A woman in New York was said to have during a showing.
It was released on October 5, 2010.
Chris arranges a meeting with Karras who, reluctant to engage spiritually, agrees to at least speak with Regan.
Later that night, Regan's bed begins to shake and levitate violently.
Despite the book's status, Blatty, who produced, and Friedkin, his choice for director, had difficulty casting the film.
While Friedkin wanted more blood and gore in The Exorcist than had been in any Hollywood film previously, he also needed the film to have an R rating children admitted only with an adult to reach a large audience.