Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

  • Director: Renny Harlin
  • Writer: William Peter Blatty,William Wisher,Caleb Carr
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: August 20, 2004
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Also known as: The Exorcist IV
  • "The Begining" is a thriller directed by William Peter Blatty . James D'Arcy , John Stellan Skarsgård, etc. participated in the show. It is the prequel to the famous horror movie "The Exorcist".
    The film tells the story of his father Lancaster Merrin who helped save the soul of Reagan McNeill for many years. He first met Pazuzu the demon in East Africa. The first battle between Merrin and Pazuzu led to the rediscovery of his faith.

    Details

    • Release date August 20, 2004
    • Filming locations Casablanca, Morocco
    • Production companies Morgan Creek Entertainment, Dominion Productions, Post Amazers

    Box office

    Budget

    $80,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $41,821,986

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $18,054,001

    Gross worldwide

    $78,110,021

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ward 2022-01-08 08:03:36

      The prequel is also a sequel

      Unfortunately, I haven't seen the classic horror film "The Exorcist" and the two subsequent sequels, so I can't make a comparison.
      In fact, I rarely watch horror movies, and even if I watch it, most of the horror movies shot in Hong Kong are the ones I watched the most, and I have heard more about the classic horror movies in the West than I have seen. It cannot be denied that horror films from various regions often have characteristics of various regions, and religious background is one...

    • By Benjamin 2022-01-08 08:03:36

      Not everyone buys mysticism

      In 1949, Kennedy discovered a fifth-century church buried in windy sand. Merlin, an archaeologist who once served as a priest, went to investigate and was commissioned to obtain a demon statue. Without knowing anything, he gradually discovered the secrets of this mysterious church and the group of demons.

      If you are a fan of horror movies, you must not miss "The Exorcist". This movie, which was said to have scared a group of Europeans to death, laid the foundation for a movie on the...

    • By Martin 2022-01-08 08:03:36

      Not as simple as horror

      In addition to the unprecedented destruction and devastation of Europe in World War II, it also caused severe trauma to Father Merlin's soul. Merlin gave up his identity as a priest and his faith in God to become an archaeologist.

      Under the guidance, Merlin came to Kenya to dig out a church buried in the ground for thousands of years. Everything was so strange. Merlin’s curiosity was triggered by this, and the truth became clearer with Merlin’s investigation...

      despite the...

    • By Krystal 2022-01-08 08:03:36

      Why did I not understand?

      1. Was the person who drew Nazi symbols on his chest and slit his throat in the lunatic asylum at the beginning was the Nazi who shot and killed the child in the concentration camp
      ? What is the relationship between the protagonist
      3, why the young priest believes in the inverted cross, and what does this inverted cross mean?
      4. What is the relationship between the woman and the devil? Some people say that the woman is his wife, and the woman says that she has been in a...

    • By Janiya 2022-01-08 08:03:36

      What is playing is the heartbeat.


      1 Prequel to the
      Impression
      Exorcist.
      When I first went in and watched it, it was a traditional adventure film, and nothing happened, so I made some soundtracks to match the dark scenes.
      When Father Merlin went to the mental hospital, he walked around a group of abnormal eyes and entered a room. This guy sat with his back in front of the camera, naked, followed by the blood dripping from the front of the chair.
      Turning his head, a blood-red tax mark was cut open on...

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    • By Elton 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      I prefer the memory of the priest during World War II in the middle, but the rest of the filming really didn’t feel like it, and the messy posture of the devil running at the end of the battle made me laugh. In fact, the script is not bad, but the filming is not...

    • By Hank 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      Can't help but want to spray. . . . But look at his awards above. . ....

    • By Destin 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      The first half feels like an indictment of genocide, and the second half becomes a religious legend. The male protagonist sarah, shouting sarah, gave me the illusion that raynor called Kerrigan. And Lucifer seems to be too rude, his words are vulgar, and that's what he can do against God? As for God's performance... Except for the male protagonist to regain his self-confidence, nothing seems to be restored... Does the screenwriter want to be high-end black? For the sake of its positioning as a...

    • By Bennie 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      The makeup of the 04 film is not as good as the original in 1973, so Nima moved out...? Waste 2 hours of...

    • By Dylan 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      It will never be as good as the one from...

    Movie plot

    Father Castor Merlin (Strand Skagarde) thinks he has seen the face of a demon. Because of the war, innocent people in Roger Mason 's parish were cruelly persecuted. In the years after the end of World War II, Roger Mason has been tortured by such terrible memories. As Roger Mason saw, his colleagues and believers had left him, and he could no longer justify calling himself a pastor.
    Roger Mason, who was basically desperate, started a...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    ·The film was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, where scenes from Africa, Cairo and the Netherlands were all taken from here.
    ·John Frankenheimer (John Frankenheimer) voluntarily gave up being the director of the film, only one month after his death.
    Ryan Phillips and Kerr Smith were both candidates to play Father....
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    Coaching change

    The filming of "The Begining" began in 1997, and it took 8 years to release it. Warner has worked hard for many years to make a film that is exactly the same as "The Exorcist." Producer Morgan Creek (Morgan Creek) in order to achieve this almost impossible goal, during the filming, changed the director at a high price.
    The film was originally directed by Paul Schrader (Paul Schrader). Paul Schrader is by no means lacking in Hollywood....
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    Movie quotes

    • Father Merrin: Everbody died... Who buried them?

    • Father Francis: You asked the question, now you listen to the answer!

    • [last lines]

      Father Merrin: It's Father Merrin.