Taglines: It’s four years later…what does she remember?
Exorcist 2 movie storyline. Dr. Gene Tuskin works with troubled children, perhaps none more troubled than Regan MacNeil, who suffers from bad dreams and repressed memories. The memories she represses are of the time she was possessed by a demon. Dr. Tuskin’s invention, a device that hypnotizes two persons and links their minds together, reveals that the demon, named Pazuzu, still lurks within her. It is desperate to emerge again and wreak havoc.
Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont is ordered by his cardinal to investigate the death of Father Merrin, the priest who died while performing an exorcism on Regan. Father Lamont undertakes his task reluctantly. He feels unworthy of his assignment. He also feels that Evil is literally an entity and that this entity is winning the battle over Good. His investigation takes him to Africa where he locates another recipient of Merrin’s exorcising and learns something fascinating and terrible about locusts.
Exorcist II: The Heretic is a 1977 American horror film directed by John Boorman and written by William Goodhart, and starring Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid and James Earl Jones. It is a sequel to William Friedkin’s 1973 film The Exorcist based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty and the second installment of The Exorcist franchise. The film is set four years after the original film and centers on the now 16-year-old Regan MacNeil, who is still recovering from her previous demonic possession.
The film was a critical failure at the time of its release. Exorcist II is often considered not just the worst film in the series but one of the worst major films of all time. It was the last film to feature veteran actor Paul Henreid.
Exorcist 2: The Heretic (1977)
Directed by: John Boorman
Starring: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid, James Earl Jones, Barbara Cason, Rose Portillo, Belinda Beatty, Ned Beatty, Tiffany Kinney
Screenplay by: William Goodhart
Production Design by: Richard Macdonald
Cinematography by: William A. Fraker
Film Editing by: Tom Priestley
Costume Design by: Robert De Mora
Set Decoration by: John P. Austin
Art Direction by: Jack T. Collis
Music by: Ennio Morricone
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: June 17, 1977
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