What was used to simulate the green vomit in "The Exorcist"?
One surefire way to kill Christmas cheer is lining up in the cold to watch children get possessed and projectile vomit, and that's exactly what audiences did when "The Exorcist" opened on December 26, 1973. The scene where possessed Regan spews green bile all over Father Karras became instantly iconic (and one of many reasons why moviegoers ended up leaving early). What was used to simulate the green vomit in "The Exorcist"?
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Correct Answer: Porridge with pea soup
(Source)The head spin might get more attention, and "the power of Christ compels you" lives on in infamy, but the vomit to the face deserves just as much credit for traumatizing generations of moviegoers. Everyone assumes it was just pea soup, but the effects team mixed it with porridge because it's really important that movie vomit has the right color AND chunky consistency.
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