Exorcist II: The Heretic

About Exorcist II: The Heretic

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned?

Exorcist II: The Heretic is a 1977 horror film directed by John Boorman. It runs 118 minutes and was released in June 1977.

The film is filed under audacious, possession, priest, and demonic possession. The film began as a novel.

Richard Burton appears as Father Philip Lamont, Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil, Louise Fletcher as Dr. Gene Tuskin, and Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin. The screenplay is by Rospo Pallenberg and William Goodhart. It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel and TCM in the United States.

The Exorcist III, Exorcist: The Beginning, and Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist make useful companions to Exorcist II: The Heretic, all filed under exorcism and pact with the devil. TMDB voters put it at 4.5 out of 10 across 828 votes and it carries a R rating.