‘Boorman and the Devil’ Director on Finding the Real Story Behind ‘Exorcist II’

One of film's biggest botched sequels finally gets its due in Boorman And The Devil

When The Exorcist hit theaters in December 1973, Francis Ford Coppola was in the middle of fighting Paramount to call his upcoming sequel The Godfather Part II. Follow-up films weren’t even close to unheard of in Hollywood, but, because a studio fully invested in making something more than a quick cash-grab—and something that took for granted that the audience had already seen the juggernaut original—The Godfather forever changed them. A few yea…

‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: This Deep Dive Into How ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Spiraled Out of Control Deserves a Wide Release

David Kittredge conjures a true film lover's retrospective in magical John Boorman documentary with Linda Blair in 'Exorcist II: The Heretic.' Review.

‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny

“Boorman and the Devil” is a disaster movie that feels like a party. It’s a documentary about the making of one of the worst movies of its time, and maybe of all time — “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” the spectacularly misconceived and maladroit sequel to “The Exorcist.” It was a film so singular in its awfulness that when it came out in the summer of 1977, audiences laughed at it (they literally did), and the director, John Boorman, made a frantic …

Boorman and the Devil Is a Moving Tale from the Dark Side - POV Magazine

Being a huge fan of documentaries about filmmaking, and especially about disastrous films, my expectations for Boorman and the Devil were very high. After all, this is about the making of and fallout from The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), widely regarded as one of the most anticipated and ultimately most disastrous sequels in film history after the massive success of William Friedkin’s Oscar winning 1973 film. I knew that director John Boorma…

Boorman and the Devil — David Kittredge [Review]

Tucked into his cozy country home in County Wicklow, Ireland, legendary film director John Boorman — of Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, and Excalibur fame — is asked if he has any advice for aspiring filmmakers. “Find a better job,” is his response. Boorman and The Devil, an elaborate making-of documentary structured around this lengthy, in-depth [...] The post Boorman and the Devil — David Kittredge [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.

‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: How ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Became a Hollywood Horror Disaster

In the horror genre, when Hollywood has a major hit, it doesn’t wait to capitalize on it. Many franchises began that way, including Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween, just to name a few. So when The Exorcist came out and shocked audiences and studio executives with its massive box office haul, a sequel was inevitable. What no one was prepared for was 1977’s Exorcist II: The Heretic. The film is a colossal misfire, a financi…