Mon, Oct 16
|Washington
Profs & Pints DC: The Exorcist's Power
On the making of a legendary film and the rise of its demon spawn
Time & Location
Oct 16, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Exorcist’s Power,” on the making of a legendary film and the rise of its demon spawn, with David Wilt, professorial lecturer in film studies at George Washington University.
Get ready for the perfect event to get Washingtonians fired up for Halloween: A look at when the devil went down to Georgetown and scared the world out of its wits. Taking place in a city where you'll find stairs that The Exorcist made famous, as well as other backdrops from the pivotal horror movie marking the 50th anniversary of its release, this talk might leave you saying your prayers. It also just might leave you laughing like hell.
William Peter Blatty’s best-selling 1971 novel The Exorcist, based on actual events in the Washington DC area in the late 1940s, gave rise to a film that was, and remains, extremely popular and influential. Premiering in theaters in 1973, The…