The Exorcist (1973) | Ep. 83 - Part 1

<p>The set burned to the ground overnight. Regan&#39;s bedroom came out of it without a mark. Luke, Matt, and Westy begin the story of the film that dragged horror out of the drive-in and all the way to the Academy Awards. </p><p>In Part 1 we cover the prologue shot in 130-degree heat in northern Iraq, the casting of Burstyn, Blair and Jason Miller, and William Friedkin&#39;s methods for getting a performance, which ran from firing guns on set to hiding rotting meat around it. Standard directing. </p><p>Merrin hasn&#39;t arrived and nobody has been down those steps yet. Part 2 goes upstairs: the crew, the exorcism, the ending, the legacy. Out now.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with ATRM:</strong> To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/alltherightmovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/alltherightmovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><br></p><p>We&#39;re available on any podcast platform:</p><p>Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/all-the-right-movies-a-movie-podcast/id1471502633" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Listen on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2zcBRzs54jqEX2d7YrS1dd?si=5d5a7b8fbb1b4ead" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/alltherightmovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>We&#39;re across all major social channels too:</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ATRightMovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allthe_rightmovies/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/alltherightmovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em></p><p>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/alltherightmovies.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alltherightmovies" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.alltherightmovies.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com</a></p>