changed after watching it 😂 Thanks for sharing that

[@MikeJones-uq4zj]

Nitroglycerin pills for heart problems

[@browniewin4121]

Such an iconic horror film that stands the test of time, still scary after all these years.

[@ccl7983]

This movie won 2 Oscars .

[@alricmetalheart4125]

The demon is Pazuzu and Father Merrin battled it years prior to the events of this movie and drove it out of a victim. Some flash backs appear in the Exorcist 2 and the Movie Exorcist the beginning is all about Merrin's first battle with Pazuzu. That's why the Demon said "feat the priest" "Merrin" an the tape.

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Great review of the SCARIEST/GREATEST movie that will ever be made. Thanks guys.❤

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

We still haven't recovered 😵‍💫😂

[@manuelgonzales6483]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight after 40 years me either. I can see it know what is coming up and am still shocked 😱

[@Day0One]

The Exorcist, (The extended version is better).

[@innercircle341]

Dors reward you if you watch it a few times lots of Easter eggs. Try it again, extended cut, in October

[@Iidentifyasahelicopter]

Best horror movie ever man like, I think I watched over 50 horror movies and this is my favorite.

[@stnhndg]

Never noticed before. at 15:09 left they have some Japanese writing, and at the right they have 'TASUKETE' which literally means 'Help!' in Japanese

[@kyrauniversal]

I used to know Regan thanks to the Scary Maze Game, and a really suspicious glitch that happened after watching a compilation of the reactions, made by a channel called 999afvVids (if anyone else remembers that channel, please tell me) where the video of the reactions played and then ended with what the maze actually looked like from a first person perspective. I was like 8, and it wasn't even the worst part. The next time I clicked on the channel (still in my bookmarks) it either corrupted or something because all I saw were those soulless green, deathly ill eyes, in each thumbnail picture. I was terrified and still can't look at the picture some days.

[@leonardonewtont5474]

Hey guys! I hope that before midnight they are confessed, because perhaps the possessed girl will appear at the foot of the bed.🤮😧😧

[@aaronkonstantine2794]

Word

[@ESUTERURE]

You guys should see the spoof version. Linda Blair reprises her role in that film. Rosemary's Baby is an excellent psychological horror film.

[@sonicmojo]

Well now we know where Pantera got their name for their second album... Vulgar Display of Power! LOL😂

[@VilleHalonen]

A great reaction! I'm glad you watched the original version, too. The extended one has one really creepy scene but otherwise I think it doesn't do the movie any favors. Sadly, I wasn't sold on Linda Blair's performance as her normal self. Maybe it's just the cruel, cold, and distant sub-arctic culture I grew up in, but by Crom, I've only seen kids like that in 1960s Disney films, so to me, the contrast felt really artificial.

[@cokomoko7]

This movie version without the spider crawling should be forgotten and never used. It ommits the best scene of the movie!

[@zpiel]

Would have loved to hear what you think about the famous deamon shots (just a couple of frames each) and the “stair-upside-down-walk” from the director’s cut. Great job tho!

[@uchil3916]

The sequel is rightfully forgotten, but the third one is SEVERELY underrated

[@box4859]

Fun fact: The voice of the possessed Regan was a woman named Mercedes McCambridge. Who would think it?

[@MichaelRojhay]

U2 made me laugh during a movie that scared me since I was 5. In a drive through theater(u2 will not know) I was supposed to be asleep. Had night mares for 3 decades. Very intense night mares in the 1st 20 years. The face would strike lightening through my body. Watch it all the time for therapy...lol...get over your demons...no pun intended

[@Cliffster420]

What an iconic film. It's the only movie that actually scared me because it's based off of a real life exorcism. I've read stories about how this movie was plagued with bad luck during production. There were multiple fires, accidents, and I believe a couple of people were seriously injured and I think someone died. The actress that played Reagan, Linda Blair, never really recovered from this movie. Creepy af. But it's such a well-made film, I just wish that they hadn't cut out the scene where Reagan was climbing down the stairs upside down, it's in the director's cut though.

[@jamesscanlan6240]

Really, nowadays you wouldn't be allowed to shoot those scenes with a 12 year old girl. But movies nowadays mostly suck by comparison.

[@andreatoth1856]

I was 14 when I'v seen it the first time. I could'n sleep for days. Many years gone by, but there is sceens of the movie I just can't watch!

[@dvdpap]

It's so hard to take this movie seriously after having watched the parody in scary movie 1 or 2. It just makes me laugh so hard each time. i think i'm broken a bit XD

[@donatogressbautista4843]

Very good reaction, if you want to continue with this franchise PLEASE only react to "The Exorcist 3" and "Exorcist: The beginning", since you can react to them as a trilogy.

[@fayesouthall6604]

That’s not a good film but it has one of the most scary moments

[@donatogressbautista4843]

@@fayesouthall6604 Well, I think that the Exorcist 3 is a good movie and you opinion is okay, so let's just agree to disagree.

[@brianburkhardt3692]

I’ve never actually seen this movie and y’all included scenes most reactors don’t to the point I thought I was on the wrong video for a second. Honestly I like it this way, it’s fun to see reactions to parts that I haven’t even seen myself.

[@stacynaus2761]

I watched this in 3rd grade while I was home alone, and I slept in the living room for a week because I could swear the bed was moving.