Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) - Quotes

Memory and Time in Exorcist II

Tagline: It's four years later...what does she remember?

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The Illusion of Defeat and Power

Father Lamont: Merrin defeated you.

Pazuzu: No, in his own place of power he gained a little time. That's all.

Father Lamont: It was because the boy was a healer. That's why you attacked him. Now I see. But Merrin saved him.

Pazuzu: Never! I could claim Kokumo even now. I'll show you power.

Father Lamont: He's still alive! Where is he?

Pazuzu: You want me to take you to him?

Father Lamont: Yes.

Pazuzu: Are you sure?

Father Lamont: Show me.

Pazuzu: [Pazuzu's and Regan's voice speaking at the same time] Come, fly the teeth of the wind. Share my wings.

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Seeking Peace Through Connection and Understanding

Sharon: All the time, I longed to see her. Finally, I came back and found that when I'm with her is the only time when I'm at peace. Why would that be? I can't understand it, it frightens me!

Father Lamont: Have you tried a psychiatrist or a priest?

Sharon: I'm talking to one now, aren't I?

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Discussion of a location and its significance

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 supposed to remember anything.

Regan MacNeil: I know.

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The Need for Prayer and Reflection

The Cardinal: You're in dire need of prayer. I suggest you make a retreat.

Father Lamont: A retreat? Why not an advance?

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Understanding Autism Through Conversation

Regan MacNeil: What's the matter with you?

Sandra Phalor: [hesitant, stuttering] 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Sandra Phalor: I'm withdrawn.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.

Regan MacNeil: Yes, you are. I can hear you.

Sandra Phalor: You can hear me?

Regan MacNeil: Sure!

Sandra Phalor: [pause] What's the matter with you?

Regan MacNeil: I was possessed by a demon. Oh, it's okay. He's gone!

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Eternal Bonds and Defiant Protections

Pazuzu: No! Once the wings have brushed you, you're mine forever!

Older Kokumo: If Pazuzu comes for you, I will spit a leopard.

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Father Lamont's Distress Call

Father Lamont: [last words; crushed to death] REGAN!!! AAAHH!!!

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Horrors of Fascination and Despair

Father Lamont: It was horrible. Utterly horrible... and fascinating.

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The Rising Power Within

Father Lamont: The power... it's getting nearer. Can't you feel it? The power is immense. It fills me. I can do anything.

Understanding the Nature of Evil

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.

Confronting the Existence of Ancient Evil

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!

Confronting Inner Demons for Spiritual Growth

Father Lamont: You've got to fight that demon that's inside her! It's preventing her from reaching full spiritual power!

Satan and Progressive Views in Modern Society

Father Lamont: [regarding the Catholic church] Satan has become an embarrassment to our progressive views.

The Weight of Hope and Despair

Father Lamont: When the wings have brushed you... is there no hope once the wings have brushed you?

Past Experience with Dark Forces

Father Lamont: I've flown this route before. It was on the wings of a demon.

Carrying on Father Merrin's Legacy

Father Lamont: Father Lankester Merrin died in Georgetown, near Washington, D.C., while attempting to exorcise a 12-year-old child, Regan MacNeil. The name of the spirit that possessed her was Pazuzu, an Assyrian demon traditionally known as the king of the evil spirits of the air. Father Merrin had first encountered this demon in Ethiopia forty years earlier, when it possessed a young African boy. Father Merrin believed the human spirit was on the threshold of a great leap forward—either into goodness or evil. His teachings inspired many disciples, of which I was one, and his death dispirited us deeply. So it was that four years later, I climbed a hill in South America with a heavy heart, for it had fallen to me to carry on Father Merrin's struggle.