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The Omen

Year:

2006

Duration:

110 min | Philippines:105 min (cut)

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.5

Director:

John Moore

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-06-06

Filming Locations: Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Earnings

Budget: $25,000,000

Opening Weekend: $16,026,496 (USA) (11 June 2006)

Gross: $54,606,189 (USA) (27 August 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

MyAnna Buring

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

Rafael Sallas

Rome Embassy Marine

Marshall Cupp

Ambassador Steven Haines

Martin Hindy

Haines' Limo Driver (as Martin 'Mako' Hindy)

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Damien

Amy Huck

Nanny

Vince Valitutti

Birthday Party Photographer

David Thewlis

Keith Jennings

Klara Low

Mom at Birthday Party

Laurie Tallack

Tabloid Reporter #1

Harvey Stephens

Tabloid Reporter #3

Kammy Darweish

Saudi Ambassador

Reggie Austin

Tom Portman

Tonya Graves

Thorn's Secretary

Pete Postlethwaite

Father Brennan

Changa Bell

London Embassy Guard

Janet Henfrey

Mrs. Horton

Mia Farrow

Mrs. Baylock

Pavel Cajzl

Wedding Limo Driver

Sara Houghton

Mom at Zoo

Richard Rees

Psychiatrist Hugh Greer

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Dr. Becker

Federico Pacifici

Rome Cab Driver

Alessandra Vanzi

Elderly Nun

Massimo Bellinzoni

Subiaco Monk

Vee Vimolmal

Katherine's Nurse - London Hospital

Joe Towne

Hospital Guard

Michael Gambon

Bugenhagen

Curtis Matthew

Secret Service Agent

Did you know?

Trivia

Harvey Stephens, who portrayed Damien in The Omen (1976), appears in this remake as the tabloid reporter who asks Robert Thorn if the deceased nanny "was on drugs".

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During filming, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick was never told that his character was supposed to be the son of the Devil; co-star Julia Stiles has commented that it was because the filmmakers thought "he was too young to understand it, but he was really obedient when John asked him for the Damien face."

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The day after they filmed the scene where Robert cuts his son's hair to reveal the birthmark, the entire scene was completely destroyed.

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Goofs

At Damien's birthday party, which takes place in June, the dog's breath is visible even though it is summer. The original 1976 film made exactly the same mistake.

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The skeleton of the baby in the grave appears to have a fully formed skull. If the child died as a baby or even a year later, the sutures would not have closed up yet, leaving the skull basically in pieces.

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At the start, we see a Vatican astronomer looking through a telescope. He has a bright white lamp pointing directly into his face. No astronomer, professional or amateur would work like this.

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Quotes

Damien: Please Daddy, don't!

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Robert Thorn: I never want to see or hear from you again.

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Robert Thorn: But what if you're wrong?

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Faq

Who else was considered to direct the film?

It is strongly rumoured that Mark Romeneck was linked to take on the project at one point but, due to the actors he wanted for the leads, he was unable to bring it in on a reasonable budget.

What was the Box-Office Like

The Omen made just over $119 million worldwide on a smallish budget of $25 million. This makes the film obviously a modest and fairly profitable success though a figure of under $120 million could never really be seen as a "blockbusting" total. In the domestic Box-Office it made roughly $55 million and opened to a $14 million haul on Tuesday the 06/06/06. As of February 2015, it is the 13th highest grossing horror remake.

In the film Robert is seen with knives on a plane, how is this possible?

Robert is the U.S. ambassador for Great Britain. Most likely, the plane is a private or hired jet of some kind. Many politicians in high places are afforded this exemption from normal flight regulations.

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