The Exorcist
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Regan MacNeil
William Peter Blatty based the novel on a 1949 case he had read about as a student — an exorcism performed on a boy in Maryland — and changed the child to a girl. What makes The Exorcist work, and what most of its imitators missed, is that it is not really about the demon.
- First appearance
- The Exorcist (1971), Harper & Row
- Created by
- William Peter Blatty
- Also known as
- Regan
- Universe
- The Exorcist
- Appears in
- books, film, television
Who is Regan MacNeil?
William Peter Blatty based the novel on a 1949 case he had read about as a student — an exorcism performed on a boy in Maryland — and changed the child to a girl. What makes The Exorcist work, and what most of its imitators missed, is that it is not really about the demon. It is about a mother watching medicine fail: the film spends a long, clinical stretch on hospital tests, arteriograms and specialists who cannot help, so that by the time a priest is called the audience has run out of alternatives alongside her. Linda Blair was fourteen and the production's treatment of her has been debated ever since. The demon's voice was performed separately by Mercedes McCambridge, who had to fight publicly for a credit after the studio omitted her.
Regan MacNeil: the details
- First appearance
- William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist, 1971; the film followed in 1973
- Created by
- William Peter Blatty
- Based on a 1949 case
- An exorcism performed on a boy in Maryland, which Blatty read about as a student and changed to a girl
- The medicine comes first
- A long clinical stretch of hospital tests exhausts the audience's alternatives before a priest is called
- Linda Blair was fourteen
- The production's treatment of her has been debated for decades
- The voice was uncredited
- Mercedes McCambridge performed the demon and had to fight publicly for a credit
- Adult rated
- Not carried on this site's kids pages
Why Regan MacNeil endures
The centre of the first horror film nominated for Best Picture, and a study in dread built from medical procedure rather than from the supernatural.
What Regan MacNeil looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A figure in a lit doorway beneath a streetlamp; the crucifix
This property's identifying image is not the character but the poster — a man with a briefcase standing in a shaft of light outside a house. It is one of the most reproduced film images ever made and carries a design with no figure recognisable at all.
The poster image — a figure under a streetlamp outside a house — is the identifying graphic, not the character. One of the most reproduced film images ever made. Cream, deep red and midnight blue. Adult sizing only.
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Who has played Regan MacNeil
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Blair | The Exorcist | 1973 | Live action |
| Mercedes McCambridge | The Exorcist | 1973 | Voice |
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Who created Regan MacNeil?
Regan MacNeil was created by William Peter Blatty, first appearing in The Exorcist in 1971 (Harper & Row).
What does a Regan MacNeil T-shirt usually look like?
A figure in a lit doorway beneath a streetlamp; the crucifix. The poster image — a figure under a streetlamp outside a house — is the identifying graphic, not the character. One of the most reproduced film images ever made. Cream, deep red and midnight blue. Adult sizing only.
Are Regan MacNeil T-shirts made for children?
No. Regan MacNeil comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Regan MacNeil?
Regan MacNeil has been played on screen by Linda Blair (The Exorcist, 1973), and voiced by Mercedes McCambridge (The Exorcist, 1973).
How much does a Regan MacNeil T-shirt cost?
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