The Omega Code (1999)

Ancient codes hidden within the Torah reveals the secrets of global events, past (i.e. Hitler, the Kennedy assasination, the Gulf War), present, and future. One man (York) is after the Code... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Marcarelli

Writers:

Stephan Blinn (screenplay), Hollis Barton (screenplay),

Stars:

Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Casper Van Dien	...	Gillen Lane
Michael York	...	Stone Alexander
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Cassandra Barashe
Michael Ironside	...	Dominic
Jan Tríska	...	Prophet #1
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Prophet #2
Devon Odessa	...	Jennifer Lane
William Hootkins	...	Sir Percival Lloyd
Robert Ito	...	Shimoro Lin Che
Janet Carroll	...	Dorothy Thompson
George Coe	...	Sen. Jack Thompson
Ravil Isyanov	...	Rykoff
Ayla Kell	...	Maddie Lane
Walter Williamson	...	Archbishop
Ross McKerras	...	Ferguson

Storyline

Ancient codes hidden within the Torah reveals the secrets of global events, past (i.e. Hitler, the Kennedy assasination, the Gulf War), present, and future. One man (York) is after the Code, seeking the power to change the world as we know it...for the worse. Another (Van Dien) seeks the truth, risking his life and everything he stands for in order to stop him.

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Plot Keywords:

code | religion | bible code | first of series | christian film | 

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Taglines:

Revelation foretold it, Nostradamus predicted it...

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Genres:

Adventure | Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for several scenes of shootings

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Code

Filming Locations:

Costa Mesa, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,354,362 (USA) (15 October 1999)

Gross:

$12,610,552 (USA) (17 March 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Code Productions, Eclipse Catering, Gener8Xion Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The room in which a computer is used to "decode" the Bible was the only set built specifically for this film. The rest of the scenes were shot on a variety of locations around the world.

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Goofs

Stone's coronation is matted in onto the Jumbotron in Times Square, but the headline below it has nothing to do with the events shown ("Monsanto Wins FDA Approval").

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Quotes

Cassandra: Even Satan comes as an angel of light.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob Movie (2012)

User Reviews

Televangelist's wet dream

Unlike other 'bad movies' like Battlefield Earth or Plan 9 from Outer Space, this mindless piece of propaganda disguised as a film fails to entertain. It's clearly a ham handed attempt to ram an apocalyptic televangelist philosophy down your throat. And you would expect nothing else when you learn it is produced by Matthew Crouch, son of Paul Crouch who is one of the countries leading televangelists and founder of TBN. The plot is lifted directly from the popular Bible Code series of books by Michael Drosnin, although it is dumbed down substantially for the film.

Unfortunately, this film lacks the wacky charm and unintentional humor of the Crouch's TBN TV productions such as "Praise the Lord".

I never expected much from soap actors like Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg but it is truly sad to see how far Michael York and Michael Ironside have fallen, that they need to appear in mediocre movies such as this.