Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
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| Directed by | Paul Schrader |
| Produced by | James G. Robinson |
| Written by | William Wisher Jr. Caleb Carr |
| Starring | Stellan Skarsgård Gabriel Mann Clara Bellar Billy Crawford |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti Dog Fashion Disco Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Editing by | Tim Silano |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | May 20, 2005 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Language | English |
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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 horror / thriller film directed by Paul Schrader.
The film was originally shelved after Renny Harlin replaced Schrader as the director of Exorcist: The Beginning. But after the poor response to Harlin's version, Morgan Creek allowed Schrader's version of the film to be released under the title Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.
The film is essentially the same story as Exorcist: The Beginning, though the mood is more thoughtful, and there is less violence.
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[edit] Plot
The young Father Lankester Merrin (played by Skarsgård, who played the same part in the 2004 prequel) travels to East Africa. He intends to rebuild his faith, which had faltered after witnessing some of the atrocities of World War II.
He meets up with a team of archaeologists, who are seeking to unearth a church that they believe has been buried for centuries. Merrin helps them, and the ensuing events result in an encounter with Pazuzu, the demon who would return in The Exorcist.
[edit] Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Father Lankester Merrin
- Gabriel Mann as Father Francis
- Clara Bellar as Rachel Lesno
- Billy Crawford as Cheche
- Ralph Brown as Sergeant Major
- Israel Aduramo as Jomo
[edit] Trivia
- It is shot in Univisium (2:1) aspect ratio, although it was theatrically presented in 2.39:1.
- Paul's son Sam suggested Dog Fashion Disco do the score for the last 10 minutes of the movie. The song that they wrote, "Satan's March", is based in part on Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's "A Hymn to the Morning Star."
- The final shot of the film is a reference to the final shot of The Searchers.
- Father Francis' line "Satan is real!" is a reference to the Louvin Brothers' album and song of the same name.
- This is the first Warner Bros. film to have an original (but scrapped) version of a sequel / prequel to be released. The next film to have the same treatment was Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, only to be a straight-to-DVD release. That film was released on November 28, 2006.
- Liam Neeson was cast first when John Frankenheimer was the director but due to scheduling conflicts Liam had to step down as Father Merrin before Paul Schrader was hired to direct the film.
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Novels: Exorcism • The Ninth Configuration • Legion
Original films: The Exorcist (1973) • Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) • The Exorcist III (1990)
Prequel films: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
Other: The Ninth Configuration (1980) • Repossessed (1990) • Possessed (2000)
