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Exorcist II: The Heretic

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4.5/10 • 731

1977-06-171h 58m

Horror

It's Four Years Later... What Does She Remember?

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

Directors
John Boorman
Writters
William Goodhart, Rospo Pallenberg
Characters
William Peter Blatty
Editors
William Goodhart, Tom Priestley

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  1. Richard Burton

    Richard Burton

    Father Philip Lamont

  2. Linda Blair

    Linda Blair

    Regan MacNeil

  3. Louise Fletcher

    Louise Fletcher

    Dr. Gene Tuskin

  4. Max von Sydow

    Max von Sydow

    Father Lankester Merrin

  5. Kitty Winn

    Kitty Winn

    Sharon Spencer

  6. Paul Henreid

    Paul Henreid

    The Cardinal

  7. James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    Older Kokumo

  8. Ned Beatty

    Ned Beatty

    Edwards

  9. Belinda Beatty

    Belinda Beatty

    Liz

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talisencrw

Oct 7, 2016

5/10

I have all the respect in the world for John Boorman--his 'Point Blank' and 'Deliverance' are excellent--but this sequel to one of the greatest horror movies ever made simply falls listless and flat. Of course, the script is extremely talky and lifeless--as if it had been 'exorcised' of all the wonder and shock that William Friedkin's vision of the battle of good vs. evil would entail. Yes, Sir Richard Burton was a great actor--yet when shoehorned with a crappy script and with his more irritating peccadillos left unrestrained, he can be such a chore and bore to watch. Though I have not seen the two more recent 'prequels' for the 'Exorcist' franchise, I can safely say that while 'Exorcist II' is not the worst horror movie ever made (that, by the way, never seemed its intention), it's certainly the worst of the original trilogy--and by a country mile. This is a work that would probably bore the demons so much, they would decide to get out of Regan MacNeil's body, and perhaps even leave Earth's plane altogether, never even wanting a return ticket.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$14,000,000.00
Revenue
$30,749,142.00
Keywords
1970sreligion and supernaturalexorcismpossessionhypnosispact with the devilsequelexaminationpriestdevilroman catholic churchdemonic possessionlocustfaith healingsupernatural horrorplayfulabsurdaudacious