The Final Conflict (1981)

The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.

Director:

Graham Baker

Writers:

David Seltzer (characters), Andrew Birkin

Stars:

Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Neill	...	Damien Thorn
Rossano Brazzi	...	DeCarlo
Don Gordon	...	Harvey Dean
Lisa Harrow	...	Kate Reynolds
Barnaby Holm	...	Peter Reynolds
Mason Adams	...	President
Robert Arden	...	American Ambassador
Leueen Willoughby	...	Barbara Dean
Marc Boyle	...	Brother Benito
Milos Kirek	...	Brother Martin
Tommy Duggan	...	Brother Mattius
Louis Mahoney	...	Brother Paulo
Richard Oldfield	...	Brother Simeon
Tony Vogel	...	Brother Antonio
Arwen Holm	...	Carol

Storyline

Now come into his full knowledge and power, the Anti-Christ in the body of Damien Thorne is about to strike his final blow. The Christ-child has been born again, on the Angel Isle, Great Britain (Scotland, England & Wales). The plan is simple, kill the Christ child to prevent him from growing up to bring the return of Christ and death of the Anti-Christ.

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Plot Keywords:

evil | ambassador | antichrist | woman wears only a man's shirt | second coming | 

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Taglines:

The power of evil is no longer in the hands of a child.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Omen III: The Final Conflict

Filming Locations:

Brocket Hall, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,571,675, 22 March 1981, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,471,342

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Executive producer Richard Donner, who had directed The Omen (1976), had once considered directing the film, but was involved with legal problems involving the Salkind brothers, Ilya Salkind and Alexander Salkind, after being sacked from Superman II (1980).

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Goofs

Damien states, while talking to The President, that in two years from that time it will be 1984, making it 1982. If that is the case, than The Omen should be set in the 1950s, not 1976, as it obviously is. This could be due to the fact that at the time the Producers and the studio hadn't anticipated the sequels and the associated time-line.

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Quotes

Damien Thorn: Most people confuse evil with their own trivial lusts and perversions. Now, true evil is as pure as innocence.

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Connections

Edited into Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986)

User Reviews

Wonderful!

So far, I've given the "Omen" films straight eights, which is interesting. It's incredibly rare to find a sequel, much less the SECOND sequel, to be so good.

The idea of the final ending of Damien Thorn was quite creative, and I'm very impressed with actor Sam Niel's accomplishment in fulfilling this part as Damien. It's most impressive, and, personally, I think the ending is rather... not as dramatic as it could have been. I think they ended it all too quickly, but all-in-all, the film is great. This series certainly hasn't lost it's touch, I'll admit.

I suppose it's also very upsetting in places, since Damien is now an adult, in change of the Ambassador position after all this time, but even so, the film is very powerful, and very moving.

Once again, the "Omen" series flourishes.