Scary Staircase From "The Exorcist" - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 38° 54.324 W 077° 04.210
18S E 320493 N 4308315
The staircase featured in the dramatic climatic scene of "The Exorcist" spans a space from Prospect and 36th Streets down to M Street St. in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC, NW.
Waymark Code: WM141QZ
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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A plaque at the bottom of the staircase describes the dramatic scene in the 1973 film "The Exorcist" whenFr. Karras becomes possessed by the demon and jumps from a window and tumbles down these stairs to his death. The plaque is inscribed:

* * *
                WE ARE            DC
                WASHINGTON      * * *
                          DC                FILM

                       THE EXORCIST STEPS

                       These iconic steps were featured in William Friedkin's 1973
                       Warner Bros. classic motion picture, based on the novel
                       and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist.

                       In the film's climactic ending,
                       Father Karras (actor Jason Miller)
                       plummets the seventy-five steps to his death.

                       Commemorated on this day, October 30, 2015.

                       Muriel Bowser              Jack Evans
                                          Mayor         Ward 2 Councilmember

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