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A remake of the 1976 horror classic The Omen (1976), an American official realizes that his young son may literally be the devil incarnate. [1]
An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist. [2]
The movie followed a cycle of ‘demonic child’ movies, such as Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, and was itself followed by sequels (see below) and a number of copycat films such as the Italian-made Kirk Douglas movie Holocaust 2000. [3]
Harvey Stephens, who portrayed Damien in The Omen (1976), appears in the film as a tabloid reporter. [1]
The story, set in Fulham, England, tells of the childhood of Damien Thorn, who was switched at birth with the supposedly stillborn child of a wealthy American diplomat with only the husband’s knowledge, in order to keep it from affecting his wife. [...] Though similar to The Exorcist in several ways, The Omen has gained prestige over time for a number of reasons: its respectability (as a profitable major-studio film with renowned actors), its seriousness (it plays as a contemporary thriller, rather than with the knowing excesses of certain aspects of the horror genre), and the originality of the movie’s Jerry Goldsmith score. [...] The movie boasted a particularly disturbing scene, in which a character willingly and joyfully hangs herself at a birthday party attended by young children. [...] His father, Robert Thorn (named Jeremy Thorn in the original book), eventually begins to realize his son’s true nature with the help of a photographer named Keith Jennings (David Warner), after numerous people connected to Damien die in tragic accidents. [...] The Omen is a 1976 suspense /horror film directed by Richard Donner. [3]
The DVD version is excellent because it presents the movie in the 2.35 widescreen mode, which is essential to the viewing of this film if you are a fan of cinematography. [2]
In an fitting homage to Rosemary’s Baby, Farrow is cast as Mrs.Baylock, the satanic disciple, summoned to protect the Devil’s son (in a sense, like her character in Rosemary’s Baby)Damien Thorne, in the form of a nanny. [...] Father Brennan: I was at the hospital, Mr. Thorn, the night your son was born. [1]
A priest who knows about Damien begins stalking Robert, and is eventually the one to first point out that Damien is the Antichrist, and that he intends to kill everyone in his way. [...] Robert learns that he has to stab Damien with the seven daggers of Megiddo to prevent Damien from killing again. [3]
Father Spiletto: [voiceover] The child is dead. [2]
Sources:
[1] The Omen (2006)
[2] The Omen (1976)
[3] The Omen (1976) - Wikipedia