The Exorcist Legacy by Nat Segaloff

The Exorcist Legacy by Nat Segaloff

On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist was released. Within days it had become legend. Moviegoers braved hours-long lines in winter weather to see it. Some audience members famously fainted or vomited. Half a century later, the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre has lost none of its power to terrify and unsettle. The Exorcist Legacy reveals the complete story of this cultural phenomenon, from the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired William Peter Blatty's bestselling novel on which the movie is based, to its many sequels, prequels, TV series, and homages. Nat Segaloff, biographer of the film's director, William Friedkin, draws on original interviews with cast, crew, and participants as well as revelations from personal papers to present an intriguing and surprising new view of the making of movie, and its aftermath. Segaloff also examines as never before the keys to the movie's enduring appeal. Friedkin and Blatty's goal was far more ambitious than making a scary movie; they aimed to make people 'think about the concept of good and evil.' The Exorcist succeeds, and then some, not just by creating on-screen scares, but by challenging viewers' deepest personal belief - and fears.

Segaloff, Nat: - Nat Segaloff is a writer, producer, teacher, and journalist. His writings have appeared in Film Comment, the Journal of the Producers Guild of America, and American Movie Classics Magazine. He is the author of Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin and coauthor of Love Stories: Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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ISBN 13	9780806541945
ISBN 10	0806541946
Title	The Exorcist Legacy
Author	Nat Segaloff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Year published	2023-07-25
Number of pages	352
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