Exorcist II: The Heretic
It's Four Years Later... What Does She Remember?
Country
Production
Budget
$14 000 000
Box office
$30 749 142
Director
Actors
Scenario
Rospo Pallenberg, William Goodhart
Producer
John Boorman, Richard Lederer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Richard Macdonald, Dean Mitzner, Richard Lawrence
Audition
Editing
Short description
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism.
What's left behind the scenes
- Ellen Burstyn refused to reprise her role from the first part, and the filmmakers had to hire Kitty Winn, who played the protagonist's nanny.
- Linda Blair was long persuaded to star in the sequel, and she eventually agreed when she liked the script, but later expressed regret, as a result of numerous revisions it no longer resembled what she had originally signed on for, but she could not refuse due to the terms of her contract.
- Richard Burton agreed to participate only for the money and drank heavily during filming, while Linda Blair had drug problems and was regularly late for shifts.
- Stanley Kubrick declined an offer to direct the film and tried to dissuade John Burman.
- Linda Blair refused to wear the gruesome makeup from the first part, and a stunt double performed her role in the flashbacks.
- According to William Friedkin, at the pre-premiere screening, an enraged crowd of viewers chased the film's producers down the street. The director of the first part also did not appreciate the film.
- The scene with Regan on the edge of the balcony was not filmed in a studio – Linda Blair genuinely screamed in fear, and the director was fully aware that it would be impossible to catch the actress if she fell.
- Ellen Burstyn refused to reprise her role from the first part, so the creators had to hire Kitty Winn, who had played the main character's nanny.
- Linda Blair had to be persuaded for a long time to appear in the sequel, and she eventually agreed because she liked the script; however, she later expressed regret, as repeated revisions made it unlike what she had originally signed up for, but she could not withdraw due to the terms of her contract.
- Richard Burton agreed to participate only for the money and drank heavily during filming, while Linda Blair struggled with drug problems and regularly arrived late to the set.
- Stanley Kubrick turned down an offer to direct the film and tried to dissuade John Boorman from doing it.
- Linda Blair refused to wear the eerie makeup from the first part, so a body double played her role in the flashbacks.
- According to William Friedkin, an enraged crowd of viewers chased the film's producers down the street during a pre-premiere screening. The director of the first part also did not appreciate the movie.
- The scene with Regan on the edge of the balcony was not filmed in a studio; Linda Blair was screaming in genuine fear, and the director was well aware that it would be impossible to catch the actress if she fell.
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