The Conjuring 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of The Conjuring 2 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Conjuring 2

[ivan]

The real-life events in Enfield became the longest recorded paranormal case of poltergeist activity in history, according to star Vera Farmiga.

[willard]

This is not the first movie where Patrick Wilson has a singing cameo. In fact, he is well-versed in the art as his previous role as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) was a large singing role.

[veronica]

The remaining members of the Hodgson family visited the set. Frances O'Connor, who portrays their late mother, refused to meet them, as she feared it would affect her performance.

[marc]

Patrick Wilson did his own singing.

[frances]

Frances O'Connor's look resembles a young Barbara Hershey when she starred in The Entity (1982), another horror movie about supernatural forces. Hershey played Lorraine Lambert, the mother of Josh Lambert, in Insidious (2010). Josh Lambert was played by Patrick Wilson, who plays Ed Warren in this movie.

[lonnie]

A cinema about to have a showing of The Conjuring 2 had a poster that said, "WARNING: The film you are about to see is psychologically and emotionally disturbing. People who have attended early screenings of the film have complained about many unusual circumstances that they have experienced after seeing the film." And, to support the theory, added on the poster was, "Due to our concern for your well-being, we have invited Father Perez to be here. He will be available after the film to provide spiritual support and/or conduct a personal blessing should you feel the need. Please do not hesitate to seek help. Ask a representative where you can sign up for a session with our priest."

[terry]

Lauren Esposito was chosen for her part after a lengthy search for actresses held in the U.S., England and Australia. This marks her feature film debut.

[veronica]

In the beginning of the film, as the Hodgson children come home from school and enter the kitchen, the drapes hanging from the window make the window frame form a cross.

[stephanie]

The Society of Psychical Research in England researched this case long before the Warrens, and it was determined as "Recurrent Spontaneous Psychokinesis". Grosse and Playfair moved into the house at one point and investigated this case for over a year. The Warrens showed up and stayed for only a couple of days.

[frederick]

Loosely based upon the Warrens' investigation of the Enfield poltergeist. That incident drew multiple different teams of investigators, and Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair's investigation was fictionalized as The Enfield Haunting (2015).

[lena]

The tune being whistled by the spirit of Bill Wilkins is the folk song "This Old Man" or "Children's Marching Song".

[wesley]

Margaret is heard listening to "Don't Give Up On Us Baby" which was sung by David Soul. The song peaked at #1 in the UK for four weeks from January-February 1977. It also peaked at #1 in April 1977 in the U.S. for a single week. He also starred in Starsky and Hutch (1975). A large poster of Soul is displayed on the wall beside Margaret's bed.

[sandra]

The name of the demon "VALAK" is shown in the Warren house in three locations, and appears five times. The first is along the kitchen window in colorful cutout letters right behind Ed Warren. The second is along the edge of the wood kitchen counter in raised letters. They're just to the right of Lorraine when she's at the breakfast table with Ed. You see them again when she's standing at the sink. The third location is in the family room where Lorraine and her daughter are sitting. In the bookcase are large wooden letters staggered on two shelves. They also appear on the bracelet Judy is making. They appear both during Lorraine's dream and afterwards.

[terry]

While promoting the film in June 2016, star Vera Farmiga was still suffering from a swollen lymph node she received during filming, due to the intense screaming she had to perform. Due to technical challenges, she would sometimes do 50 takes in a row, all featuring her screaming.

[ruby]

James Wan was offered a "life-altering" amount of money in order to direct The Fate of the Furious (2017). However, he turned that opportunity down to direct The Conjuring 2 (2016) instead. "I feel rejuvenated to tell a scary story one more time," Wan wrote on Instagram.

[stephanie]

Bonnie Aarons who acts as the demon Nun is also cast as the same demon Nun in the Nun (2018) movie

[chad]

Some have claimed that the real Janet Hodgson is a gifted ventriloquist or has the power to manipulate voices, and she admitted to faking some events. She revealed that around two percent of the haunting was phony during an interview with The Telegraph.

[fred]

Unlike the original film, which was filmed with hopes of getting a PG-13 rating (though the studio and filmmakers were ultimately OK with the R that the MPAA assigned), the sequel was both written and directed with the intention that it get an R rating, which is in fact what the MPAA granted it.

[amber]

The school featured in the movie is really two schools located next to each other. One is Enfield Grammar School and the other is Chace School for Girls, in Enfield Town Market Place. Enfield Grammar is one of the oldest secondary schools in the UK, founded in 1558.