'The Exorcist': William Friedkin's Behind-the-Scenes Stories, From Set Burning Down to Casting Linda Blair

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at the age of 87, was well aware of the horror movie’s lasting cultural impact years following its theatrical debut in 1973. Like several iconic films, the adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel -- which chronicled a case of demonic possession in a 12-year-old girl -- has a parallel legacy in pop culture surrounding its production, with oft-told anecdotes alleging eerie disturbances behind the scenes.

Speaking with ET in 1985, Friedkin opened up about some of those accounts as he reflected on the making ofwas to do a story about an ordinary street, in an ordinary little town, with an ordinary house on the corner, and everything about it is normal,” Friedkin explained. “Except upstairs there's a little girl, who's possessed by the devil.”’s Georgetown location -- Friedkin cross-referenced this true story that had inspired the novel with a healthy amount of skepticism.

“I really didn't expect that it would cause the kind of panic that ensued in many areas. And so, my reaction was to retreat from it. Get as far away from it as possible," Friedkin recalled."Because I realized we were dealing with something that was very deep-seated in the culture.”’s enduing legacy, Friedkin modestly pointed to his minimalist approach to a complex story.

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