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...French Connection. And speaking of Americans, who do we have on the big screen this week but good old Popeye Doyle? Shit fuck shit fuck, screech go the car wheels, bangity-bang go the guns, yessir that lonesome American cowboy Popeye is some fella. William Friedkin is not an untalented director by any means, nor is this really a bad movie, but it opened the door to so many repulsive ones that their grimy taste seems to merge with this in the memory. Gene Hackman's work here, like so much of the rest of it, is very good acting...
...Davey fainted when she first saw the movie at a Chicago cinema eleven weeks ago, falling into the arms of Theater Manager Larry Watts. The couple were married last week. Still under the spell of The Exorcist, the bride wore the same suit she had collapsed in. Director William Friedkin, perhaps hoping to swell the movie's gross of over $19 million so far, made an appearance as best...
...comes Eileen Dietz Elber, who was Linda's double. Eileen, who describes herself as "over 21," charges that Friedkin tried to prevent her from taking credit even on job resumes for her role as Linda's body in the movie's major dramatic moments. In the face of Warner's denial, she insists: "I shot several exorcism scenes and played nearly all the vomit scenes." Added Eileen: "If Linda wins an Oscar, I'll be the first to cheer...
...Even more horrifying movies may now be under consideration. Exorcist Director William Friedkin commented before his film opened: "I think The Exorcist will be a bellwether. If it wins a wide audience, that may give the studios courage to handle more ambitious themes with more graphic scenes...
...People go to the movies for three reasons," Friedkin says, "to laugh, to cry, or to be frightened." But The Exorcist is too framed to be frightening, too mechanical for tears; the only laughter it triggers is defensive. The movie puts a tight lid on your ability to think or feel. It won't let you get close enough to care about it--it is always on the attack. Little Regan just gets filthier and filthier and when she's exorcized the movie has to end because it took all its bang from the fake effects Regan gets so foul...