- Actors: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
- Directors: Richard Donner
- Writers: David Seltzer
- Producers: Charles Orme, Harvey Bernhard, Mace Neufeld
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English, Latin
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Fox Video
- VHS Release Date: Sep 7 2004
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6300247104
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#4,143 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #13 in Video > Horror > Things That Go Bump > Occult
- #24 in DVD > Horror > Series & Sequels > The Omen
- #47 in Video > Horror > Classic Horror & Monsters
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After The Exorcist sparked a lengthy trend of supernatural thrillers, this 1976 horror film scored a hit with critics and audiences for mixing gothic horror and mystery into its plot about a young boy suspected of being the personification of the anti-Christ. (No doubt it's a favorite of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson.) Directed by Richard Donner (best known for his Superman and Lethal Weapon films), The Omen gained a lot of credibility from the casting of Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as a distinguished American couple living in England, whose young son Damien bears "the mark of the beast." Mysterious deaths and unexplained incidents draw the attention of a photographer (David Warner), whose investigation leads to the young boy--and also to the photographer's shocking decapitation (in a scene that has since been inducted into the horror hall of fame). At a time when graphic gore had yet to dominate the horror genre, this film used its violence discreetly and to great effect, and the mood of dread and potential death is masterfully maintained. It's all a bit hokey, with a lot of biblical portent and sensational fury, but few would deny it's highly entertaining. Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score works wonders to enhance the movie's creepy atmosphere. --Jeff Shannon
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The first film in classic, four-part legacy of terror stars Gregory Peck as an ambassador who is talked into switching his wife's (Lee Remick) stillborn baby with an orphaned infant. When young Damien is Five, the horror begins with his nanny's dramatic suicide. As the death toll escalates, Damien's father, realizing his son is the antichrist, decides that he must kill the boy and rid the world of the evil.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad!,
By Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Omen (Special Edition, Widescreen) (DVD)
Kathy Thorn (Lee Remick) really wanted a child. Unfortunately, she lost her baby during the delivery. Not to worry! She's unconscious and knows nothing of the stillbirth. Her husband Robert (Gregory Peck) has just been offered another child by a priest. Robert accepts the infant boy, never telling his wife that he's not hers. Big mistake! They name the kid Damien. Little Damien starts growing up, and weird things begin happening! His nanny hangs herself on his 5th birthday. A new, creepy nanny named Mrs. Baylock moves in, seemingly from out of nowhere. A strange priest starts following Robert, talking about crazy prophetic stuff. Damien goes berzerk at a church. The baboons at the zoo go berzerk after catching a mere glimpse of Damien. A rotweiler (aka: devil doggy) is brought in by Mrs. Baylock to guard Damien. Ah yes, typical family life! Meanwhile, Robert meets a photographer (David Warner) who has some odd pictures to show him. The two join forces to get to the bottom of Damien's true identity. This leads to unexplained deaths and bizarre coincidences. Just who is Damien's real daddy? Will anyone survive Damien's teen years?? A definite classic of evil dread...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excorcist-Schmexcorcist,
By anthony nasti (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Omen (Special Edition, Widescreen) (DVD)
1976's "The Omen" has always been my favorite horor film of all time. I found it more frightening than "Halloween", "Friday The Thirteenth" or even "The Excocist", simply because it does not frighten you with blood and gore (despite bloodshed every now and then). It is meant to frighten you with the plot, which, while fictional, seems disturbingly realistic."The Omen" stars Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as Robert and Kathy Thorn, wealthy political figures who have everything they want... except a child. When Kathy unknowingly gives birth to a stillborn baby, Robert quickly adopts another child in place of the real child, which Kathy apparently never finds out about. Young Damien seems like the perfect child, but strange mortalities soon arise when Damien turns five. First, his nanny hangs herself at his 5th birthday. Next, a priest who tries to watn Peck about his son's birth mother is impaled by a lightning rod. These strange deaths attract the attention of a photographer, ably played by the grossly underrated David Warner. Together, Warner and Peck go looking for Damien's real mother. A new nanny, played with fervor by Billie Whitelaw, comes along, knowing who Damien really is. Remick's character soon suffers a miscarriage, and she and the photographer both meet an untimely end. Peck receives seven daggers from an aging archeologist named Bugenhagen. Peck then realizes his son's true identity, building up to a terrifying closing sequence. Overall, "The Omen" is a horror masterpiece. The acting is superb, Richard Donner directs exceellently and Jerry Goldsmith's score is breathtakingly scary (I'm still haunted by the music played in the opening credits). Extras include a making - of documentary and trailers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
This movie is pure evil,
This review is from: Omen, the (VHS Tape)
I know what people are thinking about this film. I don't want this film anymore. The film of The Omen is pure evil, but the music by Jerry Goldsmith is not. I know what'll happen one of these days, but I don't believe any of these prophesies in the film are true. There is no person like Damien Thorn. All the things in this film are bad as well as my turning to "the dark side of my heart" when I watched this film. This film of The Omen shouldn't have been sould or produced! ever. There is such a thing as the quote "when the jews return to zion"? Come On! What happens in the film isn't real. This film of The Omen is what it is. It is nonsense. There is one true thing about this film... no actualy there is 2 things about this film. 1. I should've been aware of the R rating, and so should've you all. 2. The person who plays the child Damien is a hipocrit. I don't mean to be so negative, but look at this film. This is all one true hipocracy after another. That's why I gave this film a 1 out of 5 star rating. If there is any children amung you! read this review. I hope that whatever I've said about The Omen will warn your children not to rent, watch, or purchase this film.
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