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Director:
John Moore
Writer (WGA):
David Seltzer (written by)
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Release Date:
6 June 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
His Day Will Come more
Plot:
A remake of the 1976 horror classic The Omen (1976), an American official realizes that his young son may literally be the devil incarnate. full summary | add synopsis
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5 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Predrag Bjelac ... Vatican Observatory Priest (as Pedja Bjelac)
Carlo Sabatini ... Cardinal Fabretti
Bohumil Svarc ... Pope

Liev Schreiber ... Robert Thorn
Giovanni Lombardo Radice ... Father Spiletto
Baby Zikova ... Damien - Newborn
Baby Morvas ... Damien - Newborn
Baby Muller ... Damien - Newborn
Baby Litera ... Damien - Newborn

Julia Stiles ... Katherine Thorn
Tomas Wooler ... Damien - 2 Years Old (as Tomas Wooller)
Rafael Sallas ... Rome Embassy Marine

Marshall Cupp ... Ambassador Steven Haines
Martin Hindy ... Haines' Limo Driver (as Martin 'Mako' Hindy)
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick ... Damien
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Omen 666 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language.
Runtime:
110 min | Philippines:105 min (cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
In Damien's bedroom, the wallpaper is a floral vine design curved in such a way as to make a wall of sixes. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The town of Megido that father Spiletto tells Robert about is not "just south of Jerusalem" but actually much to the north. It is located between Haifa and Hadera. more
Quotes:
Nanny: [right before she commits suicide] This is for you, Damien! All of this is for you! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
A DOCTOR, PLEASE more

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Was Damien's mother actually a jackal or was that meant to be symbolic?
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75 out of 100 people found the following comment useful.
Just made me love the original more, 6 June 2006
7/10
Author: Superunknovvn from Austria, Vienna

"The Omen" is one of those movies that still hold up so well, there's really no need to remake them. The date of June 6th 2006 was probably the most tempting thing for producers to release a new version of this film now.

Well, you can't say they did a bad job. This year's "The Omen" is solid as a rock and very faithful to the original. So faithful in fact, that one has to wonder what the whole point of it is.

Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are an odd choice for the leading couple but they're both okay in their respective roles. The direction is just okay, too, but you gotta be thankful that no cheap scares (or not too many of them) were thrown in to keep viewers interested. On the other hand, it must be said that the movie is a bit slow at the beginning, especially if you already know the plot. Opinions will differ on how well recent events such as 9/11, the tsunami in Sri Lanka or the death of Pope John Paul II. were integrated into the story, but that's not really a major issue. The few changes John Moore made involve a different way of dying for one character and two or three rather effective dream sequences (the last one sticks out - it's a sequence of really creepy images without any sound effects at all, probably my favorite moment of the whole movie). Also watch out for a nice reference to "Don't Look Now".

The most interesting thing, however, is the complete absence of the infamous choral score that made the original so scary. God knows why it's not here, it sure wouldn't have seem dated.

If I realized anything watching this movie it's how amazing the script was in the first place. It builds up perfectly, it's thrilling as hell (excuse the pun) and there are no plot holes to be found. This is why "The Omen" still works greatly and will hopefully be enjoyed by a lot of young people who haven't seen the original. For everyone else there's no reason to spend money on a movie we have already seen in a superior version.

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