The official tagline of the film is "The First Time Was Only a Warning." Screenplay by Stanley Mann (Conan The Destroyer, The Collector, Firestarter) and the original director:Hodges. Damien then leaves the burning museum and is picked up by the family driver, Murray, as the fire department arrives. Damien: Omen II is a 1978 American-British supernatural horror film directed by Don Taylor, starring William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. As he sees Damien's image, a switching locomotive impales Warren and crushes him against the carriage, destroying the wall and convincing Richard beyond doubt that Damien is the Antichrist. David Seltzer, who wrote the first film's screenplay, was asked by the producers to write the second. Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle. "[6] Variety wrote, "Damien is obviously wearing out his welcome, but presold interest and a couple of gruesome, ghastly death scenes should shore up business for the summer. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien's father (Ambassador Robert Thorn) started? George Ochoa, in his book Deformed and Destructive Beings: The Purpose of Horror Films, identifies Damien Thorn from The Omen films as a "deformed and destructive being". But in all honesty Im not much for the series in general. Lance Henriksen on His Career: ‘Every Job I’ve Ever Gotten Was a Gift’, 'I was angry' – Mike Hodges on his lost film Black Rainbow, rescued after 31 years, Full Release Details for Scream Factory’s Prophecy (1979) Blu-ray, Everything Coming to Hulu in February 2021, IMDb Poll Board Top 5 Horror Movies for Halloween, Movies That Become Scarier in Black And White, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film. An American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate. Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Still from Damien: The Omen II. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien's father (Ambassador Robert Thorn) started? (The film soundtrack is listed from track 11 onwards). 2:22; Damien : Omen II Soundtrack 13 - Fallen Temple II. Reluctantly, and then proudly, admitting to being the Devil's son, Damien pleads with Mark to join him on his rise to power, but Mark's steadfast refusal forces Damien to kill Mark by causing an aneurysm in his cousin's brain. I prefer it a little more over the original. Warren rushes to inform Richard. View production, box office, & company info. HD; CC; Horror; 1 Hour 47 Minutes 1978; 3.7 • 3 Ratings; Since the sudden and highly-suspicious death of his parents, 12 year-old Damien has been in the charge of his billionaire uncle Richard Thorne (William Holden) Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's multi-national food conglomerate- and the world. The result is an inferior copy rather than a narrative continuation. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? Damien Thorn, the Antichrist-to-be, … In 2008, it was released on Blu-ray with its predecessor and 1981 sequel, Omen III: The Final Conflict. Lionel Newman conducted both the film and album versions; Varèse Sarabande later released an expanded CD including both, the liner notes of which explain the reasons behind the re-recording (a short-lived union rule meant that musicians had to be paid the full amount for the film use AND album use if the soundtrack was released on LP, doubling their fee. Director: Don Taylor. As Morgan is unconvinced, Bugenhagen takes him to a local ruin to see the mural of Yigael's Wall, which was said to have been drawn by a monk who saw the Devil and had visions of the Antichrist as he would appear from birth to death. Seven years later, the 12-year-old Damien is living in Chicago with his uncle, industrialist Richard Thorn and his wife, Ann. The film was released on videocassette during the 1980s and 1990s. However, the few scenes Hodges directed (some of the footage at the factory and at the military academy, all of the early archaeology scenes, and the dinner where Aunt Marion shows her concern about Damien) remained in the completed film, for which Hodges retains a story credit. The Devil's own son? When she asks about his brother's involvement with Bugenhagen, Richard angrily ends the interview. (1978). "Damien: Omen II, Box Office Information", For Omen 2, William Holden Changed His Mind About Working With the Devil, "Domestic 1978 Weekend 23 June 9-11, 1978", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damien:_Omen_II&oldid=1020926194, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 May 2021, at 21:29. After discovering his origins, Damien Thorn must cope with life as the Anti-Christ. Although some of Hodges' scenes were kept in the final cut.DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an good-Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound. Later, Dr. David Pasarian is killed when he and his assistant suffocate from toxic fumes during an industrial accident. Having heard the altercation from an outside corridor, Damien wills a nearby boiler room to explode, setting fire to the building; Ann is consumed in the flames, as was her prophesised fate. The film was the second installment in The Omen series, set seven years after the first film, and was followed by a third installment, Omen III: The Final Conflict, in 1981. See motion picture credits from Twentieth-Century Fox. It's a hoot instead of a scream. With Seltzer turning down Omen II, producer Harvey Bernhard duly outlined the story himself, and Stanley Mann was hired to write the screenplay. Use the HTML below. Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Although despite certain flaws, the second film is certainly well acted and it has another great score by the late Oscar-Winner:Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, Explorers, Total Recall). There was nothing in the passage about looking for the three six's on his body. Damien: Omen II on IMDb Damien - Omen II. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity. However, the filmmakers changed their minds and went with the alternative ending, the now-iconic image of the little boy turning round at the graveside and smirking at the camera. James W. Jardine Water Purification Plant, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Another scene took place at Graceland Cemetery. Damien: Omen II is a 1978 American supernatural horror film directed by Don Taylor, starring William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. A week after Robert Thorn's death in the first film, archeologist Carl Bugenhagen (Leo McKern) asks his friend Michael Morgan (Ian Hendry) to deliver a box to the new guardian of Thorn's young son, Damien. This was Lew Ayres' final film role and the film debut of Meshach Taylor. DVD has an interesting commentary track by the producer:Harvey Bernhard (The Beast Within, The Goonies, The Lost Boys) and moderated by DVD producer:J.M. Can you watch Damien: Omen II with a streaming service? While Ann and Richard are having dinner with Dr. Charles Warren one night (to discuss several artifacts Thorn Industries excavated from Tel Megiddo), Aunt Marion demands that Richard separate Mark and Damien; threatening to give away the 27% of Thorn Industries that she owns if he doesn't. Damien : Omen II Soundtrack 10 - End Title (All The Power) 3:31; Damien : Omen II Soundtrack 11 - Main Title II. Damien: Omen II (1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Academy Award-winning veteran actor William Holden was considered to star as Robert Thorn in the first Omen, but turned it down as he did not want to star in a picture about the devil. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity. Probably the most memorable moments in the sequel is the creative death sequences. Two attorneys adopt a mysterious orphan girl as their daughter, unaware she is the new Antichrist, next in line from Damien Thorn. 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