The Exorcist III
Blatty's own 1990 film of his novel Legion, with George C. Scott as Kinderman.
The Exorcist III is a 1990 American supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty from his 1983 novel Legion. It is the third film in the series and a direct sequel to the 1973 film, starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Nicol Williamson and Brad Dourif.
Quick Facts
- Director
- William Peter Blatty
- Based on
- Legion, William Peter Blatty
- Producer
- Carter DeHaven
- Starring
- George C. Scott
- Ed Flanders
- Jason Miller
- Scott Wilson
- Nicol Williamson
- Brad Dourif
- Cinematography
- Gerry Fisher
- Editing
- Todd Ramsay; Peter Lee Thompson
- Music
- Barry De Vorzon
- Studio
- Morgan Creek Productions; Carter DeHaven Productions
Facts from the source article.
Background
Fifteen years after Regan MacNeil's exorcism, Lieutenant William F. Kinderman investigates a run of murders in Georgetown that carry the marks of the Gemini Killer, a serial killer who died fifteen years earlier. Father Dyer is among the victims. The trail leads to a psychiatric ward and a patient found wandering with amnesia fifteen years before, who is Father Damien Karras, his body now used by the Gemini Killer's spirit with the help of the demon from the first story.
At the end Karras briefly regains control and asks Kinderman to kill him, and Kinderman does. Morgan Creek demanded late changes, including the return of a key actor from 1973 and an exorcism climax, against Blatty's wishes; a director's cut closer to his version was released in 2016. Released by 20th Century Fox on August 17, 1990, it grossed $44 million in the United States on an $11 million budget, got mixed reviews, and is now widely seen as the best of the sequels.
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