Exorcism of Emily Rose, The

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Credits
Title:	The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Director:	Scott Derrickson
Writers:	Paul Harris Boardman; Scott Derrickson
Producers:	Paul Harris Boardman; Beau Flynn; Andre Lamal; Gary Lucchesi; David McIlvain; Terry McKay; Tim Rosenberg; David Rubin; Tripp Vinson; Julie Yorn
Composer:	Christopher Young
Cinematography:	Tom Stern
Editors:	Jeff Betancourt
Production
Distributed by:	Screen Gems Lakeshore Entertainment
Released:	September 9th, 2005
Rating:	PG-13
Running time:	119 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$20,000,000
Gross:	$75,072,454 (US) $140,238,064 (Worldwide)
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose is an American feature film of the supernatural thriller genre, with an emphasis on demonic possession and exorcism. It was directed by Scott Derrickson with a screenplay written by Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman. It was produced by Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment and released theatrically in the United States on September 9th, 2005.

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The events of The Exorcism of Emily Rose are inspired by actual events relating to a German woman, Anneliese Michel, who underwent sixty-seven rites of exorcism sessions before dying on July 1st, 1976.
Production on The Exorcism of Emily Rose began on November 16th, 2004.
There are a total of thirty-eight credited cast member in this film.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on December 20th, 2005. It was released on Blu-ray on July 22nd, 2008.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Some scenes were also filmed in Los Angeles, California. Notable Vancouver locations include the Buchanan Building and the MacMillian Building on the Robson Square campus at the University of British Columbia.
Emily Rose is possessed by six different demons in this film, two of which are identified by name: Lucifer and Belial. Lucifer is of course short for Lucifer Morningstar, aka The Devil. Belial is found in Hebrew texts and may likewise refer to the Devil. He is referenced in Christianity in one source, Corinthians 6:15 of the New Testament by Paul the Apostle, though this too is likely intended as a synonym for Satan. The name has been used extensively in fictional lore relating to demonology.

This is the second film directed by Scott Derrickson and his second film in the horror genre. He previously directed Hellraiser: Inferno. As a screenwriter, Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman also wrote Urban Legends: Final Cut in 2000.
Actress Ally Warren is uncredited for her participation in this film.
Actor JR Bourne, who plays Erin's researcher, Ray, will go on to play Isaac on the CW Network television series The Secret Circle as well as Christopher Argent on MTV's Teen Wolf.
Actress Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Emily Rose, will go on to play Angela Vidal in Quarantine in 2008.
Actress Chelah Horsdal will go on to play a blind secretary in Hollow Man 2 in 2006, a woman named Darcy Benson in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem in 2007, and a demo girl in The Cabin in the Woods in 2011.
Actor Aaron Douglas will go on play Chief Engineer Galen Tyrol on the Syfy relaunch of Battlestar Galactica.

There are scenes where Emily Rose hallucinates that the people around her have ghastly faces with blackened eyes and elongated open mouths.
Several scenes depict Emily Rose as being possessed, and she speaks in a growling demonic voice, has ashen skin and lesions on her face.