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 Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Jennifer Carpenter. Jennifer offered an intense and haunting portrayal of young Emily Rose. She can also be seen in the Wayan brothers' film "White Chicks". Laura Linney, who played Erin Bruner in the movie, said she suggested Jennifer because they'd done a play together, "The Crucible", along side Liam Neeson.
Linda Blair played the possessed child Regan in "The Exorcist".
her dorm room. Emily had been left alone at school because her roommate had gone home. She awoke at three in the morning and thought she smelled something burning. She went into the hall, but found no evidence of a fire. She was either attacked at 3:02 a.m., or had her first seizure.
to make senior partner in her law firm. Karl Gunderson explained to Erin that the Catholic Arch Diocese wanted her to defend Father Moore because she'd been able to get James Van Hopper acquitted. She told Karl that she'd take the case if he made her a senior partner. She wanted her name on the door of their office, right next to his own.
in a bar. James Van Hopper was the client in a high profile murder case in which Erin had been victorious. Not long after she took on Father Moore's case, James murdered a young couple who he was said to have known. She was having a drink in the movie's resident bar (seen several times in the film) when Channel 15's newscast reported the murder. This news left Erin visibly shaken. Director Scott Derrickson commented that the bar was located in Vancouver and did not actually have the skyline seen in the movie. It was projected via green screen and CGI.
university chapel. After leaving the hospital, Emily's condition rapidly worsened, despite being medicated for her presumed epilepsy. She saw demons on people's faces, saw faces melt, and even saw demons in windows. She ran hysterically from her classroom and out into a rain storm, and headed to the chapel. Jason spotted her running inside. He followed her and witnessed her bend backward, eyes black with red whites. The demons warned Jason not touch them, and then Emily collapsed to the floor of the church. She turned toward a shocked Jason and begged him not to leave her. He told Erin that he never left her from that day forward. He was with her when she died at her parent's home.
Yes. Emily first awoke in her dorm room at 3 a.m., and then Erin's watched stopped at the same time. After being warned about dark and powerful forces by Father Moore, Erin herself awoke a this time and smelled something burning inside her apartment. In court, Father Moore explained about the demonic witching hour mocking the holy trinity, and the 3 p.m. miracle hour, which was the hour of Jesus' death.
Dr. Mueller. Dr. Mueller was the university's chairman to the Department of Neurology. He reviewed Emily's case and explained to the court how her symptoms were those related to having epilepsy. He'd performed an EEG test that showed a possible epileptic focus in her left temporal lobe. Upon cross examination, he was forced to admit that it was possible Emily did not have epilepsy.
to tell Emily's story. He made it clear to Erin that he'd make no plea agreement to lessen his sentence. He would not lie and admit to a guilt he did not own, and he demanded to testify as to the truth about what happened to Emily. That was his only goal, and he was not afraid to go to jail. We found out later why it was so important for her story to be told.
to become a teacher. She told this to Erin Bruner, when Erin visited Emily's home. She told Mrs. Rose that she'd also come from humble beginnings and was raised by a single mother who was a school teacher. Emily had received a full scholarship and had gone to school to be a teacher as well. Emily was also an animal lover, and had accumulated 11 stray cats over the years.
| What was the medication used to treat Emily's presumed medical condition of psychotic, epileptic disorder? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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Gambutrol. Gambutrol was used to alleviate the epileptic seizures that had supposedly caused Emily to develop an ongoing psychosis. After conferring with Father Moore, Emily had come to the conclusion that she was suffering from a spiritual disorder, demonic possession, and that Gambutrol was useless. She'd experienced no alleviation of symptoms when using this drug.
Yes. Dr. Adani was an anthropologist, and expert in the scientific approach to possession and exorcism. She had many degrees and published many works on the subject matter. She basically stated that whether or not Emily was truly possessed was irrelevant. Emily's belief that she was possessed was why the exorcism was needed. The drug separated Emily from the perceived possession bio-chemically, and prevented Emily from benefiting from Father Moore's exorcism.
6. Six demons spoke in various languages while the exorcism took place. They each identified themselves by a past possession or event they caused. From Emily came references to Cain, Nero, Judas, Legion, Belial and Lucifer.
This use of "unknown" languages was explained away in court by Emily's past teachings in catechism class.
Dr. Briggs. Dr. Briggs was the prosecution's second expert to testify about Emily's medical condition. He was the one who came up with this notion of psychotic epileptic disorder. Dr. Cartwright was the anonymous doctor who Father Moore called in to oversee Emily's physical condition. He did not reveal the doctor's identity, but Cartwright came forward with the audio tape of the exorcism, and wanted to testify on Father Moore's behalf. Unfortunately he was killed, right in front of Erin Bruner, before his court appearance.
Emily had received a vision of the virgin mother after the exorcism. The holy spirit had offered her the chance to abandon her demonically wracked body and be free from pain. But, if she stayed inside her body she'd reveal the demonic powers to thousands of people. Emily chose to stay in her body, and received the stigmata after returning. The stigmata was argued away as Emily gripping her barbed wire fence after the "vision" had occurred.
