The Omen

1976
R
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

139K

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Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

Director
- Richard Donner
Writers
- David Seltzer
- Harvey Bernhard
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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

139K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,709

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Director
- Richard Donner
Writers
- David Seltzer
- Harvey Bernhard
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
Harvey Stephens, as Damien, was largely chosen for this role from the way he attacked Richard Donner during auditions. Donner asked all the little boys to "come at him" as if they were attacking Katherine Thorn during the church wedding scene. Stephens screamed and clawed at Donner's face, and kicked him in the groin during his act. Donner whipped the kid off him, ordered the kid's blond hair dyed black and cast him as Damien.

Goofs
(at around 1h 26 mins) Toward the end of the film, Jennings says that the place name Megiddo derives from the term Armageddon. Actually, it is the other way around - "Armageddon" is a bastardization of "Har Megiddo", which, in Hebrew, means simply "mountain of Megiddo". According to Revelation 16:16, this would be the site of the last battle in history.

Quotes
Young nanny: Look at me, Damien! It's all for you.
[she jumps off a roof, hanging herself]

Crazy credits
Closing credits epilogue: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is 666."

Book of Revelation Chapter 13 Verse 18

Alternate versions
In the Swedish version, the scene showing Jennings being decapitated has been cut by 11 seconds.

Connections
Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #6.3 (1976)

Soundtracks
Ave Satani
(uncredited)
Music and Latin lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith

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Featured review

8/10

Before 'creepy' gave way to 'gross'

This movie was back when you had to be creepy to scare people, vs gross.

And there's nothing creepier than scary movies with religious undertones.

This movie is one of the rare good ones that came out of the 70s, still watchable today.

But you'll have to like older films in general, to be able to enjoy it.

It seems the negative reviews are all people who hate religion - but still put on a movie revolving around religious undertones. Lol It's not the movie's fault they're an idiot.

Historically, this is a great flick - because you can really see what 90s films would eventually be, in it.

Way ahead of its time, as to directing.