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Damien - Omen II

- The first time was only a warning.

Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.

Release Date : 1978-06-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mace Neufeld Productions20th Century FoxHarvey Bernhard Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Damien: Omen IIThe Omen II

Cast

Character Name : Richard Thorn

Original Name : William Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Thorn

Original Name : Lee Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Damien Thorn

Original Name : Jonathan Scott-Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Buher

Original Name : Robert Foxworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Warren

Original Name : Nicholas Pryor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Atherton

Original Name : Lew Ayres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Marion

Original Name : Sylvia Sidney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sergeant Neff

Original Name : Lance Henriksen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark Thorn

Original Name : Lucas Donat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joan Hart

Original Name : Elizabeth Shepherd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael Morgan (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Hendry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo McKern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pasarian

Original Name : Allan Arbus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Murray

Original Name : Fritz Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr Kane

Original Name : Meshach Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teddy

Original Name : John J. Newcombe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : John Charles Burns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel

Original Name : Paul Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Diane Daniels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Robert E. Ingham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : William B. Fosser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greenhouse Technician

Original Name : Corney Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Russell P. Delia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Judith Dowd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant #1

Original Name : Thomas O. Erhart Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pasarian's Assistant

Original Name : Sorin Serene Pricopie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tour Guide

Original Name : Robert J. Jones Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Gardner

Original Name : Rusdi Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burial Priest

Original Name : Charles Mountain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Girl

Original Name : Cornelia Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Fiedler

Original Name : Felix Shuman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Technician #1

Original Name : James Spinks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Byron

Original Name : Owen Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : William J. Whelehan

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

This wasn't as good as Richard Donner's superb original, but it's a solid sequel. It lacks the unique sense of despair and menace of one's own child perhaps being the Antichrist, and the suspense is neither as taut nor as skillfully handled, but there are some great death scene set-pieces here, and it's not as bad as horror fans would let you think it is. I have a special place in my heart for the religious thriller, so perhaps I'm a tad more lenient than I should be in my grading, but I could very well say that the devil made me do it, or at the very least, his spawn. Jerry Goldsmith does another fine soundtrack, albeit not with the two Oscar nominations and one win this time around, while William Holden and Lee Grant do a credible job of replacing stars Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, whom Damien had no qualms dispensing with in the first film. The original is essential viewing for anyone, while the first two sequels are fine fare for any contemporary cinematic (by that, I mean of films since 1970) horror or religious thriller aficionado.

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

Actually not half bad and kind of enjoyed this one a bit more than the first film. Still not great but had its moments, mainly seeing Damien come to realization of who he is and coming to accept it. **3.25/5**

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-04

Following from the really enjoyable "Omen" from three years earlier, our eponymous antichrist (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) is now in his teens, and together with his cousin "Mark" (Lucas Donat) attends a military academy whilst under the care of his uncle "Richard" (William Holden) and aunt "Ann" (Lee Grant). I think the problem with this follow up is that having already been exposed to the style of horror this offers: the sharp violin music, tight facial close ups, and the use of an animal (in this case it is a crow) as his implement of choice, there is very little by way of a shock factor. Holden is way past his best as an actor, the dialogue adds little to the rather lacklustre sense of menace and the ending is completely devoid of any real jeopardy. It's enjoyable enough, but sadly not patch on the original.