FILM 1212: THE CONJURING
TRIVIA: When the movie was shown in
the Philippines, some cinemas had to hire Catholic priests to bless the viewers
before showing it. This is due to some viewers having reported a "Negative
Presence" after watching the film. The priests also provided spiritual and
psychological help to the viewers.
The film was given an R rating by
the MPAA. The filmmakers had thought the final cut had a chance of getting the
more-box office friendly PG-13 rating and asked the ratings board for
clarification. The MPAA said simply that the film was so scary that there were
no cuts or edits possible that would make it a viable PG-13 film; the
filmmakers did not want to alter the film's tone and accepted the R-rating
without any appeals.
Eight generations of families lived
and died in the house before the Perrons moved in. Andrea Perron suggests that
some of the spirits from the families never left. Deaths include two documented
suicides, a poisoning death, the rape and murder of an 11-year old girl, two
drownings, and the passing of four men who froze to death. Most deaths occurred
within the Arnold family from which Bathsheba Sherman was descended.
Was shot in chronological order.
Lorraine Warren and Andrea
Perron served as consultants to director James Wan and the
screenwriters. They both claim the movie is accurate to the real story of what
happened to the Perrons during the 10 years they lived in the farm house.
The real Annabelle doll was
actually a used Raggedy Ann doll that was bought by Donna's mother at a hobby
shop and was known for not only leaving notes on parchment when there was no
parchment around but also attacked a friend named Lou by mysteriously leaving
claw marks on his chest. The makers of the movie decided to make a more cynical
looking porcelain doll for the movie.
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga both traveled
to Connecticut to meet with Lorraine
Warren prior to filming.
Director James Wan modeled the
film's cinematography and atmosphere after vintage 1970s horror films.
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