Exorcist II: The Heretic is a 1977 horror film and the sequel to William Friedkin's 1973 film The Exorcist, directed by John Boorman from a screenplay by William Goodhart and starring Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones, Ned Beatty and Kitty Winn. The film is set four years after The Exorcist, and centers on a 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. The Heretic is often considered the worst film in the series. Philip Lamont, a priest... struggling with his faith, attempts to exorcise a possessed South American girl, who claims to "heal the sick." Afterwards, Lamont is assigned by the Cardinal to investigate the death of Father Lankester Merrin, who had been killed four years prior in the course of exorcising the Assyrian demon Pazuzu from Regan MacNeil. The Cardinal informs Lamont that Merrin is up on posthumous heresy charges due to his controversial writings.
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| Release date: | June 17, 1977 |
| Directed by: | John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 118 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Boorman, Richard Lederer |
| Editor: | Tom Priestley |
| Music by: | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography: | William A. Fraker |
| Screenplay by: | John Boorman, William Goodhart, Rospo Pallenberg |
| Estimated budget: | $17,500,000 |