Four years have passed
since Regan (Linda Blair) was posessed by
a demon named Pazuzu and now she is under
the care of a shrink named Dr. Gene
Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) as Regan helps
kids out with mental disabilities at
Tuskin's hospital.
Gene tries to get any informantion what
has happened to Regan by talking to her
but still convinces Gene that she only
remembers having nightmares and being
sick
But Gene uses a machine on Regan to find
out what had happened and the two of them
go in a trance which nearly kills Gene.
Later on Regan seems to have special
types of powers from her mind and a
priest named Father Lamont (Richard
Burton) convinced that she is still
posessed and that there is a demon in
Gene's hypnotic machine.
Father Lamont has a task to investigate
Father Merrin's death leading her to
Regan and so he takes Regan to her old
house to try and put a stop to Pazuzu
while there are many posessed youths that
this demon is creating back in Africa.
An exciting flick
but nowhere near as effective or well
done as the first one. Many fans were
disappointed and critics bombed it.
I didn't find it all that bad. Sure it's
a bit of a downer but I enjoyed it for
what it was.
Then they made an Exorcist 3
making the film a direct sequel to the
first one as they tried to make this one
a total write off. What a shame.
Linda Blair still
does a good job as Regan like in the
first one and it's nice to see her
character play a 16 year old and trying
all sorts of talents too including tap
dancing..
Richard Burton is great as a
hard edged preacher who tries to be
protective but ending up in all sorts of
hazards.
I also enjoyed Louise Fletcher
performing as a nice and caring shrink
and does a terrific job at it.
We have an effective appearance by James
Earl Jones as he plays a great
intimidating witch doctor during a
nigthmare sequence but yet in reality is
a nice decent one proving to be very
versatile in his roles with the film.
There is a woman
in Africa topless.
During a
hallucination sequence while a woman is
being hypnotised there is an image of a
heart being pulled out.
A heart is ripped out of a posessed Regan
lookalike.
I really enjoyed John Boorman's
work on this one although he doesn't pack
the suspense and terror like Friedkin
did with the first film.
He made the posessed kids in Africa look
extremely effective and Richard
Burton performs well doing an
exorcism as it looks intense too as well
as visions of moths and crickets invading
the desert with locals there.
We also have a nice dialogue scene
between Linda Blair and Louise
Fletcher as patient and shrink when Fletcher's
character tries to choke information out
of Blair's character about that
terrifying time she was posessed.
I also liked how they hypnotised Blair's
character to find out about the demon who
posessed her which was also well directed
and it takes her back to when she was
posessed at the age of 12 and this
involves actors Burton and Fletcher
since they all make that scene
extremely effective and creepy too.
There's also a great flashback sequence
during this event involving Max Von
Sydow as Father Merrin since it
never explained from the first one on how
he died because this film explains it as
it was a fresh performance by this actor.
Burton shows a nice stern and
serious look when he tries to get Fletcher
out of as deadly trance
Another great scene was when Burton
enters the old house from the first movie
having a strange presence about it as the
blocking and emotions looked really good.
I will never forget the direction with Blair
when she talks to a very toung uncredited
Dana Plato (Bless her soul) as
an autistic child with their dialogue
together and it looked very touching too
The best direction was with Burton
and Robert Earl Jones together
during a nightmare sequence when Burtons
character is about tio walk on some sharp
objects.
There was also a suspenseful scene when Burton
and Blair's characters take the
train to her old house.
One of my favourite directions of his was
when Linda's character is
sleepwalking and almost falling off a
building.
Also I liked the scene with Blair
and Burton when they return to
the old house but it is evil with wind
storms etc.
Ennio Morricone does
a terrific job with composing the music
but yet it isn't as well noted as from
the first one but the sounds and
everything else in this film is superb.
A soundtrack of his music was once
available but is now out of print.
Father
Lamont: I've flown this route before. It
was on the wings of a demon.
Father
Lamont: Pazuzu, king of the evil spirits
of the air, help me to find Kokumo!
Father
Lamont: When the wings have brushed
you... is there no hope once the wings
have brushed you?
Pazuzu:
No! Once the wings have brushed you,
you're mine forever!
