when it was in the theaters and won the Golden Globe for Mr Blatty--and was nominated for 2 other Globes--it was called Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane--it is now The Ninth Configuration----WHY----
shareI believe that it was kind of obscure for wide release. The ninth configuration is, allegedly, some kind of theorum for proving the existence of God or a higher being. I think that Warner was marketing it as a supernatural thriller and The Ninth Configuration sounds kind of ominous.
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This film is an adaptation of Blatty's 1978 novel, The Ninth Configuration, which was itself a rewrite of his Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane, from 1966. Blatty was never satisfied with TTKK, but considered his reworking of it into Ninth Configuration his best work at that time.
sharethanx I know when he won the GOLDEN GLOBE and SCOTT WILSON WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR---it was TWINKLE TWINKLE KILLER KANE
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I think the reason could be that the name gives too much about the movie & the central character.
IMO they wouldn't want us to suspect that the doctor is a patient at the outset. Sure, they do reveal it much before the ending but still. I could be wrong though.
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time.
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