The Exorcist Ending, Explained

The most important thing to note when discussing 1973’s The Exorcist is whether someone is referring the theatrical cut or the director’s cut, which should actually be called the writer’s cut. This cut, originally released as “The Version You’ve Never Seen” in 2000, features scenes that were removed at the request of Warner Bros. to keep the film closer to two hours that were then re-added by William Friedkin after William Peter Blatty, the writer and author of the book the film is based on, pestered him to do so.