Just saw EXORCIST a few questions...

THELAIR

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A) Is it REALLY based on a true story?
B) What footage in the new film that i just saw tonight was actual video footage of teh REAL exorcism performed on the girl?
C) Where is the girl/mother now if it was based on a real story?
D) The young priests mother. Kinda confused, i thought she died in a mental hospital, yet i thought i heard them say that she died in her bed listening to the radio in her home?
E) Does any of the sequel Exorcists relate to anything in 'real' life?
F) What parts where new? a) spider scene b) somthign to do with the early docotors visit at the hospital etc...

Overall i thought it was a good movie. Didnt really scare me, hard to be scared when you "zoom" out and picture the boom mic guys or keygrip guys just outside your view hehe :) However if this was based on an actual true story, id like to read up on it some more. Anyone got any interesting links?

For the record i had never seen the original exorcist from start to finish, but we have all seen certain scenes or snap shots of the movie. Sort of interesting to see it in a new light.

 

Sacotool

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The part where Linda Blair goes down the stairs backwards is new. I'm not sure about the other parts.
 

THELAIR

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Wombat woman, you beat me to it! haha i just discovered that link too...


seems like it was all baed off of a 13 year old boy in Cottage City MD. Interesting stuff:

"It is a fact that no journalist has ever identified and spoken with the subject of this alleged exorcism, Rob Doe. While I felt it was imperative that I establish some type of contact with him, I realized that in all likelihood an interview with him would prove anticlimactic. If Rob Doe had actually been the victim of demonic possession, he very well may not have any memory of the events. If his behavior had been staged and there had never been a possession, he would probably not admit to the sham."