The Exorcist III (1990)
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- October 27, 2023
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For what it’s worth, The Exorcist II The Heretic should have sank the franchise forever. Not many horror movie series recover from being laughed off the screen. But, what Warner Brothers didn’t want, Morgan Creek did. James G Robinson was now in control of the franchise, and what he wanted was another Exorcist film.
But author William Peter Blatty did not want to do a movie version of his book Legion and sell it as The Exorcist III. Not after The Heretic’s bad taste was still lingering. But Robinson was insistent. And after both original director William Friedkin and horror maestro John Caroenter both turned the project down, Blatty figured he should just do it himself.
The result is one of the most under appreciated at the time release in horror history. While it wasn’t laughed at like its predecessor, The Exorcist III was not embraced upon its release. Listen to Garrett, Matt, and Mik discuss whether this was reception was warranted.
And come back next week as they reconvene to talk about director Renny Harlin’s Exorcist: The Beginning!
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