Special Report · Film year 1977
Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977)
- Special Guests
- Brian Hoyle, Paul Talbot
- Guest Co-Hosts
- David Kittredge, Samm Deighan
Show notes
On this special episode of The Projection Booth we fly upon the wings of a demon as we discuss John Boorman (opens in a new tab)'s 1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic.
It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), the little girl who, on the cusp of womanhood, was possessed by a demon in William Friedkin’s 1973 film. She’s back... And so’s the demon, Pazuzu…This time the titular exorcist is Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) who is investigating what happened to the ill-fated Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow) with the help of Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) and her hypnosis machine.
Heretical super-fans Samm Deighan (Diabolique Magazine (opens in a new tab)) and David Kittredge (who's directing a documentary about Exorcist II (opens in a new tab)) join Mike (who did a commentary track on the new Scream Factory Blu-ray release (opens in a new tab)) to look at the film, how it came to be, and its fate after release. Professor Brian Hoyle (The Cinema of John Boorman (opens in a new tab)) and writer Paul Talbot (opens in a new tab) (The Unmaking of Exorcist II (opens in a new tab)) join the fray to try and explain this cinematic oddity.
It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), the little girl who, on the cusp of womanhood, was possessed by a demon in William Friedkin’s 1973 film. She’s back... And so’s the demon, Pazuzu…This time the titular exorcist is Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) who is investigating what happened to the ill-fated Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow) with the help of Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) and her hypnosis machine.
Heretical super-fans Samm Deighan (Diabolique Magazine (opens in a new tab)) and David Kittredge (who's directing a documentary about Exorcist II (opens in a new tab)) join Mike (who did a commentary track on the new Scream Factory Blu-ray release (opens in a new tab)) to look at the film, how it came to be, and its fate after release. Professor Brian Hoyle (The Cinema of John Boorman (opens in a new tab)) and writer Paul Talbot (opens in a new tab) (The Unmaking of Exorcist II (opens in a new tab)) join the fray to try and explain this cinematic oddity.
Labels: Brian Hoyle David Kittredge James Earl Jones John Boorman Linda Blair Louise Fletcher Max Von Sydow Paul Talbot Richard Burton Samm Deighan
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Music credits
- "Magic and Ecstasy" - Mocket
- "Magic and Ecstasy" - Ugly Papas
- "Regan's Theme (From “Exorcist II The Heretic”)" - The City of Prague Philharmonic
- "Magic and Ecstacy" - Snakefinger
- "Pazuzu" - Ennio Morricone
- "Exorcist II" - Yasuto Tanaka
Links & resources
- Buy The Making of Exorcist II by Barbara Pallenberg (opens in a new tab)
- Read American Cinematographer August 1977 – The Photography of EXORCIST II THE HERETIC (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film Paperback edited by Danel Olson (opens in a new tab)
- Read about Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (opens in a new tab)
- Read The Voice from Below by Mike White (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our Alien 3 episode (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our Ninth Configuration episode (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our Sorcerer episode (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
Alex Bledsoe This is the best E2TH podcast I've heard. I've always had a soft spot for this movie (it was the first R-rated film I saw in a theater). I've listened to other podcasts about it, and they've all descended into mockery, which God (or Pazuzu) knows the film can support. But yours, in addition to its sheer *thoroughness,* is also respectful of the things Boorman attempted. You definitely earn the Good Locust Seal of Approval.Mike White Thank you so much! That really means so much!