Exorcist II - The Heretic

Movie
German title	Exorcist II - The Heretic
Original title	Exorcist II: The Heretic
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1977
length	118 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	John Boorman
script	William Goodhart
production	John Boorman, ; Richard Lederer
music	Ennio Morricone
camera	William A. Fraker
cut	Tom Priestley
occupation
	Linda Blair : Regan MacNeil; Richard Burton : Father Philip Lamont; Louise Fletcher : Dr. Gene Tuskin; Max von Sydow : Father Lancaster Merrin; Kitty Winn : Sharon Spencer; Paul Henreid : Cardinal; James Earl Jones : Kokumo; Ned Beatty : Edwards; Belinda Beatty : Liz;
chronology
← Predecessor ; The Exorcist	Successor → ; The Exorcist III

Exorcist II - The Heretic is the first sequel to the horror film The Exorcist . The film was directed by John Boorman in 1977 .

action

The plot of the film begins 4 years after the events of the first film. Father Lamont is to investigate the death of Father Merrin and clarify how it came about that Regan MacNeil was possessed by the demon Pazuzu . Lamont travels to Africa and meets Kokumo, who, like Regan, was also possessed by Pazuzu. The father discovers that the demon wandered around the world in the form of locusts. Regan is attacked by the demon again. Father Merrin appears to Lamont in a vision and asks him to take care of Regan. Lamont travels to Washington with Regan and they manage to defeat Pazuzu together.

criticism

The lexicon of international film ruled that the “beautiful images and colors” could not hide the “weak script”. The film offers "nothing new on the subject".

Awards

The film was nominated for the Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category. Linda Blair was nominated for Best Actress in the Horror genre, Richard Burton for Best Actor.

background

The film failed to match the success of its predecessor and grossed around 30.7 million US dollars at the box office worldwide. In 1990, Der Exorzist III was a sequel that did not follow the content of this film.

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Web links

[1] Exorcist II - The Heretic. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 28, 2017 .

[2] Winncist2.htm Box Office Mojo - Exorcist 2 - The Heretic


Novels	The Exorcist (1971) • The Sign (1983)
Movies	The Exorcist (1973) • Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977) • The Exorcist III (1990) • Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) • Dominion: Exorcist - The Beginning of Evil (2005)
watch TV	The Exorcist (TV series, since 2016)