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Here is the definitive, unholy history and breakdown of Exorcist: The Beginning .

Schrader filmed his entire movie in Italy. The plot was the same: Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård) digs up a Byzantine church in Kenya, unleashing Pazuzu. But Schrader’s version relied on dread, spiritual crisis, and minimal gore. When he turned in the final cut, the studio (Morgan Creek Productions) was horrified. Their reaction? "Where are the spinning heads? Where is the pea soup? This isn't scary." Exorcist- The Beginning