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Originally Posted by Bojangles
You have to think, 1973 was a different time. Now if people started passing out during movies in theaters today, I might call that marketing hype.
It's definitely a great movie.
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No dispute on the fact it was a great film. I still rank it as one of the best that gave me chills when I first saw it. William Friedkin definitely had a creepy vision when he put it together.
But.....
To cause people to faint and freak out...makes me think either those people were a little unhinged to begin with - or it was intentional fabrication on the part of the studio at the time. Otherwise, they took advantage of some lameass people who couldn't control their reactions and swooned the first moment the red light on the camera went on.
(shrug)