Cursed Movie Sets
5 Famously Cursed Film Sets, and Their Mysterious Circumstances
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The Exorcist (1973)
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A string of notable deaths occurred directly around the time of the film's production. Most notable among them included actor Jack MacGowran, who died of a flu before the film's release. On the first day of filming, Max von Sydow, another star, lost his brother.
- Ellen Burstyn, who plays young Regan's mother, suffered a permanent spinal injury on set while filming a scene where Regan throws her from her bed. The take used in the final cut is reportedly the take where the injury occurred.
- At one point, the set that housed the entire MacNeil family home burned down. Except, strangely enough, for the demonic bedroom. That's got to be more than eerie coincidence . . . right?
