Director Now Reveals Disturbing Reason Why EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE Was Originally Rated R
Looks like Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter did such a good job being possessed in director Scott Derrickson’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose that the MPAA actually slapped the movie with an R-rating due to how disturbingly she contorted her face in a scene. Derrickson tried to appeal to the MPAA’s better nature to secure his coveted PG-13, but no dice. He literally had to cut the shot out of the movie.
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Wow.
He tweets: “There was a scene in … where Jennifer Carpenter contorted her own face so disturbingly, the MPAA gave the film an R rating. I appealed in writing and they refused to back down, so I cut it because I wanted a PG-13.”
Check out his tweet below.
That said, it’s still a pretty tough PG-13 (if there is such a thing). I mean, I wouldn’t let my 13-year-old watch it. If I, you know, had one. The final official reasons were for thematic material, including intense, frightening sequences and disturbing images.
The Rev. Moore (Tom Wilkinson) is prosecuted for the death of a girl thought to be possessed after his exorcism killed her. The prosecuting attorney (Campbell Scott) contends the young woman, Emily (Jennifer Carpenter), suffered from schizophrenia and should have been medically diagnosed. Meanwhile, a defense lawyer (Laura Linney) argues that Emily’s condition cannot be explained by science alone.
Spooky.
The film sports a 44% rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus: Loosely based on a true story, The Exorcism of Emily Rose mixes compelling courtroom drama with generally gore-free scares in a ho-hum take on demonic cinema.
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