Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Movie Review 2005

Paul Schrader's dark and intensely serious horror movie about demon-possession gone wrong. Released less because of the interest in another "Exorcist" spin-off, but more in hopes of cashing in on the curiosity to see such an unusual studio maneuver. This "prequel" disappointed the Morgan Creek execs, who then decided to re-shoot the entire movie with a new director and a few new actors. That movie became "Exorcist: The Beginning." With nothing to lose, the studio plunked in some CGI and released their original investment under this slightly different title. It's better than their reshoot, and makes for a fascinating experiment when paired up scene-for-scene with "The Beginning."

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 116 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Exorcism & Exorcists, Holocaust, World War II, Africa

Screenplay

William Wisher, Caleb Carr

Cast

Stellan Skarsgard, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Andrew French, Israel Adurama, Eddie Osei, Antoine Kamerling, Julian Wadham, Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

Director

Paul Schrader

Music

Trevor Rabin, Angelo Badalamenti,

Other

Tim Silano, Marco Trentini, Andy Nicholson, Luke Reichle, John Graysmark

Producer

James G. Robinson, Morgan Creek Productions