The Exorcist Blu-Ray! Spoilers (Enter at Your Own Risk)

Here are few on-screen captures (I never knew it was a federal offense to take pictures in movie theaters … don't even ask!):

 

Dick Smith Painting “help me” on Blair's Faux Torso

 

Dr. Tanney In Roizman's Crew's Specially Designed Filming Rig

 

Those “Big Men Pumping the Bed Behind the Wall”

 

Max von Sydow Under Dick Smith's Genius Makeup Hands

 

The Dummy Being Set Up for the 180-Degree Head Turn

 

Linda Staring at Her Spinning Head Alter Ego

 

Linda Blair as Regan Mocking the Dummy of Linda Blair as Regan

 

Linda Under Friedkin's Direction During the Crucifix Masturbation Scene

 

The Crucifix Masturbation Scene … Simple and Straightforward

 

The Filming Rig Above Blair During the Crucifix Masturbation Scene

 

Time for a Refill on the Karo Syrup and Red Food Color

 

Blair Waving to Roizman's Cameraman

 

Blair Slapping the Crap Out of Burstyn

 

Ellen Burstyn About to Receive a Rather Nasty Spinal Assault

 

The Assaulter … I Think His Name is Mr. J. Ripper and He Enjoys His Job

 

The Vomit Equipment and Set Up

 

One of Many Vomit-Cannon Shots at Actor Jason Miller

 

I Believe This is Dietz in the Vomit Apparatus

 

Sorry, Folks … too much quipping and snipping … it's just easier to stop posting and eliminate the belly-aching pic!

 

Sweet Dreams!

Father Bowdern

You're like me, Justin. If there's a sign that reads, “Do Not Push Here,” I always push it anyway! 

I'm glad you enjoyed them. It's very late here and I didn't have time to publish the spiderwalk from the 2nd documentary … I know that scene interested both of us and can now be kinda of put to bed! BTW, I did check the BR for the wires during the levitation scene … they are still there.   For some reason I had my set on 60Mhz instead of 120 and when I switched it, they very obvious.

Have a Great Day!

Father Bowdern

PS: I love the shit out of the Twix bar scene!

Sorry, Folks … too much quipping and snipping … it's just easier to stop posting and eliminate the belly-aching pic!

Father Bowdern 

Okay, I've been “pinned on a topic!” Yeah, my first pin (although I have no clue what it means or who does it). 

At any rate, I believe a series of photos will help in understanding why I think the last photo is Blair. Hopefully, the entire sequence caption is clear enough to read on each pic with Roizman and Blair commenting, but I retyped them:

Owen Roizman: “It was a very tricky scene to shoot…”

 

 Owen Roizman: “…because we had to have all these devices installed in her mouth.”

 

 

Owen Roizman: “…but I filmed mainly behind-the-scenes footage of Eileen Dietz”

 

Owen Roizman: “But finally, when we were ready to shoot …”

 

Owen Roizman: “…Linda came in and we made the shots mostly with her.”

 

Owen Roizman: “In the final cut…”

 

Owen Roizman: “…there's a subliminal cut of Eileen that we had made, but basically it's Linda.

 

Linda Blair: “The whole time, of course, I have to keep my mouth open…”

 

Linda Blair: “…because one the equipment is laid on and put in…”

 

Linda Blair: “…and it goes in my mouth and comes back out and you cannot close your mouth…”

 

Linda Blair: “…because if you close your teeth it'll backfire into my throat.”

 

Linda Blair: “It was really, really hard.”

 

From the film level, I can see the second pic being that of Blair because of some of the facial features (like her pugged nose which Eileen does not have) along with the dialogue that Roizman is speaking. If you disagree, that's fine, too. Ultimately, in the end, we have footage that would never have been released if it wasn't for Roizman and the BR. 

Father Bowdern

I think this makes my 1000th post, so it must be time for me to go …

On that note, here is the bloody spiderwalk. Based on the novel, the original filming sequence of Linda with snake-like tongue, I never knew it existed and I'm happy to say, that while I vehemently denied its filming, it is yet another mystery of this mysterious film.

  

The End,

Father Bowdern