Posted by Gabe at host-66-156-177-141.gsp.bellsouth.net on March 18, 2004 at 22:39:19:
In Reply to: There's conflicting stories then... posted by nogoodnik on March 18, 2004 at 22:01:06:
: : Did you know that she asked NOT to be credited for that part in the Exorcist? True.
: ...because I've heard that AND that she was supposed to be credited. In fact, it was in CNN's
: little obit:
: "Because of her great vocal skills, McCambridge was hired to portray The Demon in William
: Friedkin's 1973 smash hit "The Exorcist." After weeks of what she called the hardest work
: she had done for a film, she had been promised prominent mention in the credits.
: But when she attended the preview, her name was missing. As she left the theater in tears,
: Friedkin tried to explain that there had been no time to insert her credit. The Screen Actors
: Guild intervened and forced her inclusion in the credits."
reading.. Not that particular quote, of course.. But something along those lines..
It's a little weird; I watched this flick when I was like nine and I was terrified. I had nightmares for months covering topics such as me being posessed.. My mother being posessed.. Being stuck in the room with Regan, etc. But now it's one of my absolute favorite movies.. Odd how that worked out.. Same with Child's Play.. I had a "My Buddy" doll when I was younger and it was one of the inspirations for "Good Guy".. Yeah, that creeped me out but now Chucky is one of my favorites.
-Gabe
PS:
Useless trivia-
Did you know that after trying several ways to get the sound of Regan's neck doing a 180 in the crucifix masturbation scene they found that taking a leather wallet and twisting it got the sound they were looking for?
In the same scene, where Chris is slammed on the ground and looks to be in serious pain, she really is in pain. In fact, the fall broke her hip and they had to postpone shooting.
(If either of those are a little off, I'm sorry.. Going by memory here)