Underplayed Gems

Damien: Omen II (1978)

Damien: Omen II poster
Original title
Damien - Omen II
Directed by
Don Taylor
Genre
horror film, mystery film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 825 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 13-year-old boy named Damien Thorn learns he is the Antichrist. The film shows his growing awareness of his evil destiny through strange events at a military academy.

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What happens

Damien – Omen II is a 1978 supernatural horror film directed by Don Taylor. It is the sequel to The Omen, and the second installment of The Omen series. It stars William Holden and Lee Grant, with Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henriksen, Ian Hendry, and Leo McKern. Set seven years after the first film, it follows a now-pubescent Damien Thorn (Scott-Taylor) as he begins to realize his destiny as the Antichrist. Franchise producer Harvey Bernhard wrote the screen story, with a screenplay by Stanley Mann and Mike Hodges. Hodges was the original director, but was replaced by Don Taylor early in production. Unlike the first film, which was shot in England and Italy, filming of the sequel took place primarily in the United States, in locations around Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. The opening scene was shot in Israel. It was released by 20th Century Fox on June 9, 1978, and received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, The Final Conflict, was released in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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