Episode 189 — Chatting With Filmmaker David Kittredge About His Documentary "Boorman and the Devil" — Part 1
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Castbox On the latest episode of Hollywood Obsessed, Tony Miros sits down with acclaimed filmmaker David Kittredge, whose fascinating documentary “Boorman and the Devil” explores the troubled production and enduring legacy of John Boorman’s controversial film “Exorcist II: The Heretic.” Now playing in theaters nationwide, the documentary takes a thoughtful, deeply researched look at one of Hollywood’s most misunderstood cinematic experiments.
David shares his lifelong love of movies, his journey toward becoming a filmmaker, and his fascination with “The Exorcist” and its ambitious, unconventional sequel. He discusses why he believes “The Heretic” deserves more than the ridicule it received, the extraordinary risks John Boorman took, and the devastating audience backlash that followed the film’s release—including one of the most infamous preview screenings in movie history.
Tony and David also explore the inspiration behind “Boorman and the Devil”, including the encouragement of fellow documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz and David’s determination to preserve the stories of the filmmakers and crew who brought “The Heretic” to life. He reveals the challenges of making the documentary over nearly a decade, conducting interviews with John Boorman, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, and others, and shaping hours of fascinating material into a feature-length film.
From Richard Burton’s complicated involvement to the documentary’s original 196-minute rough cut, David offers an entertaining and revealing behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Boorman and the Devil.” He also discusses the film’s unexpected audience reactions, his love of physical media, and the importance of celebrating filmmakers who dared to swing for the fences. Cinephiles and fans of Hollywood history won’t want to miss this fascinating conversation!
DAVID KITTREDGE
David Kittredge is a director, editor, writer, producer, and all-around cinema geek living and working in Los Angeles, with occasional time spent in New York. He spends way too much time reading about HDR cinematography and post-production workflows, waxing poetic about “Lost Highway”, “Dressed to Kill”, “The Red Shoes”, “Lawrence of Arabia”, and “Exorcist II: The Heretic”—and explaining why Sensurround was actually pretty cool.
In 2025, David’s latest documentary, “Boorman and the Devil”, had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The film is now receiving its national theatrical release, in theaters across the United States.
In 2015, David edited “54: The Director’s Cut”, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. This new and vastly different version of the 1998 film features 44 minutes of footage not seen in the original theatrical release. The project took six months to recut, restore, and reconstruct. David also produced and edited the behind-the-scenes documentary “If You Could Read My Mind”, which appears on the Blu-ray and explores the process of creating the director’s cut.
In 2009, David wrote, directed, and co-edited the award-winning feature film “Pornography: A Thriller”. The film screened at more than 25 film festivals, winning multiple awards before its U.S. theatrical release.
David has also written and directed two award-winning short films that screened at dozens of film festivals: “Fairy Tale” and “Target Audience”, the latter of which was a Teddy Award nominee at the Berlin Film Festival.
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David Kittredge is a director, editor, writer, producer, and all-around cinema geek living and working in Los Angeles, with occasional time spent in New York. He spends way too much time reading about HDR cinematography and post-production workflows, waxing poetic about Lost Highway, Dressed to Kill, The Red Shoes, Lawrence of Arabia, and Exorcist II: The Heretic—and explaining why Sensurround was actually pretty cool.
In 2025, David’s latest documentary, Boorman and the Devil, had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The film is now receiving its national theatrical release, in theaters across the United States.
In 2015, David edited 54: The Director’s Cut, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. This new and vastly different version of the 1998 film features 44 minutes of footage not seen in the original theatrical release. The project took six months to recut, restore, and reconstruct. David also produced and edited the behind-the-scenes documentary If You Could Read My Mind, which appears on the Blu-ray and explores the process of creating the director’s cut.
In 2009, David wrote, directed, and co-edited the award-winning feature film Pornography: A Thriller. The film screened at more than 25 film festivals, winning multiple awards before its U.S. theatrical release. It is now available on DVD, VOD, and Digital HD.
In addition to writing, producing, directing, and editing hundreds of promos, sizzles, commercials, branded-content pieces, online projects, and interstitials, David has worked with networ… Read More