The Exorcist III (1990) filming locations

Hitchcock Steps

Washington, United States

Public staircase of 74 steps built in 1895, connecting Prospect Street to M Street in Georgetown; it was called the Hitchcock Steps.

The scene : The opening sequence rushes down 36th Street to the famous staircase; later, Father Dyer gazes from Prospect Street at the steps where Father Karras met his end.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Washington, United States

The scene : A cold wind sweeps through the nave and the Christ on the crucifix suddenly opens his eyes; it is also here that a priest, while confessing a stranger, is brutally murdered.

Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Washington, United States

Chapel of Georgetown University was built in 1893, at the heart of the Dahlgren Quadrangle.

The scene : Father Dyer is holding a service in the campus chapel, the very same one that was shown profaned in the first film.

Washington, United States

An iconic building of Georgetown University, constructed in 1879 according to the designs of Paul J. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer, and designated a National Historic Landmark on December 23, 1987; it houses the office of the university's president.

The scene : Healy Hall appears multiple times on screen, just as it did in the first The Exorcist.

The Tombs

Washington, United States

Georgetown bar-restaurant that inspired the bar in St. Elmo's Fire.

The scene : Upon exiting the cinema, Kinderman and Father Dyer sit down at this basement bar, which is also hinted at in the background of the film's opening scenes.

Washington, United States

Restaurant founded in 1933 by former baseball player and manager Billy Martin, presented as the oldest family restaurant in Washington.

The scene : The Georgetown filming location guide lists this tavern among the film's sets, without specifying which scene takes place there.

1303 Wisconsin Avenue NW (Georgetown)

Washington, United States

The scene : On the anniversary evening of Karras' death, Father Dyer waits for Kinderman outside this cinema where they are going to see It's a Wonderful Life; in the background, the golden dome of the old Riggs Bank stands out.

Washington, United States

The scene : The film opens with an unsettling descent down the street, from Holy Trinity Church to the steps of the Exorcist; a rowing team from the Potomac passes by carrying their boat.

Washington, United States

A road bridge crossing the Potomac River between Georgetown in Washington and Rosslyn in Virginia.

The scene : On the bank, just a stone's throw from the bridge connecting Georgetown to Virginia, the police find the corpse of a teenager: evil has just awakened.

Washington, United States

The scene : It is near this nautical club, by the Potomac, that the body of young Thomas Kintry is discovered.

4651 Kenmore Drive NW (Foxhall Village)

Washington, United States

The scene : This house in Foxhall Village serves as the home of Lieutenant Kinderman.

N Street NW & 35th Street NW (Georgetown)

Washington, United States

The scene : This street corner serves as the entrance to the hospital where Kinderman interrogates the killer Gemini (Brad Dourif), who occasionally takes on the features of Karras.

Nevils Building (Georgetown University)

Washington, United States

The scene : This university building is part of the block that portrays the hospital on screen.

Washington, United States

The scene : Sources contradict each other regarding his role: one sees it as Kinderman's police station, while the other identifies it as one of the buildings representing the hospital.

New York, United States

Monumental Beaux-Arts style train station inaugurated in 1913, one of the largest in the world by the number of platforms, located on 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. It was designed by the architectural firms Reed and Stem and Warren and Wetmore and is a dead-end underground railway station.

The scene : The hall of the grand New York train station is associated with Kinderman's surreal dream, half-station, half-oversized hospital.

6411 Ideal Cement Road (Castle Hayne)

Castle Hayne, United States

Inaugurated in December 1963, the Ideal Cement plant in Castle Hayne was the first cement factory in North Carolina; closed in November 1982, its immense abandoned concrete structures, nicknamed "Stage 13", later served as film sets, from Shredder's lair in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to "Dinohattan" in Super Mario Bros. Acquired by Titan Cement in 2000, it has become a cement storage and distribution terminal, closed to the public.

The scene : The abandoned factory hosts Kinderman's surreal dream, a hybrid of Grand Central and an oversized hospital.

Wilmington, United States

Large complex of film and television studios in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the largest in the United States outside California.

The scene : Part of the interiors was filmed in this studio, which was then called DEG Studios.

Los Angeles, United States

Hollywood film studios founded in 1919 (formerly Jasper Studio then Hollywood Center Studios); this is where the original 1960s television series was filmed.

The scene : All the scenes of Brad Dourif, the Gemini killer, were shot in this studio, then called Hollywood Center Studios, for the final version.

Istanbul, Türkiye

Former Byzantine basilica (537), which became a mosque, then a museum, and then a mosque again, in the heart of Sultanahmet. Built in 532 by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The scene : IMDb lists the basilica among the filming locations of the film, without specifying which scene it serves.