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The Exorcist III is a 1990 American supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment of The Exorcist franchise and a film adaptation of Blatty's novel, Legion (1983). The film stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. This is the only The Exorcist film not to be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros., though Warner Bros. subsequently gained international distribution rights.
The film was originally titled Legion, but was changed to The Exorcist III by the studio executives of Morgan Creek Productions to be more commercial. The film itself was also drastically altered in post-production with re-shoots imposed by Morgan Creek Productions, who demanded the last-minute addition of an exorcism sequence for the climax of the film.[4] The final version differed from Blatty's vision. Blatty has since expressed desire to go back and reconstruct his original film; however, all of the cut footage is reported to be lost.[5] In a turn of events, the director's cut of the film was released by Scream Factory on October 25, 2016.
- George C. Scott as Lt. William F. Kinderman
- Ed Flanders as Father Dyer
- Jason Miller as Patient X/Damien Karras
- Scott Wilson as Dr. Temple
- Brad Dourif as James Venamun/The "Gemini Killer"
- Grand L. Bush as Sgt. Atkins
- Nicol Williamson as Father Morning
- Nancy Fish as Nurse Allerton
- Tracy Thorne as Nurse Amy Keating
- Barbara Baxley as Shirley
- Harry Carey Jr. as Father Kanavan
- George Dicenzo as Stedman
- Tyra Ferrell as Nurse Blaine
- Lois Foraker as Nurse Merrin
- Don Gordon as Ryan
- Mary Jackson as Mrs. Clelia
- Zohra Lampert as Mary Kinderman
- Ken Lerner as Dr. Freedman
- Viveca Lindfors as Nurse X
- Lee Richardson as University President
- Fabio (uncredited) as Angel
- Patrick Ewing as Angel of Death
- C. Everett Koop as himself
- Larry King as himself
- Samuel L. Jackson as Blind Dream Man
