Boorman and the Devil

David Kittredge

2025•112 min.•

United States of America

Featuring commentary from surviving participants, as well as other filmmakers and critics, this documentary chronicles the career of director John Boorman and the tumultuous production of his film Exorcist II: The Heretic, exploring its critical and commercial failure, how it changed the industry, and the importance of risk-taking in art.

Documentary
Horror

Cast

John Boorman
Self
Louise Fletcher
Self
Karyn Kusama
Self
Mike Flanagan
Self
Joe Dante
Self
SA
Simon Abrams
Self
Linda Blair
Self
GB
Garrett Brown
Self
BE
Bilge Ebiri
Self
JH
Jim Hemphill
Self
VH
Victor Hsu
Self
RP
Rospo Pallenberg
Self
DP
Doug Pentek
Self
RLVJ
Ronald L. Vargas Jr.
Self
SZ
Stephanie Zacharek
Self

Crew

DK
David Kittredge
Directing
Travis Stevens
Production
Jim Fall
Production
DK
David Kittredge
Production
EDV
Eduardo Daniel Victoria
Sound
AK
Alan Koenigsberg
Production
SD
Seamus Deasy
Crew
EH
Edward Herrera
Crew
AJ
Alan Jacobsen
Crew
Elle Schneider
Crew
DK
David Kittredge
Editing
GI
Glenn Irish
Sound
DS
Dan Snow
Sound
EZ
Ethan Zeitman
Sound
NH
Nicholas Hasson
Editing