Underplayed Gems

The Blair Bitch Project (1999)

The Blair Bitch Project poster
Directed by
Scott LaRose
Genre
parody film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a parody film that spoofs both The Exorcist and The Blair Witch Project. Linda Denise Blair is the star, which is the whole joke. The title combines the two horror properties to mock them.

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What happens

Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress and activist. She is known for playing Regan MacNeil in the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which established her as a prominent figure in horror popular culture. Her performance netted her a Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in two sequels: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and The Exorcist: Believer (2023). Blair starred in several television films, including Born Innocent (1974), Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975), and Stranger in Our House (1978). After her role in the musical film Roller Boogie (1979) brought her renewed recognition as a sex symbol, she starred in exploitation and grindhouse films including Hell Night (1981), Chained Heat (1983), and Savage Streets (1984). She was the host of the Fox Family reality series Scariest Places on Earth (2000–2006) and made appearances on the Animal Planet series Pit Boss (2010–2012). Blair gradually shifted her focus from acting to becoming a prominent activist for the animal rights movement. In 2004, she founded the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to rehabilitate and adopt rescue animals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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