Deliver Us From Evil Featurette Shows Us the Real Ralph Sarchie

"These demons, they're not looking at me as a physical body, they're looking at me as a soul. And they want that soul and they want to torment that soul." A new 15 minute featurette takes viewers into the life of Ralph Sarchie, the real-life inspiration for Eric Bana's character in Scott Derrickson’s Deliver Us From Evil.

Featuring footage of the modern-day Ralph Sarchie and mixing in older news footage and personal videos, including a 1992 exorcism, this featurette gives viewers a big taste of the former New York cop and how he approaches his job as a demonologist. Having retired after 18 years in the police force with the honor of being a decorated sergeant, Ralph Sarchie shows viewers how he takes a methodical, police procedural-like approach to exorcising homes and people. You can check out the mini-documentary below:

“In DELIVER US FROM EVIL, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Based upon the book, which details Sarchie’s bone-chilling real-life cases.”

Deliver Us From Evil stars Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Sean Harris and Joel McHale. The script was written by Scott Derrickson & Paul Boardman, who previously worked together on The Exorcism Of Emily Rose. The movie will be released to US theaters on July 2nd.

Check back over the next couple of weeks for our exclusive interview with director Scott Derrickson, who told us about adapting the book, meeting the real Ralph Sarchie, and his upcoming projects.