What are all the of the scenes that were in the first cut but not the final film?
A. The first of the scenes cut was a sightseeing trip of Washington with Chris and Regan. Where Chris and Regan are watching a soldier march at the tomb of an unknown soldier and Regan curiously asks Chris why people have to die. The next scene cut is Regans first medical examination, which entailed a montage of shots of Regan undergoing various physical examinations and some rather humorous shots of Regan fidgeting constantly. Following the physical came Chris MacNeils conversation with Dr. Klein, where he writes her a prescription and tells Chris that Regan has a nervous disorder which is common during adolescence. Also present in Friedkins first cut was nothing more than a few lines exchanged between Father Merrin and Father Karras in the break in the exorcism. The scene which Blatty was sorry to see cut was the original Casablanca style ending between Father Dyer and Detective Kinderman. Blatty intended this scene to suggest that good had defeated evil and everything is okay. Also
