Book Vs Movie "The Exorcist" (RIP Max von Sydow 1929-2020)

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs Movie Podcast (Replay)</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“</strong><strong><em>The Exorcist”</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>RIP Max von Sydow (1929-2020)</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/the_exorcist_rivers_of_grue-15.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="300" /><br /></em></strong></p> <p>The Margos revisit the 1971 novel <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V5180G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1"> The Exorcist</a> written by the very interesting <strong>William Peter Blatty.</strong>  Based on a <a href= "http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/09/22/the-true-story-that-influenced-the-exorcist-the-possession-of-ronald-hunkeler/"> true-ish</a> story about a boy possessed by a demon in the 1950s Blatty changed some of the key details to create this fiction classic.</p> <p>Director <strong>William Friedkin</strong> in 1973 just came off an incredible spate of box office successes including 1971’s <em>The French Connection</em> giving him an Academy Award for Best Director. <em>The Exorcist</em> became the biggest financial success of his career but turned out to be something of a curse as well.</p> <p>The hosts read the book, watched the movie and decide which they like better in this episode. Plus, they talk about trivia about the book and movie.</p> <p><strong>In this episode they discuss</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>The backstory of the “real” exorcism from the 1950s</li> <li>Author William Peter Blatty’s writing process</li> <li>The story behind the major casting choices</li> <li>How some of the more famous scenes were created</li> <li>The supposed “Exorcist” curse.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Clips used:</strong></p> <p>Original TV Trailer</p> <p>Chris <strong>(Ellen Burstyn</strong>) speaks to doctors</p> <p>Fathers Karas (<strong>Jason Miller</strong>) and Merrin (<strong>Max von Sydow)</strong> cast out the demon</p> <p>“The Devil” and pea soup</p> <