Part 1 of the Guild’s tribute to the “WTF” movies of renown director John Boorman (HOPE & GLORY, DELIVERANCE, EXCALIBUR, POINT BLANK and of course ZARDOZ that’s coming later this month) !

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) four years after her possession and exorcism.  Has the demon returned?  And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator (Richard Burton) and a research specialist (Louise Fletcher) free her from its grasp?  Employing production design and special effects that are dizzily exhilarating and a supporting cast (Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, James Earl Jones) of compelling distinction, director John Boorman draws us into the tangible experience of evil.  We fly with the demon, feel the African landscape vibrate and get engulfed in the terror of swarming locusts as Exorcist II: The Heretic weaves its fascinating, frightful spell.

“It’s the most interesting of all [the films] because it takes chances none of the other films are willing to risk.” – Cinepunx.com

“Striking, daring, truly bananas, and driven by a filmmaker eager to make something truly unique, and not just in comparison to its predecessor.” – Kayleigh Donaldson, Pajiba

“Engaging intensity, and Boorman brings off more than one visual coup (notably the ingenious locust photography in the African sequences). Dennis Wheatley fans … will love it.” – David Pirie, Time Out