A 30 second snippet of Eileen Dietz’s Pazuzu make-up check for the 1973 traditional The Exorcist has proven up on-line
There’s a brand new Exorcist sequel, The Exorcist: Believer, reaching theatres tomorrow, October sixth – however in his overview of the movie, JoBlo’s personal Chris Bumbray says it’s abysmal and advises horror followers to “Watch the unique as a substitute.” And watching the 1973 traditional The Exorcist (watch it HERE) is at all times good recommendation to comply with. The film is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a 4K launch and a theatrical re-release… and fifty years after it first reached the display, there are nonetheless new issues to find about it. Filmmaker Paul Davis has taken to social media to share a snippet of actress Eileen Dietz’s Pazuzu make-up check, the place she’s carrying make-up designed by the legendary Dick Smith. The snippet is lower than 30 seconds lengthy, however there’s extra to return. Over Halloween, Davis shall be releasing a commentary video that features 10 minutes of unseen outtakes and the total 2 minute make-up check video.
Based mostly on a novel by William Peter Blatty (decide up a replica HERE), who additionally wrote the screenplay, The Exorcist was directed by William Friedkin and tells the next story: Probably the most worthwhile horror films ever made, this story of an exorcism is predicated loosely on precise occasions. When younger Regan begins appearing odd — levitating, talking in tongues — her apprehensive mom seeks medical assist, solely to hit a lifeless finish. An area priest, nonetheless, thinks the lady could also be seized by the satan. The priest makes a request to carry out an exorcism, and the church sends in an skilled to assist with the troublesome job.
The movie stars Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, and Lee J. Cobb. Eileen Dietz seems in flashes because the face of the demon Pazuzu, and likewise doubled for Blair in sure moments.
Are you a fan of The Exorcist, and are you trying ahead to the outtakes and prolonged make-up check video? Will you be heading to the theatre to observe The Exorcist: Believer, regardless of the detrimental word-of-mouth? Tell us by leaving a remark under.
I received’t be seeing The Exorcist: Believer on the large display, however I’ll most likely be watching The Exorcist this month.
