Word: friedkin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many images in the film that have reference to Catholicism, Friedkin notes: "These things tend to appear...symbolic of something greater, but they're not meant to be." In the same vein, Friedkin says he was not conscious of the implications of "The Exorcist" for deeply religious people...
...says that "The Exorcist" was an "extraordinary story that was a lot of fun. The atmosphere on the set was extremely light." Friedkin describes how after filming a particularly shocking scene, a set technician would hand Linda Blair (the young star possessed by a demon) a milkshake and everyone joked around...
...Friedkin has always been interested in the thin line between the police officer and the criminal. He mentioned his film "To Live and Die in L.A." "I want to demythify the cop's life, the notion that all cops, because they have badges, are good guys...
...Among Friedkin's current projects are a film assisted by Elmore Leonard and another that he describes as a kind of modern "Chinatown" set in Los Angeles...
...Friedkin seems to think and direct his films in moral and ethical terms, terms which don't necessarily entertain the American public. But past commercial success show that he has the special ability to make the issues important to him compelling to others--and ultimately sellable to an audience...