The Henry Fonda role Friedkin.
Recently, Friedkin filmed a real exorcism performed by Father
Gabrielle Amorth in Rome.
Interestingly, Friedkin suggested that it was the needle scenes in the hospital that made audiences sick,
not the supernatural scenes.
One method Friedkin used for creating the supernatural atmosphere of Regan's bedroom was to build the set inside a freezer.
Friedkin also had a couple of jurors be African American,
which added a layer of complexity to the already present racial overtones.
A proposed 2015 remake raised the ire of Friedkin, who tweeted that the production company had tarnished
his movie enough already with their Exorcist sequels.
Jason Miller's(the actor who played Father Damien Karras)
disgusted reaction in the scene was authentic- Friedkin had told him it would only hit his chest.
In a somewhat misguided attempt to quell fears, Friedkin ask Bermingham to perform an exorcism- the
priest initially refused but later did bless the premises.
William Friedkin, an Academy Award-winning film director and former producer of the ceremony, expressed this sentiment at a conference in
New York in 2009, describing it as"the greatest promotion scheme that any industry ever devised for itself.