Kokumo:
If Pazuzu comes for you I will spit a
leopard.
The
Cardinal: Perhaps you should take a
retreat.
Father Lamont: A retreat? Why not an
advance?
Regan
MacNeil: Was it in Africa?
Father Lamont: Yes.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: How do you know that?
Regan MacNeil: Well it looked like
something I saw at the natural history
museum.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: But you weren't suppose
to remember anything.
Regan MacNeil: I know.
Regan
MacNeil: [possessed] Call me by my dream
name. Call me!
[regarding
the Catholic Church]
Father Lamont: Satan has become an
embarrassment to our progressive views.
Father Lamont: Have you tried a
psychiatrist or a priest?
Father
Lamont: Don't you understand... that I
was face to face with the Evil that's
inside her. Your machine has proved
scientifically that there's an ancient
demon locked within her!
Father
Lamont: You've got to fight that demon
that's inside her! It's preventing her
from reaching full spiritual power!
Father
Lamont: Don't hide behind science! You're
better then that!
Father
Lamont: You realize what you're up
against, don't you? Evil. Evil is a
spiritual being, alive and living,
perverted and perverting, weaving its way
insidiously into the very fabric of life.
Father
Lamont: Was, uh... was Father Merrin
afraid?
Sharon: You'd better see where it
happened.
[before
leaving to find Kokumo] Father Lamont: If
he can teach me how he has survived
Pazuzu... I'll come back and let you
know.
Father
Lamont: Pazuzu has brushed me with his
wings.
Regan MacNeil: Don't worry, Father Merrin
will help us.
Father
Lamont: If I can find this man Kokumo, it
would prove beyond doubt that the
exorcisms were valid.
Father
Lamont: The power... its getting nearer.
Can't you feel it? The power is immense.
It fills me. I can do anything.
Father
Merrin: Not only Kokumo, but others like
him began to appear in the world. I found
these people where I could, and tried to
protect them against evil. So Satan has
sent Pazuzu to destroy this goodness.
Phillip, you must take my place. She's
precious, and I entrust her to you.
Regan
MacNeil: You want me to take you to him?
Father Lamont: Yes.
Regan MacNeil: Come. Fly the teeth of the
wind. Share my wings.
Dr. Gene
Tuskin: Where is she?
Sharon: She's on the roof. She's always
there. I can't lock her up.
Regan
MacNeil: Father, see me. Please, see me.
Regan
MacNeil: I wish you'd help Father Lamont.
He needs your help.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: What do you mean? How
can I help him? I don't know how to help
him.
Regan MacNeil: Yes, you do.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: Regan, what are you
talking about?
Regan MacNeil: You know... going into
sync.... trying to reach him like that.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: You told me he was in
Africa.
Regan MacNeil: When you're in sync, it's
different. I mean, it doesn't matter
where you are. You can find them.... you
know, help them.
Dr. Gene Tuskin: Regan, is that why you
haven't been coming to see me? 'Cause I
won't let you into sync?
Regan MacNeil: Yes.
Dr. Gene
Tuskin: I can't. I have to do what I
think is best for you.
Regan MacNeil: What's the matter with
you?
Sandra Phalor: I'm autistic.
Regan MacNeil: How do you mean?
Sandra Phalor: I'm withdrawn. I can't
talk.
Regan MacNeil: But you're talking now.
Yes, you are. I can hear you.
Sandra Phalor: You can hear me? What's
the matter with you?
Regan MacNeil: I was possessed by a
demon. It's OK. He's gone.
Regan
MacNeil: I was possessed by a demon. Oh,
but it's okay, he's gone now!
Regan
MacNeil: Father, please don't be lost to
me.
Pazuzu:
Kill her! We command you!
Regan
MacNeil: You must tear out her evil
heart.
Pazuzu:
Puzuzu's Regan is the only Regan.
Father
Lamont: The enemy of the human race is
subdued.
Father
Lamont: Were you ever...
Older Kokumo: Possessed by Pazuzu?
[laughs]
Older
Kokumo: That's what my mother used to
tell me.
Regan
MacNeil: He's with me. Come down. Down,
Father. To meet me.
Pazuzu:
Regan! Come! We're going flying far, far
away!
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