Fanedit Title: Legion - The Reconsecrated Cut

Original Movie Title: Exorcist III

Original Release Date: January 1, 1977

Original Runtime: 1 hours, 58 minutes

Fanedit Release Date: June 29, 2023

Fanedit Running Time: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Time Removed/Added: 34 minutes

Synopsis: A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

Intention: Exorcist III is my favorite film in the whole franchise thanks to its wry wit, theological terror, and the most successful jump scare in all of film history. But! It is a film greatly marred by mandated re-shoots.

Change list:

• Deleted Father Morning completely particularly in the final act, instead choosing to cut around his appearances, maintaining the explosive climax between Lt. Kinderman and Patient X.

• To tighten this film’s pace, I paid close attention to scene transitions

• Cut some of Blatty’s more indulgent establishing shots. I found that the more of these micro vignettes were included, the less interesting they were collectively as a whole, due to repetition.

• Adjusted visual quality by increasing visual contrast and color saturation.