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Exorcist 2: The Heretic

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Exorcist 2: The Heretic (1977)

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Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Synopsis: Richard Burton stars as exorcist Father Philip Lamont in John Boorman's sequel to THE EXORCIST. The cleric, who is struggling with his faith, is investigating the death of Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow), who was killed in the course of exorcising the Assyrian demon Pazuzu from Regan MacNeil... Richard Burton stars as exorcist Father Philip Lamont in John Boorman's sequel to THE EXORCIST. The cleric, who is struggling with his faith, is investigating the death of Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow), who was killed in the course of exorcising the Assyrian demon Pazuzu from Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair). Although now seemingly normal, Regan continues to be monitored at a psychiatric institute by Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher). In an attempt to plumb her memories of exorcism, Dr. Tuskin has hypnotized the girl, to whom she's linked by a "synchronizer" and is so overcome by "witnessing" Regan's memory of the event that Lamont has to rescue her. After a tour of the Georgetown house where the exorcism took place, Lamont returns to be coupled with Regan by synchronizer. The priest is spirited to the past by Pazuzu to observe Father Merrin exorcising a young boy, Kokumo (Joey Green), in Africa. Learning that the boy developed special powers to fight Pazuzu, who appears as a swarm of locusts, Lamont journeys to Africa, defying his superior, to seek help from the adult Kokumo (James Earl Jones). [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow

Director: John Boorman
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Producer: Richard Lederer
Screenwriter: William Goodhart
Producer: John Boorman

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 6, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Ending
  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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11/23/04
Emanuel Levy
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Very enjoyable in retrospect, and a big improvement on its source material.

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03/19/04
Jake Euker
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One fascinating disaster--an anti-Exorcist sequel from a filmmaker openly contemptuous of the original.

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08/27/03
Ken Hanke
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Not as bad as I was led to believe. Some interesting ideas about the aftermath. But alas, still not a compelling story.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
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2/5

What a shameless, awlful follow-up to one of horror's greatest moments

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
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Compelling reasons for watching Exorcist II? Well, there's Richard Burton's voice. Then, there's...uh.... Oh, forget it. There are no reasons for watching this film.

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09/08/02
John J. Puccio
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Just plain silly but has a sort of bad movie charm.

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08/08/02
KJB
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Possibly the worst film ever made and surely the worst sequel ever made.

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08/01/02
Bill Chambers
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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How could such a sure-thing sequel end up so absolutely atrocious? I've no idea.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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07/26/02
Rob Vaux
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04/25/01
Christopher Null
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02/27/01
James Kendrick
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