The Exorcist: Father Karras’ Off-Duty Georgetown Jacket and Fall Layers

Jason Miller as Fr. Karras in The Exorcist (1973) Vitals Jason Miller as Fr. Damien Karras, Jesuit psychiatrist and—according to at least one demonic entity—”faithless slime” Washington, D.C., Fall 1972 Film: The Exorcist Release Date: December 26, 1973 Director: William Friedkin Costume Designer: Joseph Fretwell III WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Progressing deeper through spooky season toward Halloween, let’s look at some understated style in William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic The Exorcist. Playwright and actor Jason Miller made his Academy Award-nominated screen debut as Damien Karras, SJ, the theological psychiatrist summoned to exorcise a demon from the 12-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair). A landmark in legitimatizing the horror genre, The Exorcist received ten Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Miller. Miller’s own experience likely informed his performance as he graduated from the Jesuit-run University of Scranton before dropping…