Linda Blair on the condition she put forth before agreeing to star in "Repossessed" (1990)- a spoof of "The Exorcist" (1973):
"[I agreed to do it] Because it’s a comedy. It’s a spoof of all occult pictures. Now maybe I can get the monkey off my back. Bob Logan talked me into doing a spoof of ‘The Exorcist’ because he knew I wanted to lay that image to rest.
I didn’t want to do it until Carolco Pictures called and asked me what it would take for me to do the film. Bob promised we could do it like ‘The Naked Gun’ (1988) and ‘Airplane!’ (1980). But I would agree only if they got Leslie Nielsen for the priest.
They contacted Leslie, who thought the script was hilarious. He agreed to play the role.
There’s a subtlety in the name of my character in ‘Repossessed.’ In ‘The Exorcist,’ I played Regan, right? This time, my name is Nancy. Ha!"
("Possessive Type : Linda Blair Returns in 'Exorcist' Spoof", Vernon Scott, Los Angeles Times, 1990)