Exorcist II: The Heretic New York City. William Peter Blatty claimed to have been the first person to start laughing at the theater in which he saw the film, only to be followed by the other patrons ("You'd think we were watching "The Producers""). William Friedkin, director of "The Exorcist", recalled hearing a story in which angry audience members at "Exorcist II"'s first public performance began chasing Warner Bros. executives down the street within the first ten minutes of the screening. Friedkin saw half an hour of the film: "I was at Technicolor and a guy said 'We just finished a print of "Exorcist
The Exorcist (film series) house-of-cards plot that is constantly collapsing." Kevin Thomas of "Los Angeles Times" gave a mixed review, saying "Exorcist III" "doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films." "The Exorcist" was nominated for a total of ten Academy Awards in 1973. At the 46th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the film won two statuettes. The film was nominated for: "The Exorcist" was nominated for a total of five Golden Globes in 1973. At the Golden Globes ceremony that year, the film won four awards. The film was nominated for American Film Institute recognition In 1991, "The Exorcist III"