Horror

Exorcist II: The Heretic

- 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?

Release Date : 1977-06-17

Language :TahitianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Father Philip Lamont

Original Name : Richard Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Regan MacNeil

Original Name : Linda Blair

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Gene Tuskin

Original Name : Louise Fletcher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Lankester Merrin

Original Name : Max von Sydow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharon Spencer

Original Name : Kitty Winn

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Cardinal

Original Name : Paul Henreid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Older Kokumo

Original Name : James Earl Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edwards

Original Name : Ned Beatty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liz

Original Name : Belinda Beatty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Girl

Original Name : Rose Portillo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Phalor

Original Name : Barbara Cason

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deaf Girl

Original Name : Tiffany Kinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Kokumo

Original Name : Joey Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Monk

Original Name : Fiseha Dimetros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abbot

Original Name : Ken Renard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Hank Garrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accident Victim

Original Name : Lorry Goldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Bill Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gary Tuskin

Original Name : Shane Butterworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda Tuskin

Original Name : Joely Adams

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Lussier

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man on the Plane

Original Name : Richard Paul

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : George Skaff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Marianne Muellerleile

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sandra Phalor (uncredited)

Original Name : Dana Plato

Gender : Female

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kelley Karel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pazuzu (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Knapp

Gender : Female

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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.

tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-03

One of the many things that make The Exorcist arguably the greatest horror films ever made – or simply one of the greatest films ever made, regardless of genre –, is that it has no use for the obligatory final shot suggesting that the evil will continue. On the contrary, it ends on a hopeful, optimistic note; a welcome relief following the ordeal we, characters and viewers alike, have just endured. Exorcist II: The Heretic carries on as if that final shot had actually been there all along. It's not just that Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) must go back to dealing with Pazuzu four years after the fact – meaning that two good men died for nothing –; it's how this reencounter comes about. Once we accept the possibility of demonic possession, everything else in The Exorcist is perfectly plausible. The Heretic, on the other hand, comes up with a "synchronized hypnosis" device that leads to such ludicrous dialogue as "Your machine has proved that there's an ancient demon within her!" That this line is delivered by a frantic Richard Burton – who could achieve greatness with the right material – doesn't do it any favors. All things considered, the only heresy on display here is what director John Boorman does to the source material (in fairness to writer William Goodhart, his script was apparently rewritten beyond recognition) – I did, however, really enjoy the metaphorical use of locusts, which can go from solitary and harmless grasshoppers to, well, Legion.