Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all tho... Read allDamien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
- Pasarian
- (as Alan Arbus)
- Directors
- Don Taylor
- Mike Hodges(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWilliam Holden was the original choice to star in the first film, The Omen (1976), but turned it down as he did not want to star in a picture about the devil. Gregory Peck was selected as his replacement. "The Omen" went on to become a huge hit and Holden made sure he did not turn down the part in this sequel.
- GoofsSome viewers have questioned how Bugenhagen's box in Jerusalem could have contained the daggers that Robert Thorn had used in London only a few days previously. The novelization makes it clear that the daggers were returned to Bugenhagen by a priest of the London church where Robert Thorn had attempted to stab Damien.
- Quotes
Damien Thorn: Yes. Born in the image of the greatest power in the world! The Desolate One. Desolate because his greatness was taken from him and he was cast down. But he has risen, Mark, in me!
- Crazy creditsAn abridged 6 second version of the Alfred Newman Fox fanfare is heard
- Alternate versionsThe original version was released uncut with a "Not under 16" rating in German cinemas in 1978, the 1983 VHS release was uncut as well. The 1992 VHS re-release was cut (ca. 3 minutes) due to the fact that in the 1980s the uncut version was put on the index for youth endangering media. Only in 2001 the film was removed from that index and the film was re-released uncut, again with a "Not under 16" rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Witching Hour (1996)
David Seltzer, who wrote the first film's screenplay, was asked by the producers to write the second. Seltzer refused as he had no interest in writing sequels. Years later, Seltzer commented that had he written the story for the second Omen, he would have set it the day after the first movie, with Damien a child living in The White House. With Seltzer turning down Omen II, producer Harvey Bernhard duly outlined the story himself, and Stanley Mann was hired to write the screenplay.
This film is a little slow. The original director (Mike Hodge) was replaced. Now how much material that he shot that ended up in the final film is unknown to me.
This film main problem is that there is almost no element of surprise discovery for the audience. The death scenes however are still effective (Even to this day) and it does scare you but not as much as the original did.
The film is worth watching because the film is has Adult Actors that know how to act.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Omen II
- Filming locations
- James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant, Chicago, Illinois, USA(Thorn Pesticide Plant)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,518,355
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,880,880
- Jun 11, 1978
- Gross worldwide
- $26,518,355