Damien - Omen II
The first time was only a warning.
1978 | 107m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Don Taylor |
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| Writer: | Harvey Bernhard, Stanley Mann, Mike Hodges |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 09, 1978 |
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| Director: | Don Taylor |
| Writer: | Harvey Bernhard, Stanley Mann, Mike Hodges |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, prophecy, secret identity, devil's son, anti-christ, sequel, occult, raven, military academy |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Mace Neufeld Productions, Harvey Bernhard Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $26,518,355
Budget: $6,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Holden | Richard Thorn |
| Lee Grant | Ann Thorn |
| Jonathan Scott-Taylor | Damien Thorn |
| Robert Foxworth | Paul Buher |
| Nicholas Pryor | Charles Warren |
| Lew Ayres | Bill Atherton |
| Sylvia Sidney | Aunt Marion |
| Lance Henriksen | Sergeant Neff |
| Lucas Donat | Mark Thorn |
| Elizabeth Shepherd | Joan Hart |
| Ian Hendry | Michael Morgan (uncredited) |
| Leo McKern | Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited) |
| Allan Arbus | Pasarian |
| Fritz Ford | Murray |
| Meshach Taylor | Dr Kane |
| John J. Newcombe | Teddy |
| John Charles Burns | Butler |
| Paul Cook | Colonel |
| Diane Daniels | Jane |
| Robert E. Ingham | Teacher |
| William B. Fosser | Minister |
| Corney Morgan | Greenhouse Technician |
| Russell P. Delia | Truck Driver |
| Judith Dowd | Maid |
| Thomas O. Erhart Jr. | Sergeant #1 |
| Sorin Serene Pricopie | Pasarian's Assistant |
| Robert J. Jones Jr. | Tour Guide |
| Rusdi Lane | Jim Gardner |
| Charles Mountain | Burial Priest |
| Cornelia Sanders | Young Girl |
| Felix Shuman | Dr. Fiedler |
| James Spinks | Technician #1 |
| Owen Sullivan | Byron |
| William J. Whelehan | Security Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Brown | Editor |
| Harvey Bernhard | Story |
| Lillian Toth | Makeup & Hair |
| Don Smetzer | Still Photographer |
| John D. Crededio | Gaffer |
| Robert McLain | Key Grip |
| Don Taylor | Director |
| David Seltzer | Characters |
| Stanley Mann | Screenplay |
| Mike Hodges | Screenplay |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Joseph Lenzi | Production Manager |
| Al Nicholson | First Assistant Director |
| Jerry Ballew | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Luke Rothschild | Second Assistant Director |
| H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Robert De Vestel | Set Decoration |
| Bill MacSems | Property Master |
| Hendrik Wynands | Construction Coordinator |
| Robert Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| James R. Connell | Camera Operator |
| George Hill | Key Grip |
| Colin J. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Theodore Soderberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Wells | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Douglas O. Williams | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Godfrey Marks | Dialogue Editor |
| Edward Rossi | Sound Editor |
| Richard Sperber | Sound Editor |
| William Hartman | Sound Editor |
| Len Engel | Music Editor |
| David Garfield | Assistant Editor |
| Willie Navarro | Assistant Editor |
| Al Giddings | Underwater Camera |
| Ira Anderson Jr. | Special Effects |
| Max Kleven | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jack L. Richards | Camera Operator |
| Ed Nielsen | Assistant Camera |
| Bob Dahlin | Second Assistant Director |
| William B. Fosser | Set Decoration |
| Derek V. Browne | Assistant Camera |
| Ron Taberer | Assistant Camera |
| Stanley Cortez | Camera Operator |
| Burton Miller | Costume Design |
| Philip M. Jefferies | Production Design |
| Fred Harpman | Production Design |
| Al Overton Sr. | Production Sound Mixer |
| Gilbert Taylor | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harvey Bernhard | Producer |
| Joseph Lenzi | Associate Producer |
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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.
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** ...
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 Gr ... ant). 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.