Sorceress II: The Temptress is a 1996 erotic horror film directed by Richard Styles. It was presented as a sequel to Sorceress and, like the 1995 film, featured Julie Strain in the main role, but it was in fact unrelated to the first film in terms of plot and characters. The film was poorly received.
The film was written and directed by Richard Styles, unlike its predecessor, which was directed by Jim Wynorski.[2][3] However, it is still credited as "[a] Jim Wynorski Production" and Wynorski himself even makes a brief appearance in the film. Actress Julie Strain plays the lead role in both films[4][5], but hers is an entirely different character than in the first film. It also re-uses Julie Strain’s opening footage from the previous film, where she is performing a magical ritual while wearing a see-through robe. Despite the title, the story has indeed no connection to the original film. TV Guide sums the convenient shift as follows: "Under the guise of a cosmetics company CEO, the powerful witch from Sorceress (1995) with the killer looks and a new identity, Tara Coventry, picks up where she left off."[6]
"The video success of Sorceress has prompted the inevitable" sequel, noted Femme Fatales in 1995, adding: "Shooting is scheduled for May on a slave plantation in northern Florida."[7] Strain's scenes were wrapped by April 1996.[8]
Release and reception
In the United Kingdom, it was titled Legion of Evil: Sorceress II.[9]
The film is less well-known than its predecessor, which has been considered by some as a cult film.[13]AllMovie's Mark Deming awarded the film two out of five stars.[14]
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