Father Moore was found guilty of negligent homicide, but the jury recommended him to a sentence of time served. The judge agreed and Father Moore was released.
The medical examiner. After a few minutes, we learned that the title character, Emily Rose, had died, and not from natural causes. Because of this examination, the police arrested Father Richard Moore.
| Erin Bruner, the attorney assigned to defend Father Moore, recently defended a man charged with murder. Was this defendant, James van Hopper, acquitted? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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Yes. Because of Erin's tactical defense, James van Hopper was found not guilty and released. Later in the movie, a news report came on TV, saying that van Hopper broke into someone's house and killed two people that he most likely knew.
| When Erin went to visit Father Moore for the first time in prison, what did Father Moore say was his primary concern? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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Telling Emily's story. Erin Bruner was meant to talk Father Moore into accepting the deal the judge had offered him so that he didn't take the stand, but he insisted that he must testify, as only he can tell what really happened to Emily. Erin accepted, getting her partner/boss and the archdiocese very mad at her.
Emily's dorm room. Emily's mother had told the doctor to call Emily at a pay phone at her school. Emily had sobbed uncontrollably for several moments, then calmed down sufficiently to explain what happened.
Emily was nearly suffocated by an invisible presence on her. At 3:00 a.m., Emily awoke to the scent of something burning and left her empty dorm room to investigate. She saw no fire, but when she went back inside, she saw things moving on their own and an invisible weight pressed down on her for several long moments until the weight lifted and Emily fell out of her bed, sobbing. She then ran out, crying uncontrollably.
| The university doctor claimed that Emily was epileptic and schizophrenic, but a doctor Erin called to the stand said that Emily was what? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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A hypersensitive. Dr. Sadira Adani, a professor who studied what is known as the scientific study of possession, believed that Emily was a person who had a higher sensitivity to what is called "the separate reality". Hypersensitives, according to Dr. Adani, could see the dead or have visions of the future, and were more susceptible to invasion by an outside entity.
| Gambutrol, the medicine prescribed for Emily, may or may not have resulted in her death. According to a doctor friend of Father Moore's, was Emily truly epileptic or schizophrenic? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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No. Dr. Graham Cartwright, a doctor who attended Emily's exorcism, met Erin and explained to her that Emily was aware of the supernatural entity inside her. This was contrary to the popular belief that Emily was schizophrenic, because, as Erin put it, "Crazy people don't know they're crazy." Since Emily was completely herself when she wasn't in the grip of the demon, Dr. Cartwright knew that Emily was neither epileptic nor schizophrenic.
| When Erin called Father Moore to testify, Father Moore admitted to awakening at 3 a.m. and seeing a demonic apparition late one night. What is 3 am acknowledged as? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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The demonic witching hour. To Father Moore and Erin, waking up at 3:00 a.m. was highly significant. When Father Moore noticed the demonic apparition, it nodded at him, which frightened him very much.
| When Erin discovered a golden locket with her initials on it, what did she tell Father Moore that she felt when she found it? | The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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That she was on the right path. When Erin found the locket, she was fairly sure that God intended only her to find it. This was a bit of a shock for me, since Erin declared herself an agnostic from the beginning.
Dr. Cartwright. Father Moore, like many priests before him, used tape recorders to make a recording of the exorcism for later review. Just before Dr. Cartwright agreed to testify, he gave the tape recorder to Erin as evidence.
Emily's exorcism. Father Moore was on trial for negligent homicide since Emily died after he attempted to free her from demonic forces. Father Moore didn't really care if he was sent to prison; his primary concern was telling the story of what really happened to Emily.
German. Once Father Moore had begun the Lord's prayer, Emily's red eyes opened and she smacked her father with a doll roughly. She then told him in German "Dolls and kisses and crosses and wishes, you think that can save your little girl?"
Fell into a deep sleep. The exorcism had failed and Emily was taken back to her room where she fell asleep. Father Moore thought about asking permission to perform another exorcism, but Emily didn't want him to.
Emily spoke to the Virgin Mary.. Once Emily awoke from her deep sleep, she went out into the yard and encountered the Virgin Mother. Mary told her the demons were, unfortunately, staying put inside her, yet Emily could end her suffering by going with her. If she stayed, however, then the world would be awakened to the fact that there were divine forces in the world. Emily, sealing her fate, chose to stay.
Dr. Graham Cartwright. Dr. Cartwright was an eyewitness to the exorcism and he knew that Emily was indeed possessed by demons. However, he feared the demonic forces surrounding the trial and backed out of testifying. He was then hit by a car and killed.
No. Because Dr. Cartwright did not back up the theory that Emily's condition was not medical-related, he was found guilty. The jury recommended a sentence of time-served, and Father Moore was released.
"...but how can they think that if I show them the Devil?". Emily's mission in choosing to stay was to prove that because she had been touched by the Devil, there must have been a God as well. Unfortunately, the jury didn't believe it.
Gripping the barbed wire fence. Ethan Thomas played on the fact that Emily injured herself a lot and said she had received the stigmata from gripping the fence. No way to know for sure, of course, but it was his job to argue her condition was medical related.
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