Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader (born 22 July, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into desperation while their world crumbles around them. His influences include Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu and Carl Dreyer, whose cross-cultural similarities he examined in Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (ISBN 0306803356) in 1972. Despite his credentials as a director, Schrader has received more recognition for his screenplays directed by others.

Exorcist: The Original Prequel

In 2003 he made entertainment headlines after being fired from Exorcist: Dominion, a prequel to The Exorcist. The original director chosen had been John Frankenheimer who died in 2002 from a stroke due to complications after spinal surgery.

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2003 - The Exorcist - John Frankenheimer - 2002

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After the film was completed under Schrader's direction, the production company, Morgan Creek/Warner Brothers did not like the result and the entire film was re-shot, with Renny Harlin directing. It was released as ' in 2004.

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Morgan Creek - Warner Brothers - Renny Harlin - 2004

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Schrader's version eventually premiered at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film on March 18, 2005 as Exorcist: The Original Prequel, where discussions were held for a limited release in the U.K. before its release on DVD. The film saw a limited theatrical release in the U.S. as ' in mid-2005.

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March 18 - 2005 - U.K. - DVD - U.S.

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