The Last Exorcism
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| Directed by | Daniel Stamm |
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Eric Newman Eli Roth Marc Abraham Thomas A. Bliss |
| Written by | Huck Botko Andrew Gurland |
| Starring |
Patrick Fabian Ashley Bell |
| Music by | Nathan Barr |
| Cinematography | Zoltan Honti |
| Edited by | Shilpa Sahi |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
| Box office | $67.7 million |
The Last Exorcism is a 2010 American found footage supernatural horror film directed and edited by Daniel Stamm. It stars Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, and Louis Herthum.
The film follows a disillusioned evangelical minister, who after years of performing exorcisms decides to participate in a documentary chronicling his last exorcism while exposing the fraud of his ministry. After receiving a letter from a farmer asking for help in driving out the devil, he meets the farmer's afflicted daughter. This film received positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success.
A sequel, The Last Exorcism Part II, was released on March 1, 2013.
Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with his wife and son. Marcus, who lost his faith after the birth of his ill son, is accustomed to performing fake exorcisms on "possessed" individuals. He chooses an exorcism request sent by farmer Louis Sweetzer (Louis Herthum), who claims his livestock are being slaughtered by his daughter Nell (Ashley Bell) who is possessed.
After listening to the details of the case, Marcus claims Nell is possessed by a powerful demon named Abalam. Prior to the exorcism, Marcus bamboozles the family into believing he is driving out a demon. After the ritual, Marcus and his film crew leave, believing they have cured her of a mental state that was misdiagnosed as a possession. That night, Nell appears in Marcus' motel room, apparently unwell. Marcus takes Nell to the hospital for tests, which conclude that Nell is in perfect physical condition. Marcus goes to see Louis' former pastor, Joseph Manley. Manley informs Marcus that he has not seen Nell for two years. In the morning, Louis takes Nell home, but chains her to her bed after she slices her brother Caleb's (Caleb Landry Jones) face with a knife. That night, the crew find a drawing of a dead cat.
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