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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 09/05/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 1 Genres: Mystery, Horror, Supernatural Horror

Satan's son comes of age in this horror sequel. Shortly after the events of The Omen, a pair of anthropologists uncovers an ancient crypt that depicts the face of the Antichrist -- that of Damien Thorn (Jonathan Scott-Taylor), recently orphaned scion of a wealthy industrialist. Before they can warn the world of the child's evil lineage, both men are buried under tons of rubble. Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien attends military school alongside his cousin, Mark (Lucas Donat), and spends lots of time with his adoptive parents, Uncle Richard (William Holden) and Aunt Ann (Lee Grant). After the boy's Great Aunt Marion (Sylvia Sidney) tries to convince the Thorns that Damien is a malevolent influence on Mark, she dies suddenly, and, unbeknownst to the family, horrifically. Ravens, it seems, are the harbingers of Damien's power, and in addition to Aunt Marion, they visit a long procession of characters who get too close to Damien's true identity. The most horrible death is suffered by Joan Hart (Elizabeth Shepherd), an investigative reporter who's digging into the boy's life; she gets flattened by a truck after having her eyes devoured by those menacing birds. Meanwhile, executive Paul Buher (Robert Foxworth) climbs the corporate ladder at Thorn Industries and takes young Damien under his devil-worshiping wings. Sgt. Neff (Lance Henriksen), one of the boy's instructors, also helps initiate Damien. As the pile of bodies gets bigger -- and closer -- Uncle Richard begins to suspect the truth, and, like his brother before him, plot the death of Damien. The existence of another sequel, 1981's The Final Conflict, gives a good indication of the outcome. Although Damien: Omen II is his only Hollywood feature credit, Scott-Taylor appeared frequently in the theater and on television; he once even portrayed Damien's arch-nemesis, Jesus, on-stage. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

William Holden - Richard Thorn
Lee Grant - Ann Thorn
Jonathan Scott-Taylor - Damien Thorn
Robert Foxworth - Paul Buller
Lew Ayres - Bill Atherton
Lucas Donat - Mark Thorn

Fox has a delivered a package for its release of Damien: Omen II that is likely to please fans of the series. This disc benefits from an excellent transfer of the film that boasts an anamorphic widescreen image and a new stereo remix of its soundtrack. The image delivers the film's impressive scope in a vivid, colorful fashion and the new Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack makes great use of Jerry Goldsmith's throbbing, gothic musical score. The DVD also features a commentary track by the film's producer, Harvey Bernhard. His comments are dry and offer little insight into artistic matters, but he does provide a wealth of detail about the making of the film. Issues he covers include: locations (the majority of the film was shot on-location); the planning behind making a trilogy of Omen films; and what led to the firing of the film's initial director, Mike Hodges. The remainder of the extras consist of trailers for each Omen film, plus a collection of "Fox Flix" trailers for films like Alien and The Fly. The package is rounded out by stylish menus with creepy visuals that are bolstered by bits of Goldsmith's haunting musical score. All in all, =Damien: Omen II is a solid DVD likely to please horror fanatics. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide