On this day in movie history - The Exorcist III (movie & novel):

The Exorcist III

directed and written by William Peter Blatty,

based on novel Legion by William Peter Blatty,

was released in the United States on August 17, 1990.
Music by Barry De Vorzon.

Cast:

George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Brad Dourif, Grand L. Bush, Nicol Williamson, Nancy Fish, Tracy Thorne, Barbara Baxley, Harry Carey Jr., George DiCenzo, Tyra Ferrell, Lois Foraker, Don Gordon, Mary Jackson, Zohra Lampert, Ken Lerner, Viveca Lindfors, Lee Richardson, Kevin Corrigan, Demetrios Pappageorge, Jodi Long, Samuel L. Jackson, Amelia Campbell, C. Everett Koop, Larry King, Patrick Ewing, Teresa Wright, Fabio, Colleen Dewhurst, The Lennon Sisters.

Recommended reading:

Legion

By William Peter Blatty.

Published by Tor Books.

First published in 1983.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0765327139

ISBN-13: 978-0765327130

Description:

“Jesus asked the man his name, and he answered, ‘Legion, for we are many.’” – Mark 5:9.

A young boy is found horribly murdered in a mock crucifixion. Is the murderer the elderly woman who witnessed the crime? A neurologist who can no longer bear the pain life inflicts on its victims? A psychiatrist with a macabre sense of humor and a guilty secret? A mysterious mental patient, locked in silent isolation?

Lieutenant Kinderman follows a bewildering trail that links all these people, confronting new enigmas at every turn, even as more murders occur. Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two priests among the dead? Is there a connection between these crimes and another series of murders that took place twelve years ago – one that supposedly ended with the death of the killer?

Legion is a novel of breathtaking energy and suspense. But more than this, it is an extraordinary journey into the uncharted depths of the human mind and the most agonizing questions of the human condition.

The answers are revealed in a climax so stunning that it could only have been written by the author of The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty.

Born on this day – Jason Miller:

Jason Miller

Writer

Actor

Director

April 22, 1939 – May 13, 2001

Credits:

Written work:

Barrymore's Ghost (2000); Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer (1971); Nobody Hears a Broken Drum (1970); That Championship Season (1972); Three One-Act Plays (1973).

Movies and television:

A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977); A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Home of Our Own (1975); A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989); A Touch of Scandal (1984); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007–2014); De película (1983); Deadly Care (1987); Des Teufels Advokat (1977); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975); Fear and Love: The Story of the Exorcist (2024); Finding Home (2003); Good Morning America (1984); Light of Day (1987); Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980); Miller's Tale (2011); Minty Comedic Arts (2023); Mommy (1995); Monsignor (1982); Murdered Innocence (1996); Night Heat (1987); Occulture (2023); Paradox Lake (2002); Reward (1980); Rudy (1993); Small Kill (1992); Terror in the Aisles (1984); That Championship Season (1982 / 1999); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974); The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002); The Anatomy of Horror (1995); The Best Little Girl in the World (1981); The Dain Curse (1978); The Eternal (1998); The Exorcist (1973); The Exorcist III (1990); The Exorcist III: Legion (1990); The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998); The Henderson Monster (1980); The Horror Hall of Fame (1990); The Joe Spinell Story (2001); The Making of: The Nickel Ride (2019); The Merv Griffin Show (1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1974); The Nickel Ride (1974); The Ninth Configuration (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974); Toy Soldiers (1984); Vampire (1979); Visionado obligado (2011); Welcome to the Basement (2014).