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The Exorcist Steps
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Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
1. The Exorcist Steps Marker
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.
Mayor
Jack Evans
Ward 2 Councilmember
Erected 2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 38° 54.337′ N, 77° 4.21′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Georgetown. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Prospect Street Northwest and 36th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3600 Prospect Street Northwest, Washington DC 20007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hollywood on the Potomac (a few steps from this marker); Prospect House (within shouting distance of this marker); Quality Hill - The John Thomson Mason House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Hill
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1. The Exorcist Steps Commemoration, 10/30/15. DC Entertain and the DC Mayor' Office 24 minute video of the commemoration ceremony for the steps and marker. Includes appearances by the Mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser, the director of the film, Willam Friedkin (about 11 minutes in), and the author of the novel and screenplay, William Peter Blatty (about 15 minutes in). The unveiling of the marker is about 22 minutes in, almost at the end. (Submitted on November 2, 2015.)
2. Filming the stunt at The Exorcist Steps. A one minute excerpt from the documentary Fear of God featuring Marcel Vercouture (special effects for the film) discussing how the step scene was filmed. (Submitted on November 2, 2015.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
2. The Exorcist Steps Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
3. Father Karris arrives at Prospect Street
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
4. The Exorcist Steps
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
5. The Exorcist Steps
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
6. The Car Barn
The Exorcist Steps can be seen to the left of the 1895 Capital Traction Car Barn as seen from the Key Bridge.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
7. The Exorcist Steps Arch
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 31, 2015
8. The Exorcist House
3600 Prospect Street, at the top of the steps, played the MacNeil house in the movie, costumed in a mansard roof with a wooden addition to bring it closer to the steps.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 1, